Christian Jung (geneticist)
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Christian Jung | |
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| Born | 17 September 1956 Northeim, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Education | University of Göttingen (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 | Leibniz University Hannover; LMU Munich; Plant Breeding Institute, Kiel University |
| 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 Kiel University.[2]
After internships in agricultural companies in Germany and Canada Jung studied at the University of Göttingen 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 Leibniz University Hannover[2] and LMU Munich[2] before becoming Professor and Director at the Plant Breeding Institute of Kiel University.[2]
