Christian Jung | |
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Born |
Northeim, Lower Saxony, Germany | 17 September 1956
Education | Göttingen University (Ph.D. 1984) |
Known for | Cloning a resistance gene against nematodes in beets |
Awards | Leibniz Prize of the German Research Foundation |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Plant genetics, molecular biology |
Institutions | University of Hannover; University of Munich; Plant Breeding Institute, Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel |
Thesis | Intrinsic performance and interactions of rye and wheat genomes in triticale (1984) |
Doctoral advisor | Gerhard 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]
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 Hannover [2] and the University of Munich [2] before becoming Professor and Director at the Plant Breeding Institute of Kiel University. [2]
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]
In 2005 Jung received the Leibniz Prize [7] awarded by the German Research Foundation.