Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics supports the Institute and fosters connections between the MPIMG and the public. The members of the Board of Trustees are appointed by the president of the Max Planck Society. They meet regularly at the Institute to stay informed about its work and general development. The Board of Trustees is formed by representatives from the local politics, industry, science, and the media.

Members of the Board of Trustees (appointment period 2014 - 2019)

Prof. Dr. Erwin Böttinger
Head of Digital Health Center
Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam

Prof. Dr. Andreas E. Busch
EVP, Head of R&D and CSO
Shire International GmbH, Zug, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Karl Max Einhäupl
Chairman of the Executive Board
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Prof. Dr. Peter A. Frensch
Vice President for Research
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Prof. Dr. Detlev Ganten
Chairman of the Foundation Board
Charité Foundation, Berlin

Steffen Krach
State Secretary for Science and Research
The Governing Mayor of Berlin - Senate Chancellery -
Berlin

Prof. Dr. Karl Sperling
Institute of Human Genetics
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Prof. Dr. Günter Stock
President of the
Berlin-Brandenburgischen Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Berlin

Dr. Hartmut Wewetzer
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin