Prof. Dr. Colin L. Masters

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsClinical Neurology; Neurosurgery and Neuroradiology,Cell Biology
KeywordsAlzheimer's disease, amyloid-beta peptide OR amyloid precursor protein, Creuzfeldt-Jakob disease, prion diseases OR spongiform encephalopathy, neurodegeneration
Honours and awards

1991: Max Planck Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (with Konrad Beyreuther).

1990: American Academy of Neurology, Potamkin Prize (with Konrad Beyreuther).

1988: Dr. Gunther Buch prize (with Konrad Beyreuther).

1988: Robert Pfleger Prize (with Konrad Beyreuther).

1987: Presidential Award from the International Association of Gerontology.

1980: Award from Stiftung zur Bekämpfung neuroviraler Krankheiten (Hamburg).

1970: John Lindsay Taylor Memorial Prize (in Gynaecology).

1970: Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Gift Fund Trust Prize (in Paediatrics)

1968: Boots Proprietary Limited Prize in Medical Microbiology.

1968: Marion Margaret Bergin Memorial Prize in Pathology

Current contact address

CountryAustralia
CityParkville
InstitutionUniversity of Melbourne
InstituteFlorey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Melitta Schachner CamartinInstitut für Neurobiologie, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Prof. Dr. Konrad T. BeyreutherZentrum für Molekulare Biologie Heidelberg (ZMBH), Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Start of initial sponsorship01/01/1981

Programme(s)

1980Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme
1991Max Planck Research Award Programme