Thomas Börner (geneticist)
Thomas Börner (* 11. July 1946 in Leipzig ) is a German plant geneticist with the emphasis genomes of chloroplasts and mitochondria . He has also been studying cyanobacteria since the 1980s .
Life
After studying biology at the Martin Luther University in Halle (Saale) from 1965 to 1969, he received his doctorate there in 1974 under Rudolf Hagemann on the effects of mutations in the DNA of chloroplasts in pelargoniums . His habilitation in 1979, also at the Martin Luther University, dealt with chloroplast biogenesis of Pelargonium zonale and barley . In 1982 he moved to the Humboldt University in Berlin as a full lecturer in genetics in the biology section, became full professor there in 1984 and held a C4 professorship for genetics from 1993 to 2012 . He has been Professor Emeritus since 2012 .
From 1991 to 1996 Thomas Börner was Vice President of the Society for Genetics . He was also the spokesman for the Collaborative Research Center 429 (“ Molecular Physiology , Energetics and Regulation of Primary Plant Metabolic Processes”, 1999–2010) of the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Thomas Börner contributed significantly to the discovery and characterization of phytochromes in bacteria as well as the non-ribosomal peptide synthesis in cyanobacteria.
Awards and memberships
- 1980: Carl Correns Medal of the Biological Society of the GDR
- 1988: Goethe Prize of the City of Berlin
- 1999: Member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences
- 2004: Member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
- 2010: Miescher Ishida Prize from the International Society of Endocytobiology
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literature
- Michael Kaasch, Joachim Kaasch (Ed.): German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina . Newly elected members in 2004. German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina e. V., Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 12 ( leopoldina.org [PDF; 1.6 MB ; accessed on September 19, 2016]).
- Volker ter Meulen (Ed.): German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina . Yearbook 2004. Volume 50. Commissioned by Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Stuttgart, 2005, ISBN 3-8047-2254-7 , ISSN 0949-2364 , p. 29-30 .
On-line
- Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. Thomas Borner. (PDF) In: German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Retrieved September 19, 2016 .
Web links
- Thomas Börner - Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences
- Thomas Börner - German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Borner, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German plant geneticist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |