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Prof. Dr. Stephan Hammer

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1. Faculty of Chemistry / Organic Chemistry and Biocatalysis

Junior Professor for Organic Chemistry and Biocatalysis

E-Mail
stephan.hammer@uni-bielefeld.de  
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+49 521 106-67892  
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Curriculum Vitae

since 2019: J.-Professor for Organic Chemistry and Biocatalysis (Bielefeld University)
since 2019: Emmy Noether Junior Research Group Leader: New catalytic reactions by directed enzyme evolution
2017 - 2019: Junior Research Group Leader (University of Stuttgart)
2015 - 2017: Postdoc in directed evolution with Frances Arnold (Caltech, Pasadena)
2010 - 2014: Phd studies in biocatalysis with Bernhard Hauer (University of Stuttgart)
2008 - 2009: Studied Chemistry (University of Cambridge)
2005 - 2010: Studied Chemistry (Philipps University of Marburg)
2001 - 2005: Further training as a state-certified chemical technician (BASF SE)
2001 - 2005: Chemical laboratory technician in synthetic organic chemistry (BASF SE)
1997 - 2001: Apprenticeship as a chemical laboratory technician (BASF SE)

Current research topics

Stephan Hammer's expertise lies in the field of organic chemistry and enzyme catalysis, in particular in the design and evolution of new biocatalysts for application in synthetic chemistry. The methods used range from bioinformatic analyses and molecular biology techniques to protein biochemical studies and preparative applications in synthesis. Specific current topics include the development of new enzyme functions for sought-after C-C, C-N and C-O bond formations. Applications of these new enzymes range from use in synthesis to the expansion of metabolism in living organisms.