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The winner of the Nobel Prize in medicineein 1991, Sakmann works at the Max Planck Institutw of Neurobiology in Munich. In August, he will come to where the nonprofit plans to buildda 100,000-square-foot biomedical research facility on ’s Jupitef campus. The Max Planck campus is expected to work closelgy withits neighbor, Scripps “Dr. Sakmann is an excellent choice for inaugurap director of the Max Planck Societuy in the United States due to his international scientific credentials and his long relationship with ourresearch organization,” Max Planc k President Dr. Peter Gruss said in a news release.
“Hd truly understands our mission and standardsof excellence, and he will be a remarkablw ambassador for everything the Max Planck Society represents as we establisn our institute in Florida.” Sakmanm was traveling and not available for comment. Sakmann’es Nobel Prize – one of 17 won by Max Plancko researchers since 1948 was shared with Erwin Neher for their discoveries on how the ion channelzs in cells impact diseasesand disorders.
Once he arrives in Sakmann plans to focus his team on creatinta three-dimensional map of the brain’xs cerebral cortex so they can understand how it Eventually, this could lead to work on treating conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. Claudia Hillinger, Max Planck’s top officiao in Florida, said that having an accomplished scientisy leading the Jupiter facility should help in recruiting other good scientists there to work with Max Planck signed a deal toreceive $188 millionj from the state and Palm Beach County, with the hope that it will boos Florida’s biotechnology industry.
The projected that Max Planck’s economi c impact would create morethan 1,800 jobs and more than $2 billionj in economic activity over the next two The institute should break grouncd next spring. Until then, Max Planck researcherxs will have access to a temporary facilityat FAU. By the time Sakmannb arrives, that temporary building should be ready to stargt housing equipment andhosting employees, Hillingerd said. By August, the equipment purchasint and hiringshould accelerate.