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Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof

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  • 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 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, Prof 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, Prof 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

Publications

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    2026

  • 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

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