Curriculum

University Address:

Nucleic Acid Center
Department of Physics and Chemistry
University of Southern Denmark, Odense
Campusvej 55
DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
phone +45 6550 2510
Fax +45 6615 8780

E-mail: [email protected]

Education:

• Diplom (MSc) in Chemistry at the University of Leipzig (1997)
•  Dr. rer. nat (PhD) at the University of Leipzig, Supervision Prof. Peter Welzel "Moenomycin antibiotics" (2001)

Professional Experience:

•   Associate Professor in Nanobioscience (University of Southern Denmark, 2006 - )
•   Assistant Professor in Bioorganic Chemistry (2003-2006, University of Southern Denmark)
•   Postdoctoral Fellow (2002, Nucleic Acid Center, awarded by the German Research Foundation - DFG)
•   Postdoctoral Fellow at the Nucleic Acid Center (2001, University of Southern Denmark)
•   Researcher (1997-1998, Aventis AG, France, Paris)

Research areas

Current Research:

• Medidinal chemistry of nucleic acids with focus on targeted delivery of modified oligonucleotides
• Microwave assisted and automated synthesis of peptides
• Controlled assembly and fusion of biomembranes (liposomes)
• Automated synthesis of DNA-conjugates and synthesis of non nucleosidic building blocks
• Synthesis and characterisation of soft nanoparticles (liposomes)
• Synthesis of radioligands with focus on PET-Imaging
• Synthesis of bioconjugates for theranostic applications