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Prof. Dr. Ruxandra Sireteanu 1. September 2008 Nachruf
Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
Deutschordenstraße 46
D-60528 Frankfurt/Main

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Institut für Psychologie
Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt/M.
Abt. Physiologische Psychologie/Biopsychologie
Mertonstraße 17
60528 Frankfurt/M.

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Curriculum Vitae

1945 Born in Medias / Romania
1963-1968 Study of Physics, Department Biophysics, University of Bucharest
June 1968 University Diploma in Biophysics
Thesis on "Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of the Resting Membrane Potential"
1972-1976 Graduate student at the Scuola Normale Superiore and the Laboratorio di Neurofisiologia del CNR, Pisa, Italy
May 1976 Doctorate in Biophysics
Thesis on "Contributions to the Study of the Visual Function, using Spatially Periodical Stimuli
1983 Nomination for Associate Professorship (tenured position) at the School of Optometry, Berkeley (USA)
1987 Nomination for Greeman-Petty Professorship (endowed chair) at the School of Optometry, Houston (USA)
June 1990 Venia legendi for Zoology, Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz
Thesis on "Development and Plasticity of Visual Functions: Psychophysical, Electrophysiological and Clinical Studies"
1995-1997 Guest professor for Physiological Psychology / Biopsychology at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Frankfurt
1996 Nominated Professor at the University of Mainz
Since 1999 Professor for Physiological Psychology/Biopsychology at the Institute of Psychology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University and head of the Research Group for Psychophysics at the Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Research
Since 2002 Visiting Scholar, Department for Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Boston (U.S.A.)

Awards:

  • Prize of the "Dr. Heinz und Helene Adam" -Foundation (1991)
  • Prize of the "Bielschowsky-Society for Research in Strabismus (1994)

Editorial Activities:

  • "Strabismus" (Editor, Chairman)
  • "Vision Research" (Editor, frequent reviewer)
  • "Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science" (guest Editor)

Memberships:

  • European Brain and Behaviour Society (EBBS)
  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
  • International Society for Infant Studies (ICIS)
  • Bielschowsky-Society for Research on Strabismus
  • Rodin Remediation Society (associated member)
  • European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP) (Non-society)
  • Child Vision Research Society (CVRS) (another Non-society)

Research interests:
Amblyopia; Infant Vision; Visual Development Across the Life Span; Adult Visual Psychophysics; Perceptual Learning; Functional Imaging; Behavioural, Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience; Neuropsychology


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