Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmülling
Schmülling Group – Applied Genetics
Institute of Biology
Freie Universität Berlin
Professor
Address
Albrecht-Thaer-Weg 6
14195 Berlin
14195 Berlin
Telephone
Fax
+49 30 838-455808
Academic education and qualification
| 1997 | Habilitation in Genetics, University of Tübingen, Germany (mentor: Prof. Dr. F. Schöffl) |
| 1989 | Dr. rer. nat., University of Cologne, Germany (supervisor: Prof. Dr. J. Schell; Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding, Cologne) |
| 1986 | Diploma, Biology (1979-1986), University of Cologne, Germany |
Professional carreer
| 1979 - 1986 | Studies of Biology at the University of Cologne, Diploma thesis in Plant Physiology |
| 1986 - 1989 | Doctoral thesis in Genetics at the Max-Planck-Institute of Plant Breeding, Cologne, Department of Prof. Dr. Jeff Schell |
| 1989 - 1991 | Postdoc and Group leader at the Max-Planck-Institute for Plant Breeding, Cologne |
| 1991 - 2001 | Assistant at the Department of General Genetics and Group leader at the Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University of Tübingen |
| Since August 2001 | Head of Department of Applied Genetics and Chair of Molecular Developmental Biology of Plants, Institute of Biology, Free University of Berlin |
Academic activities and awards
- Heinz-Maier-Leibnitz Award of the Federal Ministry of Education and Science (1990)
- Memory Medal of the Palacký University, Olomouc (Czech Republic) (2008)
- Student Award for Excellence in Teaching (2009)
- Olchemim Science Award (2014)
- Chairs in Genetics and Plant Biology offered by the Universities of Paris (1998), Potsdam (1999), Ulm (2001) and Bonn (2006)
- Visiting professor, Université Marie et Pierre Curie, Paris (1997, 1998, 2002, 2008)
- Associate Editor Biologia Plantarum (1998), BMC Plant Biology (2009), Frontiers in Plant Sciences (2010)
- University of Tübingen, Founding member and panel member of the Centre of Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP)(1999-2001)
- FU Berlin, Faculty Board (Faculty Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy) (2003 - 2009, 2013-2015)
- FU Berlin, Institute Board (Institute of Biology (2003-2009)
- Member of Executive Board of CRC 449 and CRC 973
- FU Berlin, Speaker of the Graduate School of Molecular Plant Sciences (since 2009)
- FU Berlin, Head of Dahlem Centre of Plant Sciences (since 2009)
- Member of Scientific Advisory Board of Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB), Halle (since 2015)
