Michael Wink

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Michael Wink (born April 10, 1951 in Esch (Bad Münstereifel) ) is a German biologist .

Life

From 1971 to 1977 he studied biology and chemistry at the University of Bonn . 1980 Michael Wink was at the Technical University of Braunschweig Dr. rer. nat. PhD . He then continued to work there as a postdoc and completed his habilitation in "Pharmaceutical Biology" in 1984/85.

Since 1986 he worked as a Heisenberg fellow of the DFG at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Breeding Research Cologne and at the Gene Center of the LMU Munich , until he accepted a professorship for pharmaceutical biology from the University of Mainz in 1988 . In 1989 he moved to Heidelberg University as Professor of Pharmaceutical Biology (C4). Wink is director at the Institute for Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology , Biology Department . From 1990 to 2002 he was dean or vice dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy; from 1999 to 2005 and from 2012 to September 2018 he was the founding dean of molecular biotechnology (BSc, MSc); from 2005 to 2007 Wink was Vice Dean for Research, Faculty of Biosciences.

Work areas

Secondary materials, chemical ecology, medicinal and poisonous plants, molecular pharmacology, biotechnology, evolution (molecular systematics, phylogeny, phylogeography of plants and animals), ornithology.

Awards and memberships (selection)

Awards

  • 1989 Awarded the Rhineland Taler; Culture award of the Rhineland Regional Association
  • 1992 Awarded the G. Niethammer Prize for Ornithology
  • 2005 Admission to the Ordre Universel des Chevaliers du Cep (Montpellier)
  • 2008 Recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International
  • 2012 World Owl Hall of Fame, Special Achievement Award

Membership in scientific advisory boards and boards of trustees

  • Scientific Advisory Board Institute for Bird Research, Wilhelmshaven, since 2004, Chairman 2009–2013
  • Scientific Advisory Board Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Frankfurt, since 2007; Chairman since 2014
  • Scientific Advisory Board Biodiversity and Climate Research Center, Frankfurt, since 2010; Chairman since 2014
  • DKFZ Board of Trustees, since 2005
  • Regional coordinator at Ornitho.de, since 2012

Fonts (selection)

author

Non-fiction

Frank, G., Linster, L., Wink, M . 2018 Carrots love butter. A star chef, a doctor and a scientist on traditional cooking knowledge and healthy enjoyment. Knaus, Munich

van Wyk, B. -E. ; Wink , M. (2017) Medicinal plants of the World. Briza; Pretoria, Second edition

van Wyk, B.-E., C. Wink, M. Wink : (2015) Handbook of Medicinal Plants. Scientific Publishing Company; 3rd ed.

Van Wyk, B.-E., Wink, M. 2015 : Phytomedicines, Herbal drugs and Poisons; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, USA

  • Ornithology for beginners . Springer Spectrum, Heidelberg 2014
  • Evolutionary biology . Completely revised 3rd edition Springer, Heidelberg 2013 (together with Volker Storch and Ulrich Welsch).
  • Mind-altering and poisonous plants of the world . BRIZA, Pretoria 2008 (together with Ben-Erik van Wyk)
  • Handbook of Poisonous and Psychoactive Plants . WVG, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8047-2425-9 (together with Coralie Wink and Ben-Erik van Wyk).
  • Evolutionary biology . Completely revised 2nd edition Springer, Heidelberg 2007, ISBN 978-3-540-36072-8 (together with Volker Storch and Ulrich Welsch).
  • The birds of the Rhineland (North Rhine). An atlas of the breeding and winter bird distribution 1990-2000 . Romneya Verlag, Dossenheim 2005 (together with Christian Dietzen and Benedikt Giessing ).
  • Handbook of Medicinal Plants. An illustrated guide (Medicinal plants of the World, 2004). 2nd edition WVG, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8047-2069-2 (together with Ben-Erik van Wyk and Coralie Wink).
  • The birds of the Rhineland (contributions to the Avifauna Rhineland). Romney publishing house, Dossenheim
    • Vol. 3: Atlas of the breeding bird distribution in the Rhineland . 1987.
    • Vol. 4: Atlas of winter bird distribution . 1990.

editor

Funke, J., Wink, M. , Eds. 2018 ; Mobility Perspectives. Heidelberger Jahrbücher Online, Volume 3 Heidelberg University Publishing

Wink, M. , J. Funke, eds. 2017 ; Science for everyone: Citizen Science. Heidelberg Year Books Online, Volume 2, Heidelberg University Publishing,

Wink, M. , J. Funke, eds. 2016; Change in stability. Heidelberger Jahrbücher Online, Volume 1, Heidelberg University Publishing

Kämmerer, A., Kuner, T., Maissen, T., Wink, M. 2015 Altruism and violence. Interdisciplinary approaches to a fundamental topic of the human. Writings of the Marsilius College, Volume 14; . Wintersche Verlagbuchhandlung, Heidelberg

  • Heidelberg University: people, life paths, research . Society of Friends Univ. Heidelberg, 2013. (together with M. Hilgert)
  • Human images - representations of the human in science . (Heidelberger Jahrbücher, Vol. 54), Springer Heidelberg 2012 (together with M. Hilgert)
  • Biochemistry of plant secondary metabolism (Annual Plant Reviews; Vol .; 40). Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester 2010, ISBN 978-1-405-18397-0 .
  • Functions and Biotechnology of plant secondary metabolites (Annual Plant Reviews; Vol .; 39). Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester 2010, ISBN 978-1-405-18528-8 .
  • Monekluare biotechnology. Concepts, methods and applications . 2nd edition Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2011, ISBN 978-3-527-32655-6 .
  • Milieu and inheritance (Heidelberger Jahrbücher; vol. 45). Springer, Heidelberg 2001, ISBN 3-540-42573-X .
  • Trends in Medicinal Plant Research. Screening, biotechnology and rational phytotherapy . Romneya-Verlag, Dossenheim 2001, ISBN 3-934502-02-4 (together with Eckhart Wildi).
  • Lupine. An Ancient Crop for the New Millennium. Proceedings of the 9th International Lupine Conference, Klink / Müritz, Germany, June 20-24, 1999 . Romneya-Verlag, Dossenheim 1999, ISBN 3-934502-00-8 (together with E. van Santen, S. Weissmann and P. Roemer on behalf of the International Lupine Association, Canterbury, New Zealand).
  • Biochemistry of plant secondary metabolism (Annual Plant Reviews; Vol. 2). Sheffield Academic Press and CRC Press, Sheffield 1999, ISBN 0-8493-4085-3 .
  • Function of plant secondary metabolites and their exploitation in biotechnology (Annual Plant Reviews; Vol. 3). Sheffield Academic Press and CRC Press, Sheffield 1999, ISBN 0-8493-4086-1 .
  • Alkaloid. Biochemistry, ecology and medicinal applications . Plenum, New York 1998, ISBN 0-306-45465-3 (with Margaret F. Roberts).
  • Phytotherapy for disorders and diseases of the nervous system . Rheinheimer-Verlag, Frankfurt / M. 1998, ISBN 978-3-93150-702-2 (together with Sigrun Chrubasik).
  • PCR in the medical and biological laboratory. Handbook for the practitioner . GIT-Verlag, Darmstadt 1994, ISBN 3-928865-13-7 (together with H. Wehrle).
  • The birds in the greater Bonn area. With an atlas of brood distribution (contributions to the Avifauna Rhineland; Vol. 27/28). Kilda-Verlag, Greven 1984/87 (together with G. Rheinwald and Hans-Eckart Joachim).
    • Vol. 1: Songbirds . 1984.
    • Vol. 2: Non-singing birds . 1987.
  • The Open Ornithology Journal: Regional Editor, since 2013
  • PeerJ: Academic and Section editor
  • Diversity: Editor-in-Chief, since 2009
  • Heidelberg yearbooks, since 2007
  • Heidelberger Jahrbücher Online, since 2016 (with J. Funke), Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing ( digitized version )
  • Journal of Ornithology: Section Editor, since 2006
  • Biotechnology Journal: Senior Editor, since 2008

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Timber Press, Portland, Or. 2008, ISBN 978-0-88192-952-2, parallel edition for the US domestic market .
  2. ^ Parallel editions in Briza, Pretoria 2004; Timber Press, Portland, Or. 2004; Times Edition-Marshall Cavendish 2005 [Asian Edition]; Rosliny lecznicze swiata. Polish edition by MedPharm Polska, 2008; Korean translation, Briza, 2007.
  3. ↑ Engl. Edition: An Introduction to molecular biotechnology. Molecular fundamentals, methods and applications in modern biotechnology .
  4. ^ The Open Ornithology Journal
  5. ^ PeerJ: Academic Editors
  6. ↑ Diversity: Editors
  7. ↑ Heidelberg Yearbooks
  8. ^ Journal of Ornithology: Editorial Board
  9. ↑ Biotechnology Journal: Editorial Board ( Memento of the original dated August 5, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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SURNAME Wink, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German biologist
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Esch