Natural products chemistry, extraction, isolation and identification of new biologically active natural compounds, botanicals quality control

Member of YRW since 2014, Egon-Stahl-Award in Silver in 2007, Editor of Planta Medica since 2016, Secretary of the Italian Society of Phytochemistry and Science of Medicinal, Food and Fragrant plants (SIF) during the years 2004-2009 

GA as the leader Society in the development of projects concerning medicinal plants; new ideas and project exchange between young researchers; promoting the interaction between GA and SIF 

Lead discovery based on bioactive natural products, metabolite profiling using hyphenated techniques, preparative chromatography, biotransformation

Member of the GA Advisory Board, Editorial Board Member of Phytochemistry, Associate Editor of the Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society

Work to achieve excellence 
The GA must be a "world organization".
Use videos (“webinars”) to share knowledge
Use the web to promote the GA and attract new members
Organization of training workshops for young scientists
in developing countries (example: African network)

Natural Products Chemistry - Exploitation of plant  & microbial global biodiversity for novel bioactive natural products

Member of the GA advisory board since 2011 – Responsible for EU projects & Webpage
Member of ASP (USA) and AFERP (FRANCE)
 

Strengthen the links of research with the industry- Offer professional services to GA members- Keep updated the GA website- Participation of GA in EU projects- Promote financing tools for students in developing countries –– Establishing strong links of GA with other organisations – Give more opportunities to young members of GA.

Molecular pharmacology of natural products with a special focus on their actions on vascular endothelial cells (inflammation, angiogenesis, metastasis)

Elected Member of the GA Advisory Board since 2016;
Head of the GA Working Group “Young Researchers” since 2016; Co-Editor-in-Chief of Planta Medica since 2019
 

My aims as member of the GA BoD are:

• To foster the impact and visibility of GA in particular in the group of young scientists (e.g. by webinars, workshops etc.)

• To further increase the scientific success of the societies’ official publication organ Planta Medica.
   

Stefan is the technical director of the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP), editor of the Botanical Adulterants Monitor, and writes articles for HerbalGram and HerbalEGram. He is one of the ABC experts providing answers to inquiries from ABC members. Stefan has been with ABC since 2013

Phytochemistry, Natural products, Ethno-pharmacology, Glycobiology, in vitro / in vivo pharmacology; 
Natural products as inhibitors of virulence factors of pathogens

- Editor GA-Newsletter (since 2000), Member of GA BoD
- Organizer of 61st Annual Conference of GA 2013 in Münster, Germany
- Establishment of Young Researcher Workshops of GA
- Member of the Foundation Board of “Plants for Health”
- Vice spokesperson International Research Training Group (DFG)

-    Professionalisation of GA administration
-    Integration of young scientists into GA  
-    Intensified integration of African/Amazonian scientists into GA
-    To intensify communication and practical cooperations with pharmaceutical industry at all levels.  
-    To support the GA foundation “Plants for Health” towards an international visible charity system.

Natural product chemistry: isolation and semi-synthetic modification of natural products, and total synthesis of natural product-inspired scaffolds 

GA: BoD member (2017- ), Travel Grant Committee member (2018- ), Chair of TG (2019)
Other Societies: PSE member, member of several national Societies

Promoting research collaboration networking between the groups of members with complementary expertise.
Supporting young scientists’ involvement in the Society’s activities.

Plant Biotechnology, Genetics, Phytochemical Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoids

since 2015 Vice President GA, 2013-2015 Board Member GA, 2015 Organiser Satellite Meeting “Plant Biotechnology”, since 2019 Editor in Chief Planta Medica
 

- Real internationalisation of GA on the executive level
- Strengthen GA as top society for phytochemistry, pharmacology and analytics in the world 
- Open GA for new research fields (e.g. biotechnology) to make our society more attractive for more scientists
- Improving communication with new social media channels

Pharmacognosy, natural products, chomatography, bio-activity guided isolation   

Member of GA Travel Grant Committee, Head of the Committee in 2018
Member of Work Group “Young Researchers”
General Secretary of PSE
 

Aim: a) to use own expirience in organisation of new events and projects like eg. Webinars b) to concentrate on young scientists joining GA and suport young generation d) to extend collaboration between other organisation in order to develop scientific work related to medicinal plants      

Pharmacology; Phytochemistry; Ethnomedicine of Western Africa

GA African Research Network (chair)

“Eine Schule für Kingon e.V.” (non-profit society for the promotion of primary education in West Africa) 
 

I believe that the scientific exploration and preservation of our natural medicinal heritage is of utmost importance and needs to be supported especially in less developed countries. 
I therefore strive to foster the development of supportive network structures in these regions to support especially young scientists in their scientific development.