University Distinguished Professor
MSU Foundation Professor
Director, Plant Research Laboratory

Dr. Christoph Benning
Plant Biology Laboratories
612 Wilson Rd, Rm 110
East Lansing, MI 48824

benning@msu.edu

Office: (517) 355-1609
Lab: (517) 353-7876
Location:  110 PBL

Education

• Ph.D. 1991, Michigan State University
• M.S. 1986, Albert-Ludwigs Universitaet, Freiburg, Germany

Previous Appointments

• Group Leader, 1993-97, Institut fuer Genbiologische Forschung Berlin GmbH, Berlin, Germany
• Postdoctoral Researcher, 1991-93, Michigan State University

Awards

• 2022 - Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors
• 2019 / 2020 - Highly Cited Researcher, Clarivate, Web of Science Group
• 2019 - MSU University Distinguished Professor
• 2018 - MSU Innovator of the Year Award shared with John Ohlrogge
• 2015 - Inaugural Member of the National Academy of Inventors/MSU Chapter
• 2015  - AAAS Fellow
• 2014  - MSU Foundation Professorship
• 2014 - Graduate Student Mentoring Award, MSU, College of Natural Science
• 2013 - Postdoctoral Mentoring Award, Michigan State University, College of Natural Science
• 2010  - Terry Galliard Medal, 19th International Symposium on Plant Lipids, Cairns Australia
• 2009 - Distinguished Faculty Award, Michigan State University, College of Natural Science
• 2009 - Distinguished Faculty Award, Michigan State University