Wolf B. Frommer

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1983-1987 Dissertation (Dr. rer. nat.); Institute for Genetics, University of Köln, Germany

1988–1989 Postdoctoral fellow, Institut für Genbiologische Forschung, Germany

1990–1991 Head of Research Group; Institut für Genbiologische Forschung, Germany

1992–1996 Head; Independent Young Investigator Group, Institut für Genbiologische Forschung, Germany

1996-2003 Full Professor, Chair of Plant Physiology; Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany

1997-2001 Cofounder and Director; Center for Plant Molecular Biology Tübingen (ZMBP), Germany

2003-2017 Staff Member; Carnegie Science, USA

2004-2011 Adjunct Professor, Stanford University, USA

2006-2016 Bio-X Affiliated Faculty, Stanford University, USA

2007-2009 Vice President,; JBEI (Joint Bioenergy Institute), USA

2007-2015 Visiting Faculty; Laurence Berkeley National Laboratories, USA

2007-2016 Director; Carnegie Science, USA

2011-2016 Full Professor; Stanford University, USA

2016-2017 Adjunct Professor; Stanford University, USA

2016-present Visiting Professor; WPI-ITbM, Nagoya University

2017-present Full Professor; Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf and Max Planck Institute for Breeding Research, Köln, Germany

2017-present Humboldt Professorship; Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf and Max Planck Institute for Breeding Research, Köln, Germany

Wolf B. Frommer Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Max Planck Institute for Breeding Research, Köln
Website wfrommer::itbm.nagoya-u.ac.jp

System biology, Plant molecular biology

The research in the Frommer team at ITbM works in four areas: (i) Engineering of genetically encoded biosensors and sponges for in vivo biochemistry, (ii) Characterization of the determinants of interactions between small molecules and transporters to help identifying novel drugs and agrochemicals; (iii) The search for yet unidentified receptors for small molecules; and chemical genomics and imaging of processes related to cellular growth and dynamics.

Selected Awards and Honors

2018	Tsungming Tu Award
2018	Clarivate-Web of Science Highly Cited
2017	Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher
2016	Alexander von Humboldt Professorship - International Prize for Research in Germany
2015	German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
2012	Laurence Bogorad Award for Excellence in Plant Biology, (American Society of Plant Biologists)
2009	ISI Highly Cited
2003	Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science AAAS
2001	Körber Award for European Science
1998	Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz Award from Deutsche Forschungsgesellschaft
1992-1996	Young Investigator Award (Nachwuchsgruppe am Genzentrum Berlin, Institut für Genbiologische Forschung)

Selected Publications

Rizza A., Walia A., Lanquar V., Frommer W.B. & Jones A.M. 2017 , Gibberellin gradients in elongating tissues stimulated by phytochrome interacting factors in hypocotyls. Nature Plants 3, 803-813 (PMID: 28970478).
Ast C., Oltrogge L.M., Foret J., De Michele R. & Frommer W.B. 2017, Matryoshka, a ratiometric fluorescent protein for engineering quantitative broad range and ultra-high sensitivity biosensors. Nature Comm. 8:431 (PMID:28874729).
Sosso, D.; Li, Q. B.; Luo, D.; Schläpfer, J.; Gendrot, G.; Suzuki, M.; Koch, K. E.; McCarty, D. R.; Ross-Ibarra, J.; Rogowsky, P.; Chourey, P. S.; Yang, B.; Frommer, W. B. Nature Genet. 2015, 47, 1489-93. Seed filling in domesticated maize depends on SWEET-mediated trans-epithelial hexose transport. DOI: 10.1038/ng.3422
Tao, Y.; Li, S.; Xu, Y.; Lily, S.; Cheung, L. S.; Eom, J. S.; Chen, L. Q.; Frommer, W. B; Feng, L. Nature 2015, 527, 259-63. Structure of a eukaryotic seven transmembrane SWEET transporter in a homo-trimeric complex. DOI: 10.1038/nature15391
Chen, L. Q.; Cheung, L.; Feng, L.; Tanner, W.; Frommer, W. B. Annu. Rev. Biochem. 2015, 84, 865-94. Transport of sugars. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-060614-033904
Jones, A. M.; Xuan, Y.; Xu, M.; Wang, R. S.; Ho, C. H.; Lalonde, S.; You, C. H.; Sardi, M. I.; Parsa, S. A.; Smith-Valle, E.; Pilot, G.; Pratelli, R.; Grossmann, G.; Acharya, B. R.; Hu, H. C.; Engineer, C.; Villiers, F.; Takeda, K.; Assmann, S. M.; Chen, J.; Kwak, J. M.; Schroeder, J. I.; Albert, R.; Rhee, S. Y; Frommer, W. B. Science 2014, 344, 711-16. Border control - a membrane-linked interactome of Arabidopsis. DOI: 10.1126/science.1251358
Jones, A. M.; Danielson, J. Å. H.; Manoj-Kumar, S.; Lanquar, V.; Grossmann, G.; Frommer, W. B. eLife 2014, 3:e01741. Abscisic acid dynamics in roots detected with genetically encoded FRET sensors. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.01741

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