Awards

Honors and Awards

2010 European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant
2005 Member of the German Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina 
2003–present ISI: “Highly Cited Researcher” among 250 in Animal and Plant Sciences
2001–2004 Dean of Biological Faculty, University of Würzburg
2001 Körber-Preis für die europäische Wissenschaft
1999 Comenius Award for Best Scientific Movies (IWF)
1993–1996 Dean of Biological Faculty, University of Hannover
1991 Heisenberg Fellowship, German Research Foundation (DFG)
1989 Gerhard-Hess Award, German Research Foundation (DFG)
1984 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Award, German Research Foundation (DFG)

Editorial Board Membership
2013–present Molecular Plant