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Heinz Wässle
| Oct. 11, 1943 | Born in Salzburg/Austria |
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| 1962-1968 | Study of Physics, University of Munich |
| 1972 | PhD in neurophysiology of vision with Otto Creutzfeldt |
| 1972 | First postdoc in London with Brian Boycott |
| 1973-1974 | second postdoc in Canberra with Bill Levick |
| 1978 | Habilitation at the University of Constance |
| 1977-1981 | Group leader Max-Planck-Society, Tübingen |
| 1981-2008 | Director, Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Research |
Documents
CV of Heinz Wässle [pdf]
Scientific Interests
The characterization of the retinal neurons and the analysis of their circuits and functions.
Methodology
- Immunocytochemical identification of retinal neurons.
- Patch clamp recordings from retinal slices and whole mounts.
- Analysis of retinal circuits in mutant mice
Memberships
- Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
- Society for Neuroscience
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Contact
Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Research
D-60528 Frankfurt/Main
Germany
Phone: +49 69 96768 211
Fax: +49 69 96769 206
Email:
Waessle[at]mpih-frankfurt.mpg.de
Website:
www.mpih-Frankfurt.mpg.de
Publications
- Boycott, B.B. and Wässle, H.
The morphological types of ganglion cells of the domestic cat's retina.
J. Physiol. 240, 397-419 (1974) - Wässle, H., Peichl, L. and Boycott, B.B.
Dendritic territories of cat retinal ganglion cells.
Nature 292, 344-345 (1981) - Boos, R., Schneider, H. and Wässle, H.
Voltage- and transmitter-gated currents of AII-amacrine cells in a slice preparation of the rat retina.
J. Neurosci. 13, 2874-2888 (1993) - Euler, T., Schneider, H. and Wässle, H.
Glutamate responses of bipolar cells in a slice preparation of the rat retina.
J. Neurosci. 16, 2934-2944 (1996) - Boycott, B.B. and Wässle, H.
Parallel Processing in the Mammalian Retina.
The Proctor Lecture. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 40, 1313-1327 (1999) - Haverkamp, S., Grünert, U. and Wässle, H.
The cone pedicle, a complex synapse in the retina.
Neuron 27, 85-95 (2000) - Flores-Herr, N., Protti, D.A. and Wässle, H.
Synaptic currents generating the inhibitory surround of ganglion cells in the mammalian retina.
J. Neurosci. 21, 4852-4863 (2001) - Wässle, H.
Parallel processing in the mammalian retina.
Nat. Rev. Neurosci. 5, 747-757 (2004) - Haverkamp, S., Wässle, H., Duebel, J., Kuner, T., Augustine, G.J., Feng, G. and Euler, T.
The primordial, blue-cone color system of the mouse retina.
J. Neurosci. 25, 5438-5445 (2005) - Wässle, H., Puller, C., Müller, F. and Haverkamp, S.
Cone contacts, mosaics and territories of bipolar cells in the mouse retina.
J. Neurosci. 29, 106-117 (2009)