Hans Zachau#

Education

• 1948 Abitur at a classical gymnasium in Berlin
• 1948-50 Study of preclinical Medicine in Frankfurt, Physikum
• 1948-53 Study of Chemistry in Frankurt, Diploma exam
• 1952-55 Diploma and doctoral theses at the Max-Planck-Institut (MPI) fuer Biochemie in Tübingen
• 1955 Dr.rer.nat. in Chemistry; Business Administration (BWL) as the elective subject
• 1955-56 Postdoctoral work at the same MPI in Tübingen
• 1956-57 Postdoctoral work at MIT, Cambridge, MA
• 1957-58 Postdoctoral work at Rockefeller University, New York

The theses were under the direction of Professor A. Butenandt on the sex attractant of the silk moth. The first postdoctoral year was devoted to synthetic chemical work, the second to structural work on the cyclic peptide antibiotic Etamycin (Professor J. C. Sheehan) and the third to work on protein biosynthesis and tRNA (Professor F. Lipmann).

Professional Record:

• 1958-61 MPI fuer Biochemie , then in München; start of independent research work
• 1961-66 Institut fuer Genetik in Köln, founded by M.Delbrück in 1961; group leader
• 1962 Habilitation in Physiological Chemistry
• 1965/66 Offers of professorships for Physiological Chemistry in Berlin, Genetics in Köln and Physiological Chemistry in München
• since 1967 Professor of Physiological Chemistry in München and Codirector of the Institute for Physiological Chemistry
• 1995/98 Renaming of the Institute (Adolf-Butenandt-Institut) and the Chair (Molecular Biology)
• 1999 Emeritus professor

Memberships, Honors, Awards:

• Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker: member since 1952
• Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte: member since 1954
• Gesellschaft für Biologische Chemie: member since 1954
• European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO): member since its foundation, 1964
• Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina: member since 1967
• Richard Kuhn-Medaille of Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker 1968
• Bayerische Akademie der Wisenschaften: member since 1976
• American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: honorary member since 1978
• Orden Pour le mérite: member since 1981, chancellor since 1992
• Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern 1983
• Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften: corresponding member 1985
• Academia Europaea: member since 1989
• The Human Genome Organisation (HUGO): member since 1989
• Bayerischer Verdienstorden 1989
• Otto-Warburg-Medaille of Gesellschaft für Biologische Chemie 1989
• Bayerischer Maximiliansorden für Wissenschaft und Kunst 1991
• Fogarty Scholar-in-Residence at the NIH, 1994 - 2000
• Russian Academy of Sciences: Foreign Member since 1994

Councils, Boards, Advisory Committees:

Member of Editorial Boards:

• Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 114-672, 1966-1981
• Hoppe-Seylers Z. Physiol. Chem., 344-374, 1966-1993
• Eur. J. Biochem., 1-102, 1967-1979
• Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 152-188, 1972-1978
• Nucl. Acids Res., 2-10, 1975-1982
• GENE, 1-189, 1976-1997
• Mol. Biol. and Med., 1-3, 1983-1985
• Molecular Immunol. 23-27, 1986-1990
• Nachr. Chem. Techn. Lab., 35-41, 1987-1993
• Res. Immunol. 140-142, 1989-1991

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft:

• Reviewer in biochemistry for two election periods, 1967-1976
• Member and chairman of various review boards in "Schwerpunkt" programs
• Member of the board of Sonderforschungsbereiche, 1969-1976 and 1984-1988
• Chairman of Forschergruppe "Genomorganisation München", 1978-1984

• Minerva Committee for Israeli-German Scientific Cooperation (Gentner Committee): member 1969-1984.
• Robert Bosch Stiftung: Trustee and member of the board 1969-2003.
• European Molecular Biology Conference (EMBC): delegate 1970-1983
• European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO): member of Council 1971-1976
• European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), delegate (1974-1983) to and vicepresident (1979-1983) of the Council.

Member of Recombinant DNA Committees:

• European Molecular Biology Organization, 1974-?
• European Science Foundation, 1975-1976
• International Council of Scientific Unions, 1975-1876
• DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), Senatskommission für Sicherheitsfragen bei der Neukombination von Genen, 1975-1993
• Bundesministerium für Forschung und Technologie, 1976-1978.
• Gesellschaft für Biologische Chemie (GBCh/GBM): President 1975-1977; vice president 1973-1975 and 1977-1979; member of Council 1979-1989.
• Federation of the European Biochemical Societies (FEBS): member of Council 1975-1989.

• Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte (GDNÄ): member of Scientific Committee 1976-1982; member of Council 1982-1988
• Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie, Göttingen: Fachbeirat, chairman 1979-1995; member 1996-1991.
• Ad hoc committees, e.g. Beraterkommission des Bundesministeriums für Forschung und Technology für die öffentlich geförderte Großforschung auf dem Gebiet der Biotechnologie, 1983, chairman;
• Review Committee at Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Institute of Cell and Tumor Biology, Heidelberg, 1984, chairman.
• Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung: member of the committee for the US Special Program 1980-1989.
• Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh): member of Council 1984-1991.
• Institute for Molecular Biology of the Austrian Academy of Science, Member of the Board 1988-2002 .
• Academia Europaea: member of Council 1989-1995.
• Orden Pour le merite: chancellor 1992- 2005.
• Volkswagen-Foundation: Committee on "Cooperation with Eastern European Scientists and Engineers", Member 1992- 1991.
• W. Engelhardt Institute for Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Science, Member of the International Advisory Board 1993-2002.
• Boehringer Mannheim GmbH, member of the board, 1993- 1998.