Marianne Hafting Fyhn (born 11 October 1973) is a Norwegian biologist and professor at the University of Oslo. She was an important part of the team that worked on grid cell, which later resulted, in 2014, Norwegian scientists receiving the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the first time.[1][2] Her PhD was also named the best in the world in neurobiology in 2005.[3]

Marianne Fyhn
Born11 October 1973
NationalityNorwegian
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorMay-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser

Fyhn was inducted into the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in 2020.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Fant stedsansen, jakter nye hjernemysterier". 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  2. ^ "X Norske nobelprisvinnere - NTNU". Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  3. ^ "Årsrapport 2006" (PDF). Research Council of Norway. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  4. ^ "Dette er Akademiets nye medlemmer 2020" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2024.