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
Dr Anna Lisa Ahlers
Max Planck Institute für the History of Science
Professor Dr Daniel Barben
Universität Klagenfurt, Departement of Science, Technology and Society Studies
PD Dr Jens Bohne
Hannover Medical School, Institute of Virology
Dr Una Jakob
Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
Professor Dr Anika Klafki
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Faculty of Law
Professor Dr Florian Kraus
University of Marburg, Department of Chemistry
Professor Dr Ulrike von Luxburg
Universität Tübingen, Theory of Machine Learning
Professor Dr Vincent Müller
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Centre for Philosophy an AI Research
Professor Dr Silke Schicktanz
Universität Göttingen, Department for Medical Ethics and History of Medicine
Professor Dr Lars Schaade
Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, President