Curriculum vitae
Prof. Prof. h.c. Dr. rer. nat. Karl-Heinz Kogel
| Date of birth: | January 8, 1956 in Aachen, Germany |
| Nationality: | German |
| Marital status: | married (3 children) |
| Institute for Phytopathology, 1997-2022: | Justus Liebig University Gießen (JLU) Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, D-35392 Gießen, Germany |
Scientific parameters:
| h-index 75 (google scholar, per January 2023) |
| i10-index 159 |
| >210 peer-reviewed paper |
| Citations 20.082 |
Education:
| 1996 | Habilitation and venia legendi for Plant Physiology, RWTH Aachen, Germany |
| 1984-1986 | Ph.D. in Biology, RWTH Aachen |
| 1975-1981 | Study in Biology and Social Sciences (Diploma), RWTH Aachen |
Professional Experience:
| since 2023 | Governmental Adviser: Non-chemical plant protection in horticulture |
| since 2020 | Coordinator DFG Research Unit 5116 (exRNA) |
| since 2014 | Head TransMIT Centre for Innovative Plant Protection, Giessen |
| 2006-2012 | Coordinator DFG Research Unit 666 (compatibility genes) |
| 2006-2009 | Vice President for Research and Internationalization JLU |
| 2005-2006 | Speaker of the Research Centre for BioSystems (IFZ Giessen) |
| 2000-2006 | Member of the German Research Council’s (DFG) senate commission |
| 1999-2005 | Coordinator DFG Research Unit 343 |
| since 1996 | Prof. for Plant Protection and Plant Diseases, JLU |
| 1990-1996 | Group leader Institute for Biology III, RWTH Aachen |
| 1988-1990 | Patent attorney Kreisler et al., Köln |
| 1986-1988 | Postdoc Max-Planck Institute for Breeding Research, Köln |
| 1983 | Visiting scientist: Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel |
Awards:
| 2019 | Award of the academic title “Prof. h.c.” from the Amity University, New Delhi |
| 2016 | “Wissenschaftspreis” of the Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft (DPG) |
| 2015 | Best paper award for 2014 from the Indian Phytopathological Society |
| since 2010 | Member of the Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest, Hungary |
| 1984 | „W. Borchers-Plakette” of the RWTH Aachen |
| 1981 | Scholarship (PH.D.) of the Cusanuswerk, Bonn |
| 1981 | „Springorum Denkmünze“ of the RWTH Aachen |
Scientific Interests:
| - Host-microbe interactions |
| - RNA-based plant protections |
| - Plant biotechnology |
| - beneficial symbioses |
Industrial Advisory Boards:
| Elephant Vert, SA, Swiss |
| NanoSUR, Ag Biotech, USA |
| BioSam Inc, USA |