Alumni
PhD Graduates
| Name | Current position and graduation |
|---|---|
| Malte Wittwer |
PhD thesis: "Adhesion peptide-based on-cell catalysis and steps toward whole-cell biocatalysis in organic (co)-solvents" Graduation: 19th January 2022 |
| Francisca Contreras Leiva |
PostDoc, RWTH Aachen PhD thesis: "Cellulase protein engineering towards improved thermostability" Graduation: 18th August 2021 |
| Ulrich Markel |
PostDoc, UC San Diego PhD thesis: "Directed evolution of decarboxylase OleT and nitrobindin hybrid catalysts" Graduation: 18th August 2021 |
| Maximilian Nöth |
PostDoc, RWTH Aachen PhD thesis: “Engineering of biocatalytic microgels and bifunctional peptides for biohybrid systems” Graduation: 2nd July 2021 |
| Stefanie Brands |
PhD thesis: “Engineering of Prodigiosin Ligase PigC towards Production of Short-Chain Prodiginines” Graduation: 18 th June 2021 |
| Mu-En Chung |
PhD thesis: "Directed evolution of Polymerases and its application in Sequence Saturation Mutagenesis" Graduation: 01st June 2021 |
| Kevin Herrmann |
PostDoc, RWTH Aachen PhD thesis: "Phytase engineering for efficient phosphate recovery from press cakes" Graduation: 17th February 2021 |
| Haiyang (Ocean) Cui |
PostDoc, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA PhD thesis: “How to engineer an organic solvent tolerant lipase: Insights from directed evolution and molecular dynamics simulations" Graduation: 26th November 2020 |
| Gustavo Santos |
PostDoc, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Ås, Viken, Norway PhD thesis: “Engineering of heme-dependent monooxygenases towards heterocycle conversion” Graduation: 2nd October 2020 |
| Subrata Pramanik |
PostDoc, Örebrö University, Örebrö, Sweden PhD thesis: "Enzyme stabilization in ionic liquids and at elevated temperatures" Graduation: 25th August 2020 |
| Anna Gärtner |
PhD thesis: "Protein engineering of the monooxygenase P450 BM3 toward improved performance in allylic hydroxylation" Graduation: 9th June 2020 |
| Yu Ji |
PostDoc, RWTH Aachen PhD thesis: “Protein engineering of a sulfotransferase and a monooxygenase for the synthesis of high value chemicals” Graduation: 28th April 2020 |
| Deepak Anand |
PostDoc, Forschungszentrum Jülich PhD thesis: "Chiral separation of arginine based on tailor-made FhuA β-barrel proteins" Graduation: 20th April 2020 |
| Lina Apitius |
PostDoc, DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Germany PhD thesis: Engineered adhesion peptides for functionalization of natural surfaces, polymers, and metal alloys Graduation: 17th January 2019 |
| Erik Arango Gutierrez |
Associate Director Early Stage Downstream & Outsourcing, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Bieberach an der Riß, Deutschland PhD thesis: Optimization of glucose oxidase towards oxygen independency and high mediator activity for amperometric glucose determination in diabetes analytics Graduation: 19th December, 2015 |
| Marcus Arlt |
PostDoc, DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Germany PhD thesis: Design of biohybrid catalysts for metathesis reactions Graduation: 31st October, 2014 |
| Dominik Behrendt | Projektleiter, Forschungszentrum Jülich |
| Ketaki Belsare |
PostDoc in Lewis Group, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA PhD thesis: Directed Evolution of P450cin for Mediated Electron Transfer Graduation: 29th October, 2014 |
| Milan Blanusa | Leiter Bioprozesstechnik, Pieris Pharmaceuticals |
| Paula Bracco | Postdoc bei der Delft University of Technology, Delft, Niederlande |
| Feng Cheng |
Assistant Professor at Zhejiang University of Technology, China PhD thesis: Protein engineering of a therapeutic enzyme arginine deiminase Graduation: 26th of August, 2015 |
| Alexander Dennig | PostDoc at Universität Graz, Österreich |
| Dragana Despotovic | PostDoc im Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel |
| Gaurao Dhoke Vishwanathji |
Senior Research Investigator, Syngene International Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India PhD thesis: Computational analysis of mechanism and substrate specificity of an ADH from Candida parapsilosis Graduation: 2nd June, 2016 |
| Tamara Dworeck | HSP2 FG Biologie, RWTH Aachen |
| Yunus Ensari |
Assistant professor, Kafkas University, Turkey PhD thesis: "Synthesis of oxo-fatty acid esters in a whole cell cascade reactions with engineered monooxygenase (P450 BM3) and dehydrogenase (cpADH5) variants" Graduation: 19th Febuary 2018 |
| Josiane Frauenkron-Machedjou |
Quality manager, IOZK GmbH, Cologne, Germany PhD thesis: Deciphering rationales that determine the resistance of a lipase towards non-conventional media Graduation: 14th of July, 2015 |
| Anna Gärtner |
PhD thesis: “A 96-multiplex capillary electrophoresis screening platform for product-based evolution of P450 BM3“ Graduation: 9th June.2020 |
| Alexander Grimm |
Assistant Plant Manager at Sanofi, Frankfurt am Main, Germany PhD thesis: Protein engineering of nitrobindin for biohybrid catalysts. Graduation: 30th November 2018 |
| Arcan Güven | Wissenschaftlerin, Immunoassayentwicklung BERG LLC, Boston, USA |
| Güray Güven | Wissenschaftlicher Leiter Magellan Diagnostics, Boston, USA |
| Nesrin Hasan | PostDoc, John Hopkins University, Washington D.C., USA |
| Sebastian Hofzumaus | m2p-labs GmbH, Baesweiler |
| Katja Helena Höwer | Abbvie, Ludwigshafen |
| Saskia Ihle | Scientific Support Specialist, Lonza QC Testing Solutions Scientific Support |
| Shohana Islam |
Division Head PlastiQuant, RWTH Aachen University PhD thesis: Enzymatic Functionalization and Degradation of Natural and Synthetic Polymers Graduation: 23th January 2019 |
| Felix Jakob | Abteilungsleiter Biohybrid-Systeme am DWI an der RWTH Aachen e.V. |
| Andre Jakoblinnert | Senior Scientist Biocatalysis, Piramal Healthcare, Wilton UK |
| Tsvetan Kardashliev |
PostDoc atETH Zürich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, Switzerland PhD thesis: Directed Evolution of DNA Polymerases for Advancement of the SeSaM Mutagenesis Method and Biotransformations with P450 BM3 Monooxygenase Graduation: 29th January, 2015 |
| Julia Kinzel |
Global Regulatory Affairs CMC Scientist, CSL Behring GmbH, Marburg, Germany PhD thesis: Towards chiral nanopores based on tailor-made FhuA β-barrel proteins Graduation: 29th July 2017 |
| Mathias Klein | PostDoc an der Jacobs Universität, Bremen |
| Georgette Körfer |
New position: Project manager, Laundry & Home Care, Dalli Werke GmbH & Co. KG, Stolberg, Germany PhD thesis: Development of a flow cytometer-based in vitro compartmentalization screening platform for directed protein evolution Graduation: 26th July, 2016 |
| Julia Koopmeiners | TU Braunschweig |
| Christian Lehmann | Boehringer Ingelheim |
| Zhenwei Li | Formulation Scientist Novozymes, China, Biotechnology Ltd. |
| Chaoning Liang | Assistant professor, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), China |
| Zhanzhi Liu |
Lecturer, Jiangnan University, Jiangsu province, China PhD thesis: "Protein engineering of FhuA Δ1-160 variants for controlled release of compounds" Graduation: May 3rd, 2018 |
| Nina Lülsdorf |
Managerin Technology and Process Transfer at Vetter Pharma-Fertigung GmbH & Co. KG, Technology & Process Transfer PhD thesis: Protein engineering for polyethylene terephthalate degradation Graduation: 26th January, 2016 |
| John Mandawe |
PhD thesis: “Engineering of Hyaluronic Acid Synthases from Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus and Pasteurella multocid a towards improved Hyaluronic Acid Chain Length and Titer" Graduation: October 31st, 2018 |
| Jan Marienhagen | Institut für Bio- und Geowissenschaften IBG-1: Biotechnologie, Forschungszentrum Jülich, |
| Ronny Martinez | Associate professor, Universidad de la Serena, La Serena, Chile |
| Diana Mate | PostDoc, Centro De Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain |
| Alan Mertens |
PostDoc, Abt. 4.1. Technologietransfer, RWTH Aachen PhD thesis: Untersuchung verschiedener Ein- und Dreikomponenten-P450-Systeme für die Anwendung in der Biokatalyse Graduation: 5th of November, 2015 |
| Marie Anna Stephanie Mertens |
Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG PhD thesis: Combination of bio- and metal catalysts in chemoenzymatic cascade reactions Graduation: 17th December 2019 |
| Iuliana Carmen Momeu | PostDoc, TU München |
| Noor Muhammad | Assistant Professor at Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, KUST, Kohat, Pakistan |
| Christina Müller | ACIB GmbH, Graz, Österreich |
| Hemanshu Mundhada | PostDoc / Novo Nordisk Found. Center for Biosustainability, Denmark |
| Madhavan Nallani | Adjunct Assistant Professor at School of Materials Science & Engineering College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapur |
| Jovana Nazor | Scientist, Codexis Inc., San Francisco, USA |
| Catalina Novoa |
Principal Scientist in Directed Evolution, Kura Biotec, Puerto Varas, Chile PhD thesis: Protein engineering of laccases towards alkaline pH |
| Ozana Onaca-Fischer | PostDoc, Universität Basel (UNIBAS), Schweiz |
| Alaa Othman | Leiterin Core Facility "Bioanalysis and Mass Spectrometry", Universität Lübeck |
| Radivoje Prodanovic | Associate Professor an der University of Belgrade, Belgrad, Kroatien |
| Christian Pitzler |
Scientist, Bayer HealthCare, Bayer Pharma AG, Germany PhD thesis: Novel Flow Cytometer-based Platforms for directed Evolution Graduation: 7th of December, 2015 |
| Verma Rajni | |
| Kristin Rübsam |
Scientist, Bayer HealthCare, Bayer Pharma AG, Germany PhD thesis: "KnowVolution of the polymer binding peptide LCI for improved polypropylene binding" Graduation: 2nd May 2018 |
| Anna Joelle Ruff | Division Head, Lehrstuhl für Biotechnologie, RWTH Aachen University |
| Aamir Shehzad | Assistant Professor an der Kohat University, Pakistan |
| Amol Shivange | Senior Scientist, Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine (inStem), Bengaluru, India |
| Fabrizio Sibilla | Wissenschaftlicher Berater, Italian Biogas Council Consorzio Italiano Biogas, CIB, Krajete GmbH, Italien |
| Kang Lan Tee | Wissenschaftl. Mitarbeiter, Sheffield University, UK |
| Stefanie Joana Tenne | Projektmanagerin, Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company |
| Martin Thiele |
PhD thesis: “Boosting the performance of a protease with polymers and surfactants" Graduation: December 14th, 2018 |
| Ran Tu | Associate Researcher, Co-PI, at Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, China |
| Ljubica Vojcic | Scientist, CODEXIS, Inc., San Francisco, USA |
| Anne Maria Wallraf |
Application Scientist at PerkinElmer, Inc., Aachen, Germany PhD thesis: “Protein engineering of laccase for improved resistance towards cosolvents” Graduation: 17th September 2018 |
| Alexandra Weingartner |
Manufacturing Scientist, Takeda, Wien, Austria PhD thesis: “Directed Evolution of the Monooxygenase P450 BM3 for aromatic hydroxylation" Graduation: 7th December 2018 |
| Tuck Seng Wong | Senior Lecturer, Chemical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, UK |
|
Jianhua Yang |
Assistant professor, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, China PhD thesis: Enabling directed evolution 3.0 by a promoter toolbox, casting epPCR and engineered polymerase Graduation: 21st October 2016 |
|
Jing Zhao |
Assistant Professor, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, China PhD thesis: Directed evolution and computational analysis of ionic liquid resistant lipase variants Graduation: 23rd of September, 2015 |
| Yingying Zheng | Assistant Researcher Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, China |
| Ziwei Zhu |
Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services GmbH |
| Zhi Zou |
PostDoc, DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Germany PhD thesis: „Directed sortase evolution for site-specific protein engineering and surface functionalization“ Graduation: February 26th, 2019 |
Former scientific staff
| Name | Current position |
|---|---|
| Dr. Osama El-Sepelgy | Head of the research group at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e. V., Pölchow, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
| Dr. Mehdi D. Davari | Head of the Research Group at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Hoda Alibiglou | |
| Dr. Tamara Dworeck | HSP2 FG Biologie, RWTH Aachen University |
| Dr. Islam Elawaad | |
| Dr. Marco Fioroni | |
| Dr. Christoph Gertler | |
| Liudmyla Goncharenko | Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG |
| Dr. Marco Grull | |
| Dr. Stefanie Hamer | |
| Dr. Mathias Klein | |
| Dr. Justyna Kulig | |
| Dr. Paul Majkut | |
|
Dr. Diana Mate |
PostDoc at Miguel Alcalde's Group Department of Biocatalysis Institute of Catalysis (ICP, CSIC) |
| Dr. Richard Meurer | |
| Matthias Offermann | |
| Dr. Lorenzo Pesci | |
| Dr. Radivoje Prodanovic | Assistant Professor at University of Belgrade |
| Yi Qu | |
| Dr. Anett Schallmey | Professor at TU Braunschweig |
| Dr. Alexander Schenk | |
| Dr. Johannes Schiffels | |
| Daniel Sexauer | |
| Dr. Fabrizio Sibilla | Italian Biogas Council (Consorzio Italiano Biogas, CIB), Krajete GmbH |
| Dr. Lingling Zhang |
Former technical staff
| Name | Current position |
|---|---|
| Chaymae Azdouffal | |
| Gisela Beissel | TA, Mikrobiologie Bio IV, RWTH Aachen University |
| Siegfried Bezdek | |
| Stephan Böhmer | IT adminstrator, Department of Mathematics, RWTH Aachen University |
| Soumiya Ezzahoini | |
| Claudia Greiner | |
| Claudia Hansen | |
| Ursula Holter | |
| Sandra Knopp | |
| Andreas Nessel | DZNE, Bonn, Germany |
| Marta Nowak | |
| Karina Paul | |
| Patrizia Pazdzior | Dynavax GmbH |
| Marie-Luise Pennings | |
| Claudia Wichlatz | |
| Maria Wiedenroth |