Georg Jander
American plant biologist
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Georg Jander is an American plant biologist at the Boyce Thompson Institute in Ithaca, New York[1] and an adjunct professor in the Plant Biology Section of the School of Integrative Plant Sciences at Cornell University.[2] Jander is known for his research identifying plant genes involved in synthesis of biochemical compounds, particularly those related to insect resistance.[3][4]
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| Born | 1965 (age 60–61) Königstein im Taunus, Germany |
| Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis Harvard University |
| Spouse | Lucia Jander |
| Children | 4 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plant biology, entomology, chemical ecology |
| Institutions | Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University |
| Thesis | Genetic studies on protein folding and protein secretion in Escherichia coli (1996) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jon Beckwith |
| Other academic advisors | Frederick M. Ausubel |
| Website | btiscience |
Education
Jander earned his undergraduate degree in computer science from the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis in 1983.[5] He received his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from Harvard Medical School in 1996 under the supervision of Jon Beckwith.[6]
Career and research
Jander has worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Fred Ausubel[7] and as a scientist at Monsanto.[8]
He currently works as a faculty member at the Boyce Thompson Institute, where his lab studies the genetic mechanisms that control plant secondary metabolism involved in defense against insects.[9][10][11] A particular focus of the Jander lab has been research involving plant interactions with aphids.[12][13] Jander's research publications have been cited more than 17,000 times.[3]
Since 2005, Jander has been the principal investigator for a undergraduate plant science summer internship program at the Boyce Thompson Institute.[14]
Honors and awards
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Foundation (2011)[15]
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012)[16]
- Fellow, American Society of Plant Biologists (2022)[17]