Erwin Neher - Early Life and Education

Early Life and Education

Erwin Neher studied physics at the Technical University of Munich from 1963 to 1966.

In 1966, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in the US. He spent a year at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and earned a Masters Degree in Biophysics.

In 2003 Neher was one of 21 Nobel Laureates who signed the Humanist Manifesto.

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