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Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Bernhard Misof

  • Director General / Chair "Special Zoology"

Raiffeisenhaus
Adenauerallee 127
53113 Bonn

Phone: +49 228 9122 200
E-Mail: b.misof@leibniz-lib.de

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Profile

Prof Dr Dr h c Bernhard Misof has been Director General of the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change since 2021 and Professor of Special Zoology at the University of Bonn since 2020.

His research has focused on evolutionary biodiversity research with a particular emphasis on phylogenomic analyses, the evolution of arthropods and the reconstruction of the evolutionary history of complex groups of organisms. As Director General of the LIB, he is concerned with questions of museum development and transdisciplinary approaches. He is particularly interested in the interaction between the individual research and work areas of the LIB in order to create a socially relevant and effective institution.

After completing his studies and doctorate at the University of Vienna and his habilitation at the University of Bonn, Bernhard Misof held various international research and management positions, including research stays at Yale University and management positions in Bonn and Hamburg.

In addition to his scientific activities, Bernhard Misof is involved in numerous national and international scientific committees. Since the end of 2025, he has been the deputy spokesperson for Section C "Life Sciences" of the Leibniz Association.

Projects

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    2026

  • 2026/10

    Wellenbeck, A., Dzadzamia, L., Feldmann, E., Drössler, L., Misof, B., Janiashvili, Z., Hein, N.

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    Stand structural differences along a degradation gradient in the National forest inventory of Georgia

    European Journal of Forest Research, 5, 145

  • 2026/09

    Droege, G., Astrin, J.J., Güntsch, A., Bentley, A., Corrales, C., Labuschagne, K., Ocampo, G., Addink, W., Appiah-Madson, H.J., Arita, M., Avrili, H., Barker, K., Bravo, G.A., Buzan, E., Casino, A., Cochrane, G., da Silva, M., Distel, D., Ernst, M., Vargas, B.E., Poulin, R.F., Fantoni, K., Fichtmueller, D., Glöckner, F.O., Grobe, P., Groom, Q., Gupta, V., Häffner, E., Heinemann, K.D., Holetschek, J., Hollingsworth, P.M., Hunter, C., Hvilsom, C., Islam, S., Kadhirvelu, V.B., Kurtböke, D.İ., Lewin, H., McHardy, A.C., Mekarska, A., Meyer, R.S., Muñoz-García, M., Paulmann, C., Paupério, J., Penev, L., Ratnasingham, S., Röpert, D., Ron, S.R., Ryder, O., Schigel, D., Scholz, A.H., Schriml, L.M., Siriaroonrat, B., Tilley, L., Waterhouse, R.M., Misof, B., Borsch, T.

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    Connecting biodiversity biobanks in the global infrastructure landscape

    BioScience

  • 2026/09

    Kapli, P., Carter, H., Free, H.B., Leaché, A.D., de Boer, H.J., Flouri, T., Price, B., Broad, G.R., Clark, M.D., Blom, M.P.K., Meusemann, K., Misof, B., Johnson, R.N., Knapp, S., Littlewood, D.T.J.

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    Species-dense genomics through natural history collections

    Nature Reviews Genetics

  • 2026/04

    Lim, W., Bang, W.J., Choi, J., Jung, S., Kim, S., Bayless, K.M., McKenna, D., Meusemann, K., Misof, B., Yeates, D.K., Trautwein, M., Wiegmann, B.M., Shin, S.

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    Phylogenomics illuminates the complex evolutionary history of Bibionomorpha (Diptera)

    Systematic Entomology, 2, 51

  • 2026/03

    Gabelaia, M., Tarkhnishvili, D., Adriaens, D., Ginal, P., Misof, B., Wipfler, B.

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    Climate-Correlated Phenotypes in Caucasian Rock Lizards (Squamata: Lacertidae)

    Herpetologica, 1, 82

  • 2026/02

    Postma, A., Klynsmith, L., Duong, T.A., Allison, J.D., Smidt, W., Waterhouse, R.M., Lesny, P., Oeyen, J.P., Petersen, M., Martin, S., Liu, S., Zhou, X., Ziesmann, T., Donath, A., Mayer, C., Misof, B., Niehuis, O., Peters, R.S., Podsiadlowski, L., Coetzee, M.P.A., Joubert, F., Slippers, B.

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    Genome and transcriptome‐based identification and expression profiling of chemosensory gene families across developmental stages and tissues in Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae)

    Insect Molecular Biology

  • 2025

  • 2025/11

    Lehmitz, R., Hohberg, K., Husemann, M., Peters, R.S., Scheunemann, N., Bálint, M., Balke, M., Bieberich, J., Bista, I., Borsch, T., Bourlat, S.J., Bussmann, R.W., Damm, U., Dey, L., Flocco, C.G., Grossart, H., Haase, P., Höfer, H., Krashevska, V., Krogmann, L., Lücking, R., Arbizu, P.M., Meier, R., Mengual, X., Mercado-Salas, N.F., Moore, J.M., Orr, M.C., Otte, V., Overmann, J., Pauls, S.U., Pereira, R.J., Peters, J., Potapov, A., Printzen, C., Raub, F., Raupach, M.J., Rduch, V., Retter, A., von Reumont, B.M., Rossel, S., Schmelz, R.M., Schmitt, T., Scholler, M., Stolle, E., Thines, M., Vasilita, C., Wesener, T., Zahiri, R., Zaitsev, A., Zimmermann, J., Żyła, D., Misof, B., Tockner, K.

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    Unknown Germany - An integrative biodiversity discovery program

    npj Biodiversity, 1, 4

  • 2025/08

    Wellenbeck, A., Hein, N., Tarkhnishvili, D., Misof, B., Schmidtlein, S., Janiashvili, Z., Dzadzamia, L., Feilhauer, H.

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    Predicting woody species assemblages using ecophylogenetics and Earth observation data

    Forest ecology and management, 589

  • 2025/02

    Huang, Y., Escalona, H.E., Sun, Y., Zhang, P., Du, X., Gong, S., Tang, X., Liang, Y., Yang, D., Chen, P., Yang, H., Chen, M., Hüttel, B., Hlinka, O., Wang, X., Meusemann, K., Ślipiński, A., Zwick, A., Waterhouse, R.M., Misof, B., Niehuis, O., Li, H., Pang, H.

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    Molecular evolution of dietary shifts in ladybird beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): from fungivory to carnivory and herbivory

    BMC Biology, 1, 23

  • 2025/01

    Mozer, A., Di‐Nizo, C.B., Consul, A., Huettel, B., Jäger, R., Akintayo, A., Erhardt, C., Fenner, L., Fischer, D., Forat, S., Gimnich, F., Grobe, P., Martin, S., Nathan, V., Saeed, A., von der Mark, L., Woehle, C., Olek, K., Misof, B., Astrin, J.J.

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    FOGS: A SNPSTR Marker Database to Combat Wildlife Trafficking and a Cell Culture Bank for Ex‐Situ Conservation

    Molecular Ecology resources

  • 2024

  • 2024/06

    Mozer, A., Consul, A., Misof, B., Jäger, R., Olek, K., Astrin, J.J.

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    Joint detection of microsatellites and flanking sequences–SNPSTR markers for Athene noctua to fight illegal wildlife trade

    Forensic Science International Animals and Environments, 5

  • 2023

  • 2023/12

    Giesen, A., Blanckenhorn, W.U., Schäfer, M.A., Shimizu, K.K., Shimizu-Inatsugi, R., Misof, B., Podsiadlowski, L., Niehuis, O., Lischer, H.E.L., Aeschbacher, S., Kapun, M.

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    Geographic Variation in Genomic Signals of Admixture Between Two Closely Related European Sepsid Fly Species

    Evolutionary Biology, 4, 50

  • 2023/11

    Misof, B., Tockner, K., Trischler, H.

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    Die Bibliothek des biologischen, technischen und kulturellen Wissens – Warum brauchen wir eine integrierte Sammlungsinfrastruktur?

    BIBLIOTHEK Forschung und Praxis, 3, 47

  • 2018

  • 2018/00

    Thomas, G.W., Dohmen, E., Hughes, D.S., Murali, S.C., Poelchau, M., Glastad, K., Anstead, C.A., Ayoub, N.A., Batterham, P., Bellair, M., Binford, G.J., Chao, H., Chen, Y.H., Childers, C., Dinh, H., Doddapaneni, H., Duan, J.J., Dugan, S., Esposito, L.A., Friedrich, M., Garb, J., Gasser, R.B., Goodisman, M.A., Gundersen-Rindal, D.E., Han, Y., Handler, A.M., Hatakeyama, M., Hering, L., Hunter, W.B., Ioannidis, P., Jayaseelan, J.C., Kalra, D., Khila, A., Korhonen, P.K., Lee, C.E., Lee, S.L., Li, Y., Lindsey, A.R., Mayer, G., McGregor, A.P., McKenna, D.D., Misof, B., Munidasa, M., Munoz-Torres, M., Muzny, D.M., Niehuis, O., Osuji-Lacy, N., Palli, S.R., Panfilio, K.A., Pechmann, M., Perry, T., Peters, R.S., Poynton, H.C., Prpic, N., Qu, J., Rotenberg, D., Schal, C., Schoville, S.D., Scully, E.D., Skinner, E., Sloan, D.B., Stouthamer, R., Strand, M.R., Szucsich, N.U., Wijeratne, A., Young, N.D., Zattara, E.E., Benoit, J.B., Zdobnov, E.M., Pfrender, M.E., Hackett, K.J., Werren, J.H., Worley, K.C., Gibbs, R.A., Chipman, A.D., Waterhouse, R.M., Bornberg-Bauer, E., Hahn, M.W., Richards, S.

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    The genomic basis of arthropod diversity

  • 2012

  • 2012/11

    Kück, P., Greve, C., Misof, B., Gimnich, F.

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    Automated Masking of AFLP Markers Improves Reliability of Phylogenetic Analyses

    PloS one, 11, 7

  • 2012/06

    Hartig, G., Peters, R.S., Borner, J., Etzbauer, C., Misof, B., Niehuis, O.

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    Oligonucleotide primers for targeted amplification of single-copy nuclear genes in apocritan Hymenoptera

    PloS one, 6, 7

  • 2012/02

    Reumont, B.M.V., Struwe, J., Schwarzer, J., Misof, B.

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    Phylogeography of the burnet moth Zygaena transalpina complex: molecular and morphometric differentiation suggests glacial refugia in Southern France, Western …

    Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 1, 50

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