The Joint Committee comprises 12 scientists from various disciplines and institutions appointed for a term of three years by the presidiums of the DFG and the Leopoldina in mutual agreement. At least one member must be an expert on ethical issues and one on legal issues. The Joint Committee is headed jointly by the vice presidents of the DFG and the Leopoldina or by representatives appointed by the presidiums.
Chair Persons
Professor Dr Britta Siegmund ML
Vice President of the DFG, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Medical Director of the Medical Department, Division of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology
Professor Dr Thomas Lengauer ML
Appointed representative of the Leopoldina Presidium, Max Planck Institute Informatik
Other Members
Professor Dr Stephan Becker ML
University of Marburg, Institute of Virology
Professor Dr Alfons Bora
Bielefeld University, Faculty of Sociology
Dr Una Jakob
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main
Professor Dr Frank Kirchner
German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence,
Bremen
Professor Dr Anika Klafki
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Faculty of Law
Professor Dr Felicitas Krämer
University of Potsdam, Institute of Philosophy
Professor Dr Florian Kraus
University of Marburg, Department of Chemistry
Professor Dr Lars Schaade
Robert Koch Institute Berlin
Professor Dr Judith Simon
Universität Hamburg, Chair of Ethics in Information Technology
Professor Dr Jochen Taupitz ML
University of Mannheim, Faculty of Law and Economics