DBG

Board (2025 - 2026)

The board of the German Society for Plant Sciences (Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, DBG) consists of the executive committee and seven additional board members. The executive committee and two members of the board of trustees are elected by the general assembly for a period of two years. The other five members of the board of trustees are the chairpersons of the five sections of the German Society for Plant Sciences.

Executive Board (2025 - 2026)

President: Prof. Dr. Andreas Weber

Treasurer: Prof. Dr. Raimund Tenhaken

Secretary General: Prof. Dr. Iris Finkemeier

Secretary: Prof. Dr. Boas Pucker

Extended Board (2025 - 2026)

Elected member of the Extended Board: Prof. Dr. Christopher Grefen

Elected member of the Extended Board and Speaker of the Section for Interactions: Dr. Sophie de Vries

Speaker of the Section Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology: Prof. Dr. Stefan Rensing

Speaker of the Section Biodiversity and Evolution: Prof. Dr. Elvira Hörandl 

Speaker of the Section Phycology: Prof. Dr. Claudia Büchel

Speaker of the Section Secondary Plant Constituents and Natural Products: Prof. Dr. Ute Wittstock

Speaker of the Section Applied Botany: Prof. Dr. Christian Zörb