Erich Nigg

Erich Nigg (born 28 November 1952[1] in Uster) is a Swiss cell biologist.

Erich Nigg
Erich Nigg (2011)
Born (1952-11-28) 28 November 1952
NationalitySwiss
Scientific career
FieldsCell Biologist
InstitutionsETH Zurich, University of California, San Diego, Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, University of Geneva Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Biozentrum University of Basel

Life

Erich Nigg received his PhD in 1980 from the ETH Zürich (Biochemistry). Subsequently, he carried out research at the University of California in San Diego, the ETH Zürich and the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC). From 1995 he was Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of Geneva before he was appointed, in 1999, to a Directorship at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry[2] in Martinsried, Germany. From 2009 - 2018 was Erich Nigg Professor of Cell Biology and Director of the Biozentrum at the University of Basel, Switzerland.[3]

Work

After early work on biological membranes, the structure of the cell nucleus and mechanisms of intracellular signal transduction, Erich Nigg's research focused on the cell cycle. His studies contribute to our understanding of the segregation of human chromosomes during cell division, the regulation of mitosis, as well as the structure and function of human centrosomes. This work is relevant to understanding diseases, because mitotic errors contribute to the genetic instability of cancer cells and centrosome abnormalities are known to cause disease (brain diseases and ciliopathies).

Awards & Honors

References
  1. Leopoldina
  2. The Max Planck Society
  3. Biozentrum University of Basel
  4. European Molecular Biology Organization
  5. "Friedrich Miescher Prize". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  6. Robert Wenner Prize for Cancer Research
  7. Academia Europaea
  8. Meyenburg Prize of Wilhelm and Maria Meyenburg Foundation
  9. European Academy of Cancer Sciences
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