Georg Jander
Born	1965 (age 59–60) Königstein im Taunus, Germany
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Washington University in St. Louis Harvard University
Spouse	Lucia Jander
Children	4
Scientific career
Fields	Plant biology,entomology,chemical ecology
Institutions	Boyce Thompson Institute,Cornell University
Thesis	Genetic studies on protein folding and protein secretion in Escherichia coli (1996)
Doctoral advisor	Jon Beckwith
Other academic advisors	Frederick M. Ausubel
Website	btiscience.org/georg-jander

Georg Jander is an Americanplant biologist at theBoyce Thompson Institute inIthaca, New York^[1] and an adjunct professor in the Plant Biology Section of the School of Integrative Plant Sciences atCornell University.^[2] Jander is known for his research identifying plant genes involved in synthesis of biochemical compounds, particularly those related to insect resistance.^[3][4]

Jander earned his undergraduate degree in computer science from theMcKelvey School of Engineering atWashington University in St. Louis in 1983.^[5] He received his Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics fromHarvard Medical School in 1996 under the supervision ofJon Beckwith.^[6]

Jander has worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the lab ofFred Ausubel^[7] and as a scientist atMonsanto.^[8]

He currently works as a faculty member at the Boyce Thompson Institute, where his lab studies the genetic mechanisms that control plant secondary metabolism involved in defense against insects.^[9][10][11] A particular focus of the Jander lab has been research involving plant interactions with aphids.^[12][13] Jander's research publications have been cited more than 17,000 times.^[3]

Since 2005, Jander has been the principal investigator for a undergraduate plant science summer internship program at the Boyce Thompson Institute.^[14]

• Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from theHumboldt Foundation (2011)^[15]
• Fellow,American Association for the Advancement of Science (2012)^[16]
• Fellow, American Society of Plant Biologists (2022)^[17]

• Georg Jander – Google Scholar citations
• Georg Jander – Boyce Thompson Institute website

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• Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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