Maria Leptin

Maria Leptin
Leptin in Heidelberg, 2017
President of the European Research Council
Assumed office
1 November 2021
Preceded byJean-Pierre Bourguignon (interim)
Director of the European Molecular Biology Organization
In office
1 January 2010  30 October 2021
Preceded byHermann Bujard
Succeeded byFiona Watt
Personal details
Born (1954-09-15) 15 September 1954
Hamburg, Germany
SpouseJonathan Howard
Children2
Alma materBasel Institute for Immunology
Heidelberg University
University of Bonn
Scientific career
FieldsDevelopmental biology
Immunology
InstitutionsEuropean Molecular Biology Organization
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
University of Cologne
Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Doctoral advisorFritz Melchers

Maria Leptin (born 15 September 1954) is a German developmental biologist and immunologist, and the current president of the European Research Council. She was the director of the European Molecular Biology Organization from 2010 to 2021.