Prof. Dr. Marcel Robischon

Academic and Scientific Education

• 01.01.01–01.03.05: PhD, University of Cambridge, Department of Plant Sciences
• 01.09.99–01.10.00: M.Sc. in Forestry & its Relation to Land Use, University of Oxford
• 01.09.93–01.01.99: Diploma in Forest Sciences, University of Freiburg
• 12.09.84–01.05.93: High School Diploma (Abitur), Gymnasium Kolleg St. Sebastian, Stegen

Professional Experience

• Since 01.01.2020: Professor at Humboldt University of Berlin
• 15.01.14–31.12.19: Junior Professor, Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, Humboldt University of Berlin, from 01.04.14 at the Albrecht Daniel Thaer Institute for Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Head of the Division of Didactics in Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences
• 01.04.13–14.01.14: Visiting Lecturer in the Didactics of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, Humboldt University of Berlin
• 01.11.11–31.3.13: Research Associate, Institute of Biology and its Didactics, University of Education Freiburg
• 01.10.08–31.10.11: Academic Councilor, Institute of Forest Botany and Tree Physiology, University of Freiburg
• 01.09.05–30.09.08: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Forest Genetics, USDA Forest Service, Davis, California. Conducted research on the molecular basis of woody stem development using the American balsam poplar (Populus trichocarpa) as a model, funded by a USDA fellowship as part of the Forest Service International Visitor Program.
• 01.04.04–01.09.04: Consultant, Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag, Berlin. Authored two expert reports on the risks and current developments in the genetic modification of forest trees, published as the introductory chapter of the book Tree Transgenesis: Recent Developments (Ed. M. Fladung, Springer, Heidelberg, 2005).
• 01.01.01–01.01.05: PhD Candidate, Developmental Botany Lab, Department of Plant Science, University of Cambridge. Conducted research on growth regulation through cytokinin signaling and nitrate in the hybrid poplar Populus alba x tremula. Served as a tutor in ecology and plant physiology at Jesus College, Cambridge, and supervised lab courses in plant physiology and cell biology across various colleges.
• 01.04.99–30.09.99: Research Assistant, Institute of Forest Botany and Tree Physiology, University of Freiburg
• 01.04.98–30.03.99: Research Assistant, Fraunhofer Institute of Atmospheric Environmental Research, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (now KIT Karlsruhe). Worked on a project studying the effects of ozone depletion on European forests, focusing on the impact of increased UV-B radiation and soil drought on spruce (Picea abies). Responsible for biochemical analyses and measurements at a field station, and the maintenance of experimental setups in the Karwendel Mountains.
• 01.06.96–30.07.97: Research Assistant, Institute of Forest and Environmental Policy, Forest History Division, University of Freiburg. Conducted project work on resource scarcity, illustrated by the timber shortage in Germany in the 18th and 19th centuries.
• 01.09.93–30.04.94: Internship, State Forestry Office, Kirchzarten/Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald