Prof. Dr Bernd Weisshaar
Personal note from BW
"The problem of our times is that people don't want to be useful, but important."
cited according to a quote from Lothar Jaenicke
2020-2016 | Member of the Review Board 202 Plant Sciences of the DFG (German Research Foundation) |
since 2003 | Professor for Genetics and Genomics of Plants (denomination until 2018: Genome Research) at Bielefeld University |
2003-1996 | MPI for Plant Breeding Research, Head of ADIS (Automatic DNA Isolation & Sequencing, MPIPZ DNA core facility) |
2003-1991 | MPI for Plant Breeding Research, Group leader at the Department Biochemistry (Head: Prof. Dr. Klaus Hahlbrock) |
1994 | Visiting scientist at the University of Glasgow, Botany Department, with Gareth Jenkins |
1991-1989 | MPI for Plant Breeding Research, Postdoc in Biochemistry (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Klaus Hahlbrock) |
1988-1984 | University of Cologne, Dissertation in Genetics (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Walter Doerfler) Main topics: Viral promoters, DNA methylation and gene regulation |
1984-1979 | University of Cologne, Diploma in Biology (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Lothar Jaenicke) Main topic: Glycoproteins from Volvox carteri |
Habilitationsschrift
DNA-bindende Proteine der bZIP-Klasse in Pflanzen. (Universität zu Köln, 1994)
Dissertation
Inhibition eines viralen Promoters durch sequenz-spezifische Methylierung: Aufhebung des Transkriptionsblockes durch E1A-Transaktivierung. (Universität zu Köln, 1988)
Diplomarbeit
Biochemische Untersuchungen am Sexualinduktor von Volvox carteri. (Universität zu Köln, 1984)