"There are no such things as applied sciences, only applications of science" (Louis Pasteur)
1996-99 PhD at the University of Marburg/Germany # 1999-2001 PostDoc at Uppsala University in Uppsala/Sweden # 2002-05 PostDoc at the University of Cologne/Germany # 2005-07 Independent Researcher & Lecturer at the University of Cologne/Germany # 2005-06 Guest Lecturer at Marburg University/Germany # 2006 Habilitation in Genetics at the University of Cologne # 2006-07 Guest Lecturer at Bingen University of Applied Sciences/Germany # 2007 - 2009 Bioinformatics Manager at BASF Plant Science subsidiary SunGene GmbH # since 2007 Guest Lecturer at University of Cologne # since September 2009 Professor for Biochemistry/Molecular Biology at University of Applied Sciences Mittweida/Germany
Our research tries to bring knowledge from the lab to the computer and back. The focus lies on the generation and utilisation of nucleic acid data. This is applied to quit diverse fields such as
research in the field of biogas production and ecological stoichiometry.
development of experimental and computational enabling technologies and tools to facilitate biotechnological utilization of microorganisms.
integration, modelling, visualisation, and simulation of genomic metadata.
analysis of genetic diversity and dynamics.
Eine
deutschsprachige Zusammenfassung ist
hier zu finden.
Methane is a well established energy carrier that can be generated from organic waste. The goal is to gain understanding of the dynamics of the transcriptome in anaerobic digesters. The obtained data shall facilitate modelling of the process, in particular with respect to changing substrates, in order to optimise methane production.
in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Michael Göttfert, TU Dresden; PD Dr. Udo Jäckel, Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Berlin; Dr. Henriette Mietke, Staatliche Betriebsgesellschaft für Umwelt und Landwirtschaft, Nossen
A list of all current group members can be found
here.