Christian Jung (geneticist)

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Christian Jung
Born (1956-09-17) 17 September 1956 (age 67)
Göttingen University (Ph.D. 1984)
Known forCloning a resistance gene against nematodes in beets
AwardsLeibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation
Scientific career
FieldsPlant genetics, molecular biology
InstitutionsUniversity of Hannover;
Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel
Thesis Intrinsic performance and interactions of rye and wheat genomes in triticale  (1984)
Doctoral advisorGerhard Röbbelen

Christian Jung (born 17 September 1956, Northeim, Lower Saxony, is a plant geneticist and molecular biologist in the Plant Breeding Institute[1] of Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel.[2]

Career

After internships in agricultural companies in Germany and Canada Jung studied at

Göttingen University with Hans Günter Schlegel, and in 1981 obtained a diploma on the basis of the "Detection of nitrogen fixation in two strains of the hydrogen bacterium Alcaligenes latus".[2] He studied at the Institute for Plant Production and Plant Breeding of the same university, where he received his doctorate in 1984 with a thesis on the "Intrinsic performance and interactions of rye and wheat genomes in triticale" supervised by Gerhard Röbbelen.[2]

Later Jung had positions at the

University of Munich[2]
before becoming Professor and Director at the Plant Breeding Institute of Kiel University.[2]

Research

Jung's principal interest is in molecular breeding and the development of pest-resistant crops. In that respect he is known for cloning a resistance gene against nematodes in beets.[3] Other notable work includes cloning the genome of quinoa,[4] and the importance of controlling the time of flowering time in plant breeding.[5][6]

Awards

In 2005 Jung received the Leibniz Prize[7] awarded by the German Research Foundation.

References

  1. ^ "Plant Breeding Institute".
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Prof. Dr. Christian Jung".
  3. doi:10.1126/science.275.5301.832
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  4. hdl:10754/622874
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  5. ^ Jung, Christian; Müller, Andreas E. (2009). "Flowering time control and applications in plant breeding". Trends Plant Sci. 14 (10): 563–573.
  6. ^ Blümel; Dally, Nadine; Jung, Christian (2015). "Flowering time regulation in crops—what did we learn from Arabidopsis?". Current Opinion biotechnol. 32: 121–129.
  7. ^ "Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize".


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