Diter von Wettstein#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 51 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1988 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED STATES |
Diter von Wettstein passed away April 13, 2017.
Positions Held
- since 1996 R.A. Nilan Distinguished Professor at Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences & School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University
- 1972 - 1996 Professor and Head, Department of Physiology, Carlsberg Laboratory, Copenhagen
- 1975 - 1988 Director Carlsberg Plant Breeding
- 1962 - 1975 Professor and Head Institute of Genetics, University of Copenhagen
- 1966, 1972, 1974 Visiting Professor at the University of California, Davis, CA
- 1969 Visiting Professor at Washington State University
- 1958 Rockefeller fellow, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena & Carnegie Institution of Washington, Cold Spring Harbor & Stanford
- 1957 Assistant professor in Genetics at Stockholm University
Fields of Scholarship
- Chromosome pairing, mechanism of crossing-over and genome analysis
- Biosynthesis of the photosynthetic membrane and chloroplast biogenesis
- Biotechnology of barley and wheat improvement
- Development of wheat compatible with celiac patients
- Epigenetics designer Transcription Activator-Like Effectors
- Development of proanthocyanidin-free barley (metabolic engineering)
- Molecular genetics of stem rust and herbicide resistance in barley
Honours and Awards
- Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences USA
- Member of
- Royal Danish Academy of Sciences
- Royal Physiographical Society, Lund
- European Molecular Biology Organization
- Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Academy of Technical Sciences, Copenhagen
- Academia Europaea, Académie Royale des Sciences de Belgique
- Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
- Nordrhein-Westfälische Akad.d.Wissensch
- Washington State Academy of Sciences
- Honorary Member Swedish Seed Association, Svalöf
- Lillö-Stiftelsens Prize for Genetic Research
- Gregor Mendel Medal & Kurt Mothes Gold Medal, Leopoldina
- Rebeiz Life Time Achievement Award
- Dr.agro.h.c. Copenhagen
