Prof. Dr. Marcus Andreas Horn

Prof. Dr. Marcus Andreas Horn
Address
Herrenhäuser Straße 2
30419 Hannover
Building
Room
007
Address
Herrenhäuser Straße 2
30419 Hannover
Building
Room
007
Positions
Chairperson of the Examination Board
Examination Board Molecular Microbiology (MSc)
Representatives for Professors
Faculty Council, Faculty of Natural Sciences
Representatives for Professors
Admissions Board for MSc Molecular Microbiology
Deputy Representatives for Professors
Curriculum and Teaching Committee, Life Science (BSc / MSc)
Professors
Institute of Microbiology

Focus in research an teaching

Marcus A. Horn gained his diploma in biology at the University of Bayreuth. During his PhD in the group of Prof. Harold L. Drake, he worked on the topic "Mikrobiologie der N2O-Bildung im Darm von Regenwürmern (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae)" which he finished with summa cum laude. Afterwards, he was hired as associated professor at the University of Bayreuth in the ecological microbiology and worked at the University of Vienna as a visiting scientist. His habilitation was about "Microbial Metabolism of Atmospheric Trace Gases in Terrestrial Ecosystems: Implications for Global Warming" which was the foundation for his professorship in Bayreuth in the ecological microbiology. Finally, started his recent position  as professor in soil microbiology at the Leibniz University Hannover in 2016.