Enrico Schleiff (born 17 November 1971) is a German biologist and physicist, and the president of the

Goethe University Frankfurt Goethe University (german: link=no, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) is a university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealt ...

, serving since 1 January 2021.

Career

Early career

Schleiff studied

physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which ...

at the

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in Prague from 1990 to 1992 and at the

University of Mainz The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (german: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz) is a public research university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg since 1946. With approximately 32,000 stud ...

from 1992 to 1995. He completed his master's thesis at the University of Basel in 1995 and then received a Ph.D. from the Department of Biochemistry at

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Univer ...

in Montreal. He then worked as a research assistant at the

University of Kiel Kiel University, officially the Christian-Albrecht University of Kiel, (german: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in ...

and at the

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...

, where he completed his

habilitation Habilitation is the highest university degree, or the procedure by which it is achieved, in many European countries. The candidate fulfills a university's set criteria of excellence in research, teaching and further education, usually including ...

cell biology Cell biology (also cellular biology or cytology) is a branch of biology that studies the structure, function, and behavior of cells. All living organisms are made of cells. A cell is the basic unit of life that is responsible for the living an ...

and

botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...

in 2003.

University of Frankfurt

Schleiff has been a professor at the Goethe University Frankfurt since 2007. He was elected vice president in 2012 and held this office until 2018. In 2020 he was elected president of the university in succession to

Birgitta Wolff Birgitta Wolff (born 14 July 1965 in Münster) is a German economist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). She served as minister of education and culture and as minister of research and economy in the state government of Saxo ...

. He was chairman of the board of the

Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies The Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) is a private-public institution for basic theoretical research in various areas of science focusing on interdisciplinary research. It is located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, at its own home a ...

from 2018 to 2020.Enrico Schleiff
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies

Other activities

, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021) * Fritz Bauer Institute, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021) *

House of Finance The House of Finance is an interdisciplinary research and teaching institute for law and economics at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Its mission is to evolve into a leading European and, ultimately, international center for finan ...

, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021) *

Institute for Law and Finance The Institute for Law and Finance (ILF) is a graduate school which was established as a non-profit foundation in 2002 by Goethe University Frankfurt am Main with the support of many prominent institutions. Leading commercial banks and internation ...

, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021) * Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS),

, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021) * Paul Ehrlich Foundation,

, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021) * University Hospital Frankfurt,

, Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2021)Supervisory Board
University Hospital Frankfurt,

Recognition

Schleiff received the Eduard Strasburger Prize of the German Botanical Society in 2004.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schleiff, Enrico Goethe University Frankfurt faculty 21st-century German biologists 21st-century German physicists Charles University alumni Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz alumni McGill University alumni 1971 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people)