Background
Kern, Manfred Jakob was born on February 25, 1952 in Bodenheim, Germany. Son of Ludwig Johann and Anna (Streichsbier) Kern.
Kern, Manfred Jakob was born on February 25, 1952 in Bodenheim, Germany. Son of Ludwig Johann and Anna (Streichsbier) Kern.
Diploma in biology, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, 1979. Doctor Rerum Naturalium, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, 1982. Postgraduate, Southern Methodist University, 1983.
Scientifical auxiliary German Research Association, Mainz, 1980-1981. Scientifical collaborator Johannes Gutenberg University, 1982-1984. Scientist biological research Hoechst Ag, Frankfurt, Germany, 1984-1993.
Senior scientist biological research Agrevo GmbH, 1994-1998, head science communications, 1998-1999. Global head technical communications in technical strategy and resources Aventis Crop Science, 2000—2002. Global head executive and technical communications Bayer Crop Science, Frankfurt, since 2003.
Coordinator Forum Village and Agriculture Expo 2000, Hannover, since 1998. International advisory council Society for Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Management, Haryana, India, 1998. Expert for life science panel for agro/food European Commission, Seville, Spain, since 1998.
Participant International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, 1998. Co-convenor XXI International Congress Entomology, Foz de Iguazu, Brazil, 1998-2000. Board directors Council for Tropical and Agricultural Research, Stuttgart, Germany.
Member GLOB/Art Connecting Worlds Arts & Sciences, Austria, since 2001. Advisory service for development Oriented Agricultural Research. Member German delegation Global Forum on Agricultural Research, Dresden, Germany, 2000.
Deputy director board German Forum Research and Development, 1001. Speaker in field.
Organizer exhibition Visualized Agenda 21, conference parties United Nations's convention to combat desertification, Bonn, Germany, 2000, Geneva, 2001, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2002. International advisory board committee conference Sustainable Food Security for all by 2020, Bonn, 2001. Keynote speaker European Molecular Biology Laboratory/European Molecular Biology Organization millenium conference science and society, Heidelberg, Germany, 2000, GLOB/Art conference, Pernegg, Austria, 2001.
International advisory board 2d International Conference Sustainable Agriculture, Food, Energy, Industry, Beijing, 2002. Lieutenant colonel German Army Reserve, 1971-1973.
Married Ursula Dorothee Schoenfeld, April 14, 1978. Children: Verena, Laura.