Hannah Monyer (born 3 October 1957 in Laslea, Romania) is a Romanian-born (Transylvanian Saxon) German neurobiologist and, since 1999,[1] she has been Director of the Department of Clinical Neurology at the University Hospital in Heidelberg.
[5] Her research has examined the composition of NMDA receptors and their expression patterns in brain cell populations.
[3] NMDA receptors are relevant to synaptic plasticity and ultimately to the brain's capacity to remember and learn.
[3] She has also shown that there are different kinds of glutamate receptor, studied various neurological disorders, and the modulation of gamma-Aminobutyric acid interneurones in a genetic paradigm.
[4] The Siebenbürgische Zeitung ((in German) "Transylvanian Newspaper") describes her as "multilingual and highly musical", mentioning her proficiency with the piano and her ability to speak to most of her multinational employees in their own language.