!!Nikolaus Amrhein - Curriculum vitae __PROFESSIONAL HISTORY__ \\ *Retired since April 2008, continuation of lecture program until end of 2011 *1992 - 1996, 1998 - 1999 Vorsteher (Dean), Abteilung (Faculty) of Biology *2003 - 2007 Director of Studies, Department of Biology *1987 - 2008 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Full Professor of Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Sciences,(Plant Biochemistry and Physiology) *1972 - 1987 Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, Dept. Biology *1984 - 1987 Dean, Faculty of Biology *1980 - 1987 Full Professor, Chair of Plant Physiology *1976 - 1980 Assoc. Professor of Plant Hormone Physiology *1972 - 1976 Research Assistant, Chair of Plant Physiology *1970 - 1972 MSU-AEC, Plant Research Laboratory, East Lansing, MI, USA, Research Associate \\ __EDUCATION__ \\ *1962 - 1969 University of Munich *1969 Ph.D. in Botany. Dissertation: "Regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis in buckwheat(Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)", summa cum laude *1962 - 1966 Undergraduate studies in botany, zoology, biochemistry \\ __PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS__ \\ *American Society of Plant Biologists *German Botanical Society *Federation of the European Societies of Plant Physiology *Swiss Society of Plant Physiology *Swiss Society of Biochemistry *Society of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology (Germany) *Japanese Society of Plant Physiology (Past) *German Society of Cell Biology *European Phytochemical Society *Gesellschaft Deutscher Naturforscher und Ärzte \\ __SELECTED OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES__ \\ *__Editorial Boards of the journals:__ **Presently: Zeitschrift für Naturforschung Section C, Journal of Biosciences (Editor-in-Chief); **Past: Plant Physiology; Plant Cell Physiology; Plant Cell Reports (Managing Editor); Planta **Member of the Swiss National Research Council (1993 - 2003) **Member of the Advisory Boards of the Max-Planck-Institut für Züchtungsforschung, Cologne, Germany (1989-2008), Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie, Halle, Germany (1992 – 2002), Zentrum für Molekularbiologie der Pflanzen, Tübingen (1999-2003), Heidelberg Institute of Plant Sciences (2005 -2007) **1980 - 1987 Consultant, Monsanto Co., St. Louis **1988 - 1998 Consultant, Ciba-Geigy Co. (Novartis), Basel **2000 – 2002 Member Scientific Advisory Board, Aventis Agriculture, Lyon **2009 – 2013 Consultant, Syngenta Co., Basel \\ __Publications__ \\ \\ 204 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals and monographs. \\ \\ __DISTINCTIONS__ \\ *Elected corresponding member of the American Society of Plant Physiologists *Elected member of the Deutsche Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Leopoldina *Elected member of the Academia Europaea *Elected member of the Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften *Elected corresponding Member of the Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften *Honorary member of the Russian Society of Plant Physiologists *Purkine Medal of the Czech Society of Plant Physiology *Honorary doctorate (Dr. h.c.) of the Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland *Honorary Professor at the Institute of Biotechnology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic *Golden Owl (Award for Excellence of Teaching), ETH Zürich