Biology since 1972

Chairs

Biotechnology / Molecular Biotechnology & Systems Biology

  • 1981 - 2010: Prof. Dr. Timm Anke (Biotechnology)
  • 2011 - today: Prof. Dr. Michael Schroda (Molecular Biotechnology & Systems Biology)

Botany / Plant Physiology

  • 1971 - 2000: Prof. Dr. Heinrich Kaus (Botany)
  • 2000 - today: Prof. Dr. Ekkehard Neuhaus (Plant Physiology)

Didactics of biology

  • 2019 - 2024: Prof. Dr. Christoph Thyssen

Genetics / Molecular Genetics

  • 1988 - 2019: Prof. Dr. John Cullum (Genetics)
  • 2015 - today: Prof. Dr. Zuzana Storchová (Molecular Genetics)

Human Biology

  • 1979 - 2006: Prof. Dr. Heinrich Zankl
  • 2008 - today: Prof. Dr. Stefan Kins

Microbiology

  • 1972 - 1994: Prof. Dr. Roland Plapp
  • 1997 - 2013: Prof. Dr. Regine Hakenbeck
  • 2014 - today: Prof. Dr. Nicole Frankenberg-Dinkel

Molecular Biophysics

  • 2015 - 2020: Prof. Dr. Sandro Keller

Plant physiology / phytopathology / computer-aided systems biology

  • 1974 - 2000: Prof. Dr. Heinrich Fock (Plant Physiology)
  • 2000 - today: Prof. Dr. Matthias Hahn (Phytopathology)
  • 2022 - today: Prof. Dr. Timo Mühlhaus (Computational Systems Biology)

(Physiological) Ecology

  • 1991 - 1994: Prof. Dr. Markus Riederer (Physiological Ecology)
  • 1995 - (1998/2002/2020): Prof. Dr. Helmut Schmidt (Ecology)
  • 2008 - today: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Stoeck (Ecology)

Systematic Botany / Plant Ecology and Systematics / Molecular Botany

  • 1972 - 1997: Prof. Dr. Herbert Hubert (Systematic Botany)
  • 1997 - 2019: Prof. Dr. Burkhard Büdel (Plant Ecology and Systematics)
  • 2021 - today: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Müller-Schüssele (Molecular Botany)

Animal Physiology

  • 1971 - 1998: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bässler
  • 1999 - 2022: Prof. Dr. Eckhard Friauf
  • 2024 - today: Prof. Dr. Volker Scheuss

Zoology

  • 1970 - 1988: Prof. Dr. Erwin Tretzel
  • 1989 - 2015: Prof. Dr. Joachim Deitmer
  • 2016 - today: Prof. Dr. Jan Pielage

Zoology / Developmental Biology of Animals / Nanophysiology

  • 1979 - 1998: Prof. Dr. Walter Pflumm (Zoology)
  • 2000 - 2020: Prof. Dr. Thomas Leitz (Developmental Biology of Animals)
  • 2020 - today: Prof. Dr. Tanja Maritzen (Nanophysiology)

Cytology / Cell Biology

  • 1974 - 1998: Prof. Dr. Walter Nagl (Cytology)
  • 2001 - 2004: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Brüne (Cytology)
  • 2006 - today: Prof. Dr. Johannes Herrmann (Cell Biology)

Professorships

Prof. Dr. Timm Anke, Biotechnology, 1981 - 2010

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Bässler, Animal Physiology, 1971 - 1998

Prof. Dr. Burkhard Büdel, Plant Ecology and Systematics, 1997 - 2019

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Brüne, Cytology, 2001 - 2004

Prof. Dr. John Cullum, Genetics, 1988 - 2019

Prof. Dr. Joachim Deitmer, Zoology, 1989 - 2015

Prof. Dr. Eckhard Friauf , Animal Physiology, 1999 - 2022

Prof. Dr. Heinrich Fock, Plant Physiology, 1974 - 2000

Prof. Dr. Nicole Frankenberg-Dinkel , Microbiology, 2014 - today

Prof. Dr. Matthias Hahn, Phytopathology, 2000 - today

Prof. Dr. Regine Hakenbeck , Microbiology, 1997 - 2013

Prof. Dr. Johannes Herrmann , Cell Biology, 2006 - today

Prof. Dr. Herbert Hubert , Systemic Botany, 1972 - 1997

Prof. Dr. Heinrich Kaus, Botany, 1971 - 2000

Prof. Dr. Sandro Keller, Molecular Biophysics, 2015 - 2020

Prof. Dr. Stefan Kins, Human Biology, 2008 - today

Prof. Dr. Thomas Leitz, Developmental Biology of Animals, 2000 - 2020

Prof. Dr. Tanja Maritzen, Nanophysiology, 2020 - today

Prof. Dr. Timo Mühlhaus , Computational Systems Biology, 2022 - today

Prof. Dr. Stefanie Müller-Schüssele , Molecular Botany, 2021 - today

Prof. Dr. Walter Nagl, Cytology, 1974 - 1998

Prof. Dr. Ekkehard Neuhaus , Plant Physiology, 2000 - today

Prof. Dr. Walter Pflumm , Zoology, 1979 - 1998

Prof. Dr. Jan Pielage , Zoology, 2016 - today

Prof. Dr. Roland Plapp , Microbiology, 1972 - 1994

Prof. Dr. Markus Riederer , Physiological Ecology, 1991 - 1994

Prof. Dr. Volker Scheuss , Animal Physiology, 2024 - today

Prof. Dr. Helmut Schmidt, Ecology, 1995 - 2002

Prof. Dr. Michael Schroda, Molecular Biotechnology & Systems Biology, 2011 - today

Prof. Dr. Thorsten Stoeck, Ecology, 2008 - today

Prof. Dr. Zuzana Storchová , Molecular Genetics, 2015 - today

Prof. Dr. Christoph Thyssen, Didactics of Biology, 2019 - 2024

Prof. Dr. Erwin Tretzel, Zoology, 1970 - 1988

Prof. Dr. Heinrich Zankl , Human Biology, 1979 - 2006

Honorary doctors

em. Prof. Dr. h.c. Erwin Beck, since 2006

Prof. Dr.-Ing. , Dr. rer.nat.h.c. Wolfgang Junge, since 2019

Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Hoffmann, since 2014

Prof. Dr. Werner Maas, since 1991