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Erwin Neher was a German biophysicist who made groundbreaking discoveries about how cells communicate through electrical and chemical signals. His work is important because it fundamentally advanced our understanding of how individual nerve and muscle cells function at the most basic level.
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Erwin Neher ( German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁviːn ˈneːɐ] ; /ˈneɪər/; born 20 March 1944) is a German biophysicist, specializing in the field of cell physiology. For significant contribution in the field, in 1991 he was awarded, along with Bert Sakmann, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "their discoveries concerning the function of single ion channels in cells".
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1944 birthsAcademic staff of the University of GöttingenElectrophysiologistsForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesForeign members of the Royal SocietyGerman biophysicistsGerman Nobel laureatesGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize winnersGrand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyLiving peopleLower Saxony State Prize recipients