Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. Angela D. Friederici
Director
Curriculum Vitae
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1970–1976 | Universities of Bonn (Germany) and Lausanne (Switzerland): Study of Lingustics |
1975–1980 | University of Bonn, Germany: Study of Psychology |
1976 | University of Bonn, Germany: Ph.D. in Linguistics (Dr. phil.) |
1980 | University of Bonn, Germany: Diploma in Psychology (Dipl.-Psych.) |
1986 | Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany: Habilitation in Psychology |
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1974–1978 | Rheinische Landesklinik für Sprachgestörte, Bonn, Germany: Research Assistant, supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) |
1978–1979 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Psychology, Cambridge, MA and at the Aphasia Research Center, V.A. Medical Center and Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA: Post-doc scholarship (granted by the DFG) |
1979–1989 | Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands 1979 - 1981: Research Fellow (granted by the Max Planck Society) 1981 - 1986: Research Fellow (granted by the Dutch Science Foundation) 1987 - 1989: Heisenberg Fellow (granted by the DFG) |
1984–1985 | Université René Descartes, Laboratoire de Psychologie Experimentale, Paris, France: Research Fellow (granted by the European Science Foundation) |
1988 | University of California San Diego (USCD), Center for Cognitive Science, La Jolla, CA: Research Fellow |
1989–1991 | Free University Berlin, Germany: Full Professor (C3) for Cognitive Psychology |
1991–1994 | Free University Berlin, Germany: Full Professor (C4) for Cognitive Psychology |
1993–1994 | Free University of Berlin, Germany: Managing Director of the Institute of Psychology |
since 1994 | Max Planck Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience in Leipzig, Germany (since 2004 Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences): Founding Director |
since 1995 | University of Leipzig, Germany: Honorary Professor for Cognitive Neuropsychology |
1996–2007 | University of Leipzig, Germany: Director of the Centre of Cognitive Sciences at the Centre for Advanced Studies |
since 1997 | University of Potsdam, Germany: Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy |
since 2004 | Charité University Medicine Berlin, Germany: Honorary Professor |
2010 | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany: Johannes Gutenberg Endowed Professorship |
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1993–1994 | Free University Berlin, Institute of Psychology, Germany: Managing Director |
1994–1998 | Executive Committee of the Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences: Member |
1997–2007 | University of Leipzig, Germany: Managing Director of the Centre of Cognitive Sciences at the Center of Advanced Study |
1996–2001 | Senate of the German Research Foundation: Member |
1999–2000 | State Council for the Universities in the State of Brandenburg, Germany: Member |
since 2000 | Scientific Council of the University of Jena, State of Thuringia, Germany: Member |
2002–2009 | Senate of the Max Planck Society: Member |
2003–2010 | German Federal Ministry of Education and Science (BMBF): Member of the Health Research Council |
2005–2007 | Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences: Vice President |
2006–2009 | Scientific Council of the Max Planck Society: Chair |
2006–2009 | Senate Committee for Research Planning, Max Planck Society: Member |
2009–2010 | German Federal Ministry of Education and Science: Vice-Chair of the committee of non-university research institutions in health research |
2010–2016 | Max Planck Society: Committee for the Examination of the Management Functions of Scientific Members |
2011–2015 | The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Halle, Germany: Member of the Working Group Early Socialization: Biological, psychological, sociological and economic perspectives |
2011–2012 | Einstein Foundation Berlin: Vice-Chair of the Scientific Committee |
2011–2015 | Member of Jury of the Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Science Journalism, Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group, Berlin, Germany |
2012–2013 | Member of the evaluation committee, European Research Council (ERC) |
2012–2015 | Einstein Foundation Berlin: Chair of the Scientific Committee |
2014–2016 | Board of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences: Scientific Member |
2014–2020 | Max Planck Society: Vice-President |
2014–2020 | Senate of the Max Planck Society: Member |
| 2014–2020 | Administrative Council of the Max Planck Society: Member |
2014–2020 | Member of Foundation Board of the Max Planck Foundation, Munich, Germany |
2014–2024 | Member of the Supervisory Board of the Futurium gGmbH (formerly Haus der Zukunft gGmbH), Berlin, Germany |
2015–2017 | HighTech Forum of the Federal Government of Germany: Member |
2016 | Member of the Scientific Board "Crossing Boundaries in Science 2016" of the Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften "Leopoldina"/German Academy of Sciences ‘Leopoldina’ |
since 2018 | Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin: Member |
since 2018 | Faculty Member of the Max Planck School of Cognition, Leipzig, Germany |
2008–2010 / 2012–2014 | Managing Director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany |
2021/22 | Member of the Kavli Prize Committee, Neuroscience, Norwegian |
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1979 | Max Planck Research Fellowship of the Max Planck Society (1979–1981) |
1987 | Heisenberg Award of the German Research Foundation (1987–1989) |
1990 | Alfried Krupp Prize for Young Scientists of the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach Foundation (550.000 US$) |
1993 | Elected Member, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences |
1997 | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation (970.500 US$) |
1999 | DaimlerChrysler Scholarship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Berlin |
2000 | Elected Member, German National Academy of Sciences 'Leopoldina' |
2007 | Elected Member, Academia Europaea |
2010 | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany: Johannes Gutenberg Endowed Professorship |
2010 | Fellowship at Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, Stanford, USA |
2011 | Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium |
2011 | Carl Friedrich Gauss-Medal of the Brunswick Scientific Society |
2018 | Wilhelm Wundt Medal of the German Society of Psychology |
2018 | Order of Merit of the State of Saxony |
2018 | Prose Award 2018 in Biomedicine and Neuroscience of the Association of American Publisher |
2019 | The Justine and Yves Sergent Award, Montréal, Canada |
2021 | Huttenlocher Award, Flux Society, The Society of Developmental |