Chair of Microbial Biochemistry and Cell Biology

 

Research topics & projects

Spatial-temporal organization of bacterial cells

Function of bacterial cytoskeletal elements & dynamines

Compartmentalization of the plasma membrane

Cell walls and the influence of antibiotics on Gram-positive bacteria

Chromosome organization and DNA segregation

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Education & positions

since 2019    Professor (W3) for Microbial Biochemistry and Cell Biology at                         the CAU Kiel, Chair of Microbial Biochemistry and Cell                                      Biology, Director Institute of General Microbiology, Head of
                       the Central Microscopy facility at the Department of Biology

2012 - 2019  Professor (W2) for Microbiology at the LMU München

2006 - 2012  Group leader (Bacterial Cell Biology Laboratory) at the                                     University of Cologne, Institute for Biochemistry and
                       member of the SFB 635

2003 - 2006  Postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Osnabrück &

                       Sir William Dunn School of Pathology at Oxford University

1999 - 2003  PhD in Microbiology at the University of Osnabrück

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Teaching interests

Lecture and practical course in microbiology for medical and biology students, supervision of practical courses for graduated students in current research projects. Supervision of Bachelor, Master and PhD students.

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