Scientific Career
1987 - 1993 | Studies in Biology, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany |
1992 - 1993 | Diploma thesis at MPI Cell Biology, Ladenburg a. N., Germany |
1983 - 1997 | PhD studies at the Institute of Plant Breeding, Population Genetics and Seed Sciences, University of Hohenheim, Germany |
1998 - 2001 | Postdoc and Research Associate at Institute of Plant Biology, Dep. Plant Molecular Biology, Zürich University, Switzerland |
2001 - 2007 | Senior postdoc (lab-manager) of research group Molecular Markers, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) Gatersleben, Germany |
2007 - 2015 | co-lead of research group Genome Diversity, IPK Gatersleben |
Since 2015 | Head of research group Genomics of Genetic Resources, IPK Gatersleben |
2015 | offer: W3 university chair of “Quantitative Genetics and Genomics” at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, (declined) |
2016 | offer: W3 university chair of “Nutzpflanzengenetik (Crop Plant Genetics)” at Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany (declined) |
2018 - 2023 | W3 Professor Genomics of Plant Genetic Resources at Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany |
2019 | offer: Director of the Institute of Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance at the Julius-Kühn-Institute, Quedlinburg (declined) |
2023 | offer: W3 university chair of “Plant Breeding” at Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel, Germany (declined) |
Since 2023
| W3 Professor in Crop Plant Genetics at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and Head of Department Genebank, IPK Gatersleben, Germany |
Fellowships and Awards
2010 | Günter und Anna Wricke Forschungspreis in applied Genetics and Breeding Research, March 15, 2010 (http://www.wricke-stiftung.de) |
2015-2022 | Adjunct Professor in the School of Agriculture & Environment, University of Western Australia |
2017 | IWGSC leadership award, (https://www.wheatgenome.org/People/Leadership-Award/2016-Awardees/Nils-Stein) |
2018 | Highly cited researcher (acc. to Clarivate) |
2021 | Medal from the Royal Physiographic Society in Lund in conjunction with “The Royal Physiographic and Mendelian Societies in Lund Honorary Lecture in Genetics 2021” |
2022 | Innovation Award Gregor Mendel 2022, Gregor Mendel Foundation, Germany (https://www.gregor-mendel-stiftung.de/veranstaltungen/innovationspreis/) |
2024 | Honorary Scientist and Advisor in Rural Development Administration (RDA), South Korea |