Prof. Dr. Regine Kahmann

• 1967
  Abitur (A-levels) at the Lessing School in Uelzen, Germany
  
  

• 1967 – 1972
  Studied biology with a focus on microbiology at the University of Göttingen, Germany
  
  

• 1972
  Diplom degree
  
  

• 1972 – 1974
  Dissertation at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany
  
  

• 1974
  Doctor of Natural Science (Dr. rer. nat.) at the Freie Universität (FU) Berlin
  
  

• 1974 – 1976
  Postdoc at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  
  

• 1976 – 1980
  Junior Group Leader at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  
  

• 1980 – 1982
  Research associate at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
  
  

• 1982 – 1986
  Leader of an independent working group at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin
  
  

• 1987 – 1992
  Leader of an independent working group at the Institute for Genetic Biology Research Berlin GmbH
  
  

• 1992 – 2001
  C4 professor of genetics at the Institute for Genetics and Microbiology at LMU Munich, Germany
  
  

• Since 2001
  Scientific member of the Max Planck Society and Director of the organic interactions department at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany
  
  

• Since 2001
  W3 professor of genetics at the University of Marburg
  
  

• Gillissen, B. et al.: A two-component regulatory system for self/non-self recognition in Ustilago maydis. In: Cell 68, 1992. S. 647-657.

• Bölker, M., Urban, M., Kahmann, R.: The a mating type locus of Ustilago maydis specifies cell signaling components. In: Cell 68, 1992. S. 441-450.

• Kämper, J. et al.: Multiallelic recognition: nonself-dependent dimerization of the bE and bW homeodomain proteins in Ustilago maydis. In: Cell 81, 1995. S. 73-83.

• Hartmann, H.A., Kahmann, R., Bölker, M.: The pheromone response factor coordinates filamentous growth and pathogenicity in Ustilago maydis. In: Embo J. 15, 1996. S. 1632-1641.

• Wösten, H.A. et al.: A novel class of small amphipathic peptides affect aerial hyphal growth and surface hydrophobicity in Ustilago maydis. In: Embo J. 15, 1996. S. 4274-4281.

• Brachmann, A. et al.: An unusual MAP kinase is required for efficient penetration of the plant surface by Ustilago maydis. In: Embo J. 22, 2003. S. 2199-2210.

• Schirawski, J. et al.: Endoplasmic reticulum glucosidase II is required for pathogenicity of Ustilago maydis. In: Plant Cell 17, 2005. S. 3532-3543.

• Kämper, J. et al.: Insights from the genome of the biotrophic fungal plant pathogen Ustilago maydis. In: Nature 444, 2006. S. 97-101.

• Molina, L., Kahmann, R.: An Ustilago maydis gene involved in H2O2 detoxification is required for virulence. In: Plant Cell 19, 2007. S. 2293-2309.

• Doehlemann, G. et al.: Pep1, a secreted effector protein of Ustilago maydis, is required for successful invasion of plant cells. In: PLoS Pathog. 5(2), 2009. e1000290. Epub 2009 Feb 6. PMID: 19197359.

• The role of new secreted effectors from Ustilago maydis in establishing biotrophic interaction with corn plants

• Identification of new virulence factors of smut fungi using comparative genome analyses

• Identification of regulators for effector genes that convey expression during biotrophic development

• Identification of genes for host specificity of smut fungi using comparative genome analyses

• Perception of leaf surfaces by smut fungi and transmission of signals

• Identification of virulence targets of conserved MAP kinase using chemical genetics and phosphoproteomics

• Member of the German Research Foundation (DFG) Senate

• Member of the DFG Joint Committee

• Member of the DFG Senate Committee on Strategic Planning

• Member of the advisory board of the Otto Warburg Centre for Agricultural Biotechnology, Rehovot, Israel

• Member of the Centre for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP) advisory board in Tübingen, Germany

• Member of the advisory board of the Hans Knoell Institute in Jena, Germany

• Member of the international expert commission for the Elite Network of Bavaria, Germany

• Member of the advisory board of the Göttingen Graduate School for Neurosciences and Molecular Biosciences

• Member of the Minerva Weizmann Committee

• Chair of the European Research Council (ERC) LS9b Panel, "Applied Life Sciences and Biotechnology" (2009/2011/2013)

• Member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation

• Member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (corresponding member since 2001)

• Member of the Academia Europea

• Member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW)

• Member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina

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