Dipl.-Biologe

Background
Study of Biology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany. Majors: Ecology & Evolution; Minors: Botany (Systematics), Forestry (Wildlife Management).
PhD study on the beneficial impact of ground beetles and spiders in agro-ecosystems.
Positions at the Institute of Soil Ecology Neuherberg, Technical University München-Weihenstephan, Bund Naturschutz in Bayern e.V., State Research Centre for Agriculture Freising.
Foundation of „Büro Lang“ in 2004. Since 2007 Lecturer at the University of Basel, Departement Environmental Geosciences.

Expert positions

Board member of the regional society for nature protection "NABU Kreisgruppe Lörrach" (since 2015).

Chair of the expert commission “Standardised monitoring of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) – Monitoring the effects of genetically modified organisms” of the Society of Engineers VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure) (since 2006)

Member of the advisory board of the society „Technologies of Life Sciences“ of the Society of Engineers VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure) (2011 – 2016)
Chair of the advisory board „Biodiversity, GMO Monitoring, Risk Management“ of the Society of Engineers VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure) (2011 – 2016)
Member of the Swiss Expert Commission for Biological Safety EFBS (Eidgenössische Fachkommission für biologische Sicherheit) (2007 – 2012)
Ad-hoc expert in the environmental group of the GMO Panel of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (2003 – 2008)