Prof. Dr. Christian Borgemeister (Director)

Professional experience

Christian Borgemeister is an entomologist, with a PhD from Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), Germany. He joined ZEF as Professor and Director of the Department of Ecology and Natural Resources Management in October 2013. Prior to that he was the Director General of icipe, the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, a pan-African R&D Centre headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya (from 2005-2013). Between 1998 and 2005 he served as a faculty member of Justus-Liebig University Giessen and LUH, and from 1992 to 1998 as a scientist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). His research focuses on biological control and integrated pest management (IPM) in the tropics for improved food security, and vector control of infectious diseases like malaria as part of a One Health approach. He has authored and co-authored > 120 papers in peer-reviewed journals, co-edited a book on the history of biological control in Africa, and contributed chapters to several scientific books. He is a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences, the Royal Entomological Society, the Entomological Society of America, and a member of several national and international academic organisations (more details refer to CV and publication list).