Erwin Neher was awarded Nobel Prize 1991 in Physiology/Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the function of single ion channels in cells." 
                            Nationality    Germany
                            Institution    Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie
                            Award          1991
                            Discipline     Physiology/Medicine
                            Co-recipients  Bert Sakmann
                            MotivationAwarded with Nobel Prize 1991 in Physiology/Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the function of single ion channels in cells." 
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