Prof. Dr. Julia Bornhorst
Professor for Food Chemistry with focus on Toxicology
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Wuppertal
Gaußstraße 20
42119 Wuppertal
eMail: bornhorst[a]uni-wuppertal.de
Qualifications and Scientific Career
| 07/2023 – now | University of Wuppertal, Germany; Position: W3 Professorship for Food Chemistry with focus on Toxicology |
| 03/2022 | Offer (“Ruf”) W3 Professorship for Food Chemistry; University of Potsdam, Germany; declined |
| 1/2019 – 06/2023 | University of Wuppertal, Germany; Position: W2 Professorship for Food Chemistry |
| 10/2017 – 09/2018 | University of Wuppertal, Germany; Position: Substitute W2 professor (“Vertretungsprofessorin”) for Food Chemistry |
| 01/2014 – 12/2018 | University of Potsdam, Germany; Position: “Habillitandin” (junior group leader) at the Institute of Nutritional Science |
| 11/2013 – 12/2013 | University of Münster (WWU Münster), Germany; Position: Postdoctoral researcher in the group of Prof. Dr. Tanja Schwerdtle |
| 10/2012 – 10/2013 | Department of Pediatrics and Toxicology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA; Position: Postdoctoral researcher in the group of Prof. Dr. Michael Aschner |
| 06/2012 – 09/2012 | Member of the NRW Graduate School of Chemistry at the WWU Münster; Position: Postdoctoral researcher in the group of Prof. Dr. Tanja Schwerdtle |
| 01/2009 – 06/2012 | PhD thesis in the research group of Prof. Dr. Tanja Schwerdtle, Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Münster (WWU Münster), Germany |
| 11/2008 | 1st State Examination for Food Chemists, Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Münster (WWU Münster), Germany |
| 03/2008 – 10/2008 | Research thesis in the research group of Prof. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Humpf, Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Münster (WWU Münster), Germany |
| 10/2004 – 11/2008 | Studies of Food Chemistry, Faculty 12, University of Münster (WWU Münster), Germany |
Membership in Scientific Committees
| since 2018 | Member of the “Deutsche Hochschulverband” |
| since 2018 | Member of the DFG Research Unit TraceAge (https://www.uni-potsdam.de/traceage/) |
| since 2015 | Member of the Potsdam graduate school (Postdoc representative 04/2016 - 04/2018) |
| since 2012 | German Society for Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology (DGPT) |
| 10/2011 – 10/2012 | Student Member of the NRW Graduate School of Chemistry Committee |
| since 2009 | Member of the German Society for Research on DNA Repair (DGDR) |
| since 2009 | Member of the Society of Food Chemistry (LChG/GDCh) |
| since 2009 | Member of the German Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (GUM) (board member 2015 - 2021) |
| since 2009 | Member of European Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EEMGS) |
| since 2009 | Member of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) (board member since 2019 and vice president since 2022) |
Important awards
| 10/2023 | “Wuppertaler Lehrlöwe” in the category ‘course with 10 to 49 participants’ |
| 05/2019 | EEMGS Early Career Award of the European Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EEMGS) |
| 03/2016 | “Young Toxicologist Merck Award” of the German Society of Toxicology (GT) |
| 01/2014 | Selected Member of the 16th Ernst Strüngmann Forum „ Heavy Metals and Infectious Diseases” |
| 10/2013 | Young Scientist Award of the German Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (GUM) |
| 09/2012 | Josef-Schormüller Award of the Society of Food Chemistry (LChG), part of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) |
Further engagement in the Research System
| 2023 – now | Ombudsperson for issues of good scientific practice of the University of Wuppertal |
| 2023 – now | Guest of the Permanent Senate Commission for the Investigation of Health Hazards of Chemical Compounds in the Work Area (MAK) |
| 2022 – now | Member of the taskforce UL (upper limit) – manganese of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) |
| 10/2021 – now | Co-Editor-in-Chief Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology |
| 2022 – now | Vice president of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS) |
| 07/2020 – now | “Equal Opportunities Officer” of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Wuppertal |
