Biography

Prof. Dr. Jochen Graw
Curriculum Vitae
Date of birth Dec. 12, 1953
Place of birth Heidelberg / Germany
Family status married, 3 boys (adult)
Education
1979 Diploma in Biochemistry, University of Tübingen
"Purification and characterisation of an ATP-bindingprotein from pig brain"
1981 PhD-Thesis at the Faculty of Biology, University of Constance
"Purification and characterisation of an ATP-dependent nuclease from bovine lymphocytes" (Prof. R. Knippers)
Professional work:
since 1981 Research scientist at the GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Neuherberg
Topic of Research: Molecular Eye Development
1991 Habilitation for Genetics at the Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich (Prof. H. Jäckle)
since 1992 Group-Leader Molecular Mammalian Genetics/Molecular Eye Development
1994-1999 Assistant Professor (Privatdozent) at the Technical University, Munich
since 1999 Adjunct Professor (apl. Prof.) at the Technical University Munich
01/2001-04/2002 Temporary Director of the GSF-Institute of Mammalian Genetics
2002-2008 Member of the supervisory board (Aufsichtsrat) of the GSF Research Center
2010-2013 Head of the Speakers Assembly at the Helmholtz Center Munich and Member of the Management Committee of the Helmholtz Center Munich
in 2008 the GSF Research Center changed its name to Helmholtz Center Munich
retired since August 2019

Function in Scientific Organizations:
German Society for Genetics (GfG): 1998-2011: Secretary;
2012-2015: member of the Advisory Council
European Vision and Eye Researchers (EVER):
2014-2019: Head of the Section “Molecular Biology, Genetics & Epidemiology” and Member of the Board of the Society
2018-2019: Member of the Executive Committee

Membership in Editorial Boards of scientific journals:
Ophthalmic Research: 1996-2011: Section Editor Biochemistry, Mol. Biology, Mol. Genetics
Experimental Eye Research: 2001-2019: Editorial Board Member
Molecular and General Genetics: 2010-2019: Review Editor
Reviewer for scientific journals:
Developmental Biology, Human Molecular Genetics; Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences; Mammalian Genome….
Reviewer for scientific organizations:
German Research Foundation (DFG): Review Board (Fachkollegium)
“General Genetics” (201-05; 2012-2016)
Ad-hoc reviewer for Fight for Sight (UK); German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research & Development; Medical Research Council (UK); Wellcome Trust (UK)

Textbooks:
“Genetics” (in German), published by Springer (Heidelberg), 2006, 2010, 2015; 7th edition 2021.

Editor of the German Translation „Lehrbuch der Molekularen Zellbiologie“, 3rd ed. (Alberts et al.: Essential Cell Biology); Wiley-VCH-Verlag, Weinheim, 2012; 4th ed. 2021.