Dr. Hockberger is an internationally recognized scholar in cellular neuroscience, membrane biophysics and signal transduction, cell adhesion and migration, photobiology and phototoxicity. 

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Dr. Hockberger has three decades of experience at Northwestern University as a scientist, teacher, speaker, and administrator. He has been a visiting research scholar at the Max Planck Institute in Germany and Oxford University in the United Kingdom. 

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In the past decade, Dr. Hockberger has been recognized internationally for his leadership role in research (core) facilities and for creating a new career path for core scientists. For his contributions to this field, Phil was awarded the ABRF President’s Special Recognition Award in 2017.