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Board of Trustees

An external advisory board, consisting of internationally renowned scientists, provide guidance and supervision.

Members of the HIH board are:


  • Prof. Dr. Konrad Beyreuther, Director of the Centre for Molecular Biology at the University of Heidelberg (Chair)
  • Prof. Dr. Johannes Dichgans, former Director of the Department for General Neurology of  the Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Tübingen
  • Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Heinze, Director of the Clinical Department for Neurophysiology, University of Magdeburg
  • Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Hoffmann, Director of the University Department of General Neurology and Neurobiology of the University of Bochum
  • Prof. Dr. Wieland B. Huttner, Director of the Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden
  • Prof. Dr. Michael Madeja, Director of the Section of Neurosciences of the charitable Hertie Foundation, Frankfurt
  • Prof. Dr. Richard Meyermann, Director of the Institute for Brain Research, University of Tübingen
  • Prof. Dr. Wolf Singer, Director at the Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt
  • Prof. Dr. Heinz Wässle, Director at the Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt
  • Prof. Dr. Otmar Wiestler, Chairman and Scientific Director of the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg