The Scientific Advisory Board advises the Board of Curators and the Director on all matters of scientific importance. It is independent in its advisory capacity.
The members of the Scientific Advisory Board are appointed by the Board of Curators for four-year terms.
Currently, the following scientists are members of the Scientific Advisory Board:
Chairperson
Freie Universität Berlin
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Animal Nutrition
Deputy Chairperson
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Faculty of Natural Sciences III – Institute of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, Animal Husbandry and Animal Ecology
Université de Liège, Belgien
Gembloux Agro-Bio-Tech, Department Animal Production and Nutrition Engineering
University College Dublin, Ireland
School of Agriculture & Food Science
Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
Department of Animal Sciences, Chair Animal Production Systems groep
French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE)
Department Unité Mixte de Recherches sur les Herbivores (UMRH) Theix
University of Bonn
Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology
Natural Resources Institute Helsinki, Finland (Luke)
Research Professor Genomics and Breeding