Born
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5/25/36
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Münster, Germany
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Education
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1955-1961
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Majoring in Chemistry, Physics and Physiology at the Technical Universities of
Berlin and Braunschweig
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1961-1963
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PhD
in Organic Chemistry with Hans-Herloff Inhoffen,
Technical
University of Braunschweig
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Professional
Employment
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1964-1966
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Postdoctoral
Fellow, Syntex Molecular Biology, Stanford, CA, USA with Boris Rotman
(Scientific mentors: Joshua Lederberg & Carl Djerassi)
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1966-1968
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Research
Associate, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, NIH,
Bethesda,
MD, USA with Ernst Freese
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1968 -1974
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Assistant
Professor for Molecular Genetics, Institute for Microbiology, University
of Erlangen-Nürnberg
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Habilitation
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1969
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University of
Erlangen-Nürnberg
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Full
Professor
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1974
since 2005
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for
Genetics at the University of Regensburg
Professor emeritus
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Vistiting Scientist
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1970
1972
1980
1986 / 1989
1995
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Universtity of Geneva (Eduard Kellenberger)
Universtity of Edinburgh (William Hayes)
Universtity of Bristol (Mark Righmond)
Washington Universtity, St. Louis (David Kirk)
Harvard Universtity (Howard Berg)
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Research
Topics
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1.
Metabolic Plasmids and Transposable Elements
2.
Chemotaxis of Rhizobium - Variations on a Theme
3.
Genetics of Germ-Soma Differentiation in Volvox
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Science Administration
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1984-2005
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Academic Advisor,
‘Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes’
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1977-1979 & 1993-1995
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Dean of the Faculty of Biology and Preclinical Medicine,
University of Regensburg
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1997-2001
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Dean of International Relations, University of Regensburg
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1997-1999
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Prorector of the University of Regensburg
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