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12 June 2017

Neuroscientist Martin Dresler of the Donders Institute and Radboudumc is elected to be a member of Die Junge Akademie in Germany. The appointment stands for a period of five years.

The fifty members of Die Junge Akademie are commited to interdisciplinary research and the connection between science and societal themes in Germany.Die Junge Akademie is founded in 2000 by the Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften and the Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, which is the oldest active scientific academy in the world. The fifty members of Die Junge Akademie are talented German scientists and artists. Every year, ten new members are nominated.

Martin Dresler is principal investigator of the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour and leads the research group 'Sleep and memory'.

Read more information on the website of Die Junge Akademie.

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