Stefan Jentsch (1955–2016)

Stefan Jentsch (1955–2016)

Stefan Jentsch, whose unusual creativity and trailblazing work changed forever the fields of ubiquitin biology, DNA repair, splicing, and autophagy, sadly passed away in Munich on October 29 after a short and severe illness. Stefan was born in Berlin on May 29, 1955. Following his school and university years, Stefan embarked on his graduate thesis in his still-divided hometown and joined Thomas...

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Stefan Thalhammer

Department for Geoand Environmental Sciences, GeobioCenter and Center for Nanoscience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Theresienstrasse 41, 80333 München, Germany *E-mail: [email protected] URL: www.nanobiomed.de Over the last 15 years, the use of atomic force microscopy (AFM) has spread from the materials science of hard matter to the fields of biology and biomolecular research....

Stefan Hecht.

The best stage in a scientist s career is ... when they can still do chemistry in the lab with their own hands. The biggest problem that scientists face is ...—sadly enough—to focus on science. The best advice I have ever been given is ... not to get frustrated over problems but to come up with respective solutions (J. M. J. Fr chet). A good work day begins with ... breakfast with the family, r...

Stefan Wermter

The Mechanization of the Mind: On the Origins of of modelling and scientific explanation, the physics Cognitive Science, Jean-Pierre Dupuy, translated by of dissipative processes, aspects of neurophysiology M.B. DeBevoise, Princeton University Press, 2000, and embryology, and more, all without once trivializ$29.95 / £19.95, 240 pp. ISBN: 0-691-02574-6 ing his subject or falling victim to the us...