Former Students
Tim Bilbrough
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Seitz
PhD Thesis: Total chemical synthesis of post-translationally modified protein domains.
Dr. Timur Bulatov
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Suessmuth
PhD Thesis: Total synthesis and biological evaluation of paenilamicins from honey bee pathogen Paenibacillus larvae.
Aristo Pharma GmbH, Berlin
Dr. Daniela Gjorgjevikj
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wahl
PhD Topic: Peptide-based modulation of the bacterial transcription machinery
Dr. Lena Grass
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Wahl
PhD Topic: Structures and Functions of Bacterial DExH-Box RNA Helicases
Kay Hommernick
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Suessmuth
PhD Thesis: Synthesis of novel Albicidin derivatives for structure-activity relationship studies
BASF Services Europe GmbH, Berlin
Dr. Jan-Oliver Joswig
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Keller
PhD Thesis: Application and improvement of Molecular Dynamics simulations and Markov-state model analysis of biological systems
Exscientia, Oxford, UK
Dr. Leonardo Kleebauer
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Suessmuth
PhD Thesis: The potential of the new antibiotic lead structure Albicidin regarding chemical modifications towards a future antibiotic drug
Post-Doc at Gouveneur/ Davis-Lab, University Oxford
Dr. Caroline Knittel
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Suessmuth
PhD Thesis: Total synthesis of α-Amanitin and its derivatives
Post-Doc at Devaral-Lab, University of California, San Diego
Dr. Julia Krumbholz
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dittmann
PhD Thesis: Elucidation of a Quorum Sensing like Network in the Cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme
Post-Doc at Dittmann Lab, Universität Potsdam
Dr. Marcus Michaelis
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Moeller
PhD Thesis: Characterization of binding events between cytoplasmic domain of integrin-β1/β3 constructs and the focal adhesion-associated proteins paxillin and kindlin-2
Post-Doc at Moeller Lab, Universität Potsdam
Antonia Schewe
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Süssmuth
PhD Thesis: Characterisation of Albicidin and its derivatives towards resistance factors.
Dr. Fabian Schildhauer
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rappsilber
PhD Thesis: Incorporation of non-canonical amino acids in cells for cross-linking mass spectrometry.
Post-Doc at Rappsilber Lab, TU Berlin
Dr. Anselm Schneider
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hackenberger
PhD Thesis: Novel cell-penetrating peptides in the delivery of functional protein conjugates into living cells
NUVISAN Pharma Holding GmbH
Winner of Max-Bergman-Kreis Young Scientists Award 2021
Dr. Romina Schnegotzki
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Süßmuth
PhD Thesis: Total synthesis of cochinmicin I and its role as potent endothelin receptor antagonist
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma, Biberach
Dr. Ludwig Sinn
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Rappsilber
PhD Thesis: Technical advances in crosslinking and mass spectrometry for the study of biomolecular structures on the systems level
Post-Doc at Demichev/ Ralser - Lab, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Dr. Christian Stieger
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hackenberger
PhD Topic: Chemoselective phosphonamidate-based tools for protein targeting and labeling.
Post-Doc at Hackenberger - Lab, FMP Berlin
Anna Tutsch
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mroginski
PhD Topic: Structure and Mode of Action of Antimicrobial Peptide Microvionin.
Dr. Marius Wenz
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Keller
PhD Topic: Markov models of peptide conformational dynamics.
