Beat Lutz#
| Membership Number: | 4062 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2015 |
| Main Country of Residence: | GERMANY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.unimedizin-mainz.de/physiolchemie/research/prof-dr-b-lutz.html?L=1 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2008 Director of the Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center, Mainz
- Since 2004 W3 Professor for Physiological Chemistry, Institute of Physiological Chemistry, University Mainz, Mainz
- 1997 - 2004 Independent Group Leader of the Max-Planck Society at the Max-Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich
- 1995 - 1997 Researcher at German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg
- 1990 – 1995 Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard Medical School, Boston, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
- 1989 – 1990 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Cell Biology, ETH Zurich
- 1985 – 1989 Doctorate work at the Institute of Cell Biology, ETH Zurich
- 1980 – 1985 Studies in Biochemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich
Fields of Scholarship
- Genetic dissection of mouse behavior
- Endocannabinoid system in the regulation of behaviors, brain plasticity, and neuroprotection
- Functional interactions between peripheral organs and brain in regard to learning, fear, anxiety, stress coping, and energy balance
- Neural embryonic development and the role of the endocannabinoid system
- Pharmacological actions of (phyto)cannabinoids in health and disease
- Lipid signalling
- Novel endocannabinoid-like compounds
- GPCR signalling
Honours and Awards
- 2015 Ester Fride Award for his Major Contributions to Cannabinoid Research given by IACM
- since 2014 Spokesperson of the Collaborative Reserach Center SFB1193 of the German Research Foundation on "Neurobiology of Resilience to Stress-Related Mental Dysfunction: from Understanding Mechanisms to Promoting Prevention" (under evaluation)
- 2014 Mechoulam Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cannabinoid Research given by ICRS
- 2011 Chair of Gordon Conference “Cannabinoid Functions in the CNS”
- 2006 - 2014 Spokesperson of Research Unit FOR926 of the German Research Foundation
- 2003 - 2004 Stipend from the Hertie-Foundation (Excellence Program in Neurosciences)
- 2002 Organon Prize for Psychiatry
- 1990 1994 Fellowships from the Swiss National Foundation
