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XXIV. President of the Leopoldina 1990 - 2003
Year of election: | 1974 |
Section: | Genetics/Molecular Biology and Cell Biology |
City: | Halle |
Country: | Germany |
Main research interests Genetical, molecular-biological and biochemical foundations of biosynthesis and effects of jasmonates, Biosynthesis of nukleic acids and proteins, Cell differentiation in plants
Benno Parthier is a molecular biologist. As XXIV. President of the Leopoldina, he integrated the academy into the German federal system of science and research.