Our team of elected experts for the current term is comprised of renowned researchers from the natural sciences, health sciences, law, social sciences and the humanities. Their expertise pertains to different facets of genetic engineering. However, the board is interested in a cross disciplinary observation of gene technology in Germany beyond their specific fields.

Members for Term 2011 - 2014:

Prof. Dr. Bernd Müller-Röber* eMail - Chair
Department of Biochemistry and Biology at the University of Potsam
Plant genomics and molecular biology
lab website

Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Hucho* eMail - Vice Chair
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Freie Universität Berlin
Biochemistry
homepage (in German)

Fellows

Prof. Dr. Nediljko Budisa eMail
Department of Chemistry at Technische Universität Berlin
Synthetic biology and protein engineering
lab website

Prof. Dr. Boris Fehse eMail
Centre for Oncology of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Cell and gene therapy
lab website (in German)

Dr. Jürgen Hampel eMail
Department of Sociology at the University of Stuttgart
Assessment of new technologies and sustainability
homepage (in German)

Prof. Dr. Dr. Kristian Köchy eMail
Department of Philosophy at the University of Kassel
Philosophy of the life sciences and bioethics
homepage (in German)

Prof. Dr. Jens Reich*eMail
Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin
Bioinformatics
lab website

Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Rheinberger*eMail
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin
History and epistemology of experimentation in the life sciences
homepage

Prof. Dr. Hans-Hilger Ropers*eMail
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin
Human molecular genetics
lab website (in German)

Prof. Dr. Jochen Taupitz eMail
Department of Law at the University of Mannheim
Law and bioethics
homepage (in German)

Prof. Dr. Jörn Walter eMail
Division of Life Sciences at Saarland University in Saarbrücken
Epigenetics
lab website

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