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 |