National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Prof. Andreas Kurt Börner
FOREIGN FELLOW, ELECTED 2025

Born in Grimma, Germany on 9 April 1959. Educated at Polytechnical School, Grimma, Germany, 1965-75; Martin-Luther-University, Halle, Germany 1980-85; Central Institute of Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gaterleben, Germany, 1985-90; Martin-Luther-University, Halle, germany, 1985-88, Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gastersleben, Germany, 1992-2024; Diploma (MSc.) 1985; Ph.D. 1988; Habilitation 1995.

Head Program Management and Evaluation, Department Genebank, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gastersleben, Germany, 2005 to date.

Research geneticist at Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gastersleben, Germany, 1988-1992; Post degree fellowship at the Cereals Department, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK, 1990; Head of the Research Group Wheat Genetics, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gastersleben, Germany, 1992-1996; Head of the Research Group Resources Genetics and Reproduction at Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gastersleben, Germany, since 1997; Head Program Management and Evaluation, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gastersleben, Germany since 2005.

Awards/Honours: Co-ordinator of the European Cereals Genetics Co-operative (EWAC), since 2002; Head of the Working Group Seed Science and Certification, German Society of Plant Breeding and German Society of Plant Cultivation Research, since 2010; Member of the Seed Storage Committee of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), since 2010; German Country Representative of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA), since 2012; Chairman Cereals Section of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA), 2010-2015; Medal for the Research Co-operation with University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland 2014; German Representative of Working Group Wheat of the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR), since 2014; President Designate of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA), 2016-2020; Doctor honoris causa, University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland 2019; Professor, Martin-Luther-University, Halle-Wittenberg, 2020; President of the European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA), 2021-2024; Editor in Chief: Cereal Research Communications, since 2022.

Fellow: Honorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Science

Research Areas: Plant Genetics, Abiotic stress, Seed science, Genetic diversity

Address: Head Program Management and Evaluation, Department Genebank, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Corrensstr.3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany; Liebigweg 4, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany; [Tel: Off. +49 039482 5229; Res. +49 039482 71529; Cell; +49 15161547045; Email: boerner@ipk-gatersleben.de]