Johannes Lambrecht
Contact
Dr. Johannes Lambrecht
Scientist
Working Group Flow Cytometry
Department of
Environmental Microbiology
Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig
Germany
Phone +49 341 235-1342
johannes.lambrecht@ufz.de

CV / Scientific Career
since 2019
Scientist at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ,
Department of Environmental Microbiology,
Research Group Flow Cytometry
projects focusing on:
· development of a Flow Cytometry Mock community
· downstream processing of medium chain carboxylates
· novel cultivation techniques based on microfluidics
2015 - 2019
Doctoral Researcher at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ,
Department of Environmental Microbiology,
Research Group Flow Cytometry
2020 Dr. rer. nat. in Biochemistry (Magna cum laude)
PhD-Thesis title:
The community sensor – Monitoring and control of microbiome dynamics in anaerobic processes
2010 – 2015
University of Technology Dresden
Institute of Bioprocess-Engineering – ZINT
Major studies in Bioprocess Engineering
focusing on:
· Microbiology and biochemistry
· Molecular biology and biosensors
· Bio reaction- and process technology
· Cellular machines and biomolecular nanotechnology
Diploma thesis at the Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research - UFZ Leipzig,
„Investigation of Microbial Community Dynamics in Biogas Plants“
2012
European Course of Cryogenics
Dresden - Wrocław - Trondheim
Program with focusing on:
· Hydrogen – production, transportation, safety
· Helium – extraction, liquefaction, superconductors
· Natural gas – liquefaction, handling, storage
2011 - 2012
G.E.O.S. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Freiberg
Division renewable energies / Biotechnology
Internship for seminar paper:
„Optimization of microbial water treatment in lignite strip mines and beneficiation of the accruing waste material
Schwertmannit“
Supporting European Patent application
(EP 2 664 376 A1) as a listed Inventor:
“An adsorbent comprising Schwertmannite, a method of preparing the adsorbent and the use of the adsorbent for purifying water or gas”
· Bioreactor design and development
· Implementation and performance verification
· Schwertmannit beneficiation for closed material cycles
2008 - 2010
University of Technology Dresden
Basic studies in process engineering focusing on:
· fundamental physics, chemistry, electrical engineering
· engineering mechanics and construction
· metrology and automation
· thermodynamics and fluid mechanics
Current Research Interests
As the effects of seemingly unlimited, petrol based growth become more and more apparent, transition towards a cyclic, more sustainable economic system seems inevitable. The emerging bioeconomy is promising to contribute to that transition by substituting existing energy and chemical production processes with renewable resource based alternatives. The proposed alternatives can utilize the diverse catalytic capabilities of microbiomes to maintain sustainability and economic feasibility and handle a wide range of complex Biomass streams like municipal and agricultural bio-waste.
The online monitoring and control of microbiomes, will therefore likely be one key technology in the transition towards cyclic bio-economies.
By applying flow cytometric single cell analysis to microbial fatty acid and biogas production we aim to develop a commonly applicable "community sensor" to establish low latency process control loops. The combination of these technologies could facilitate sustainable chemical production and flexible electric energy provision from a future bio-refinery.
Publications
2019 (2)
- Calabrese, F., Voloshynovska, I., Musat, F., Thullner, M., Schlömann, M., Richnow, H.H., Lambrecht, J., Müller, S., Wick, L.Y., Musat, N., Stryhanyuk, H., (2019):
Quantitation and comparison of phenotypic heterogeneity among single cells of monoclonal microbial populations
Front. Microbiol. 10 , art. 2814
full text (doi) - Lambrecht, J., Cichocki, N., Schattenberg, F., Kleinsteuber, S., Harms, H., Müller, S., Sträuber, H., (2019):
Key sub‑community dynamics of medium‑chain carboxylate production
Microb. Cell. Fact. 18 , art. 92
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2018 (1)
- Lambrecht, J., Schattenberg, F., Harms, H., Müller, S., (2018):
Characterizing microbiome dynamics – flow cytometry based workflows from pure cultures to natural communities
J. Vis. Exp. (137), e58033
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2017 (1)
- Lambrecht, J., Cichocki, N., Hübschmann, T., Koch, C., Harms, H., Müller, S., (2017):
Flow cytometric quantification, sorting and sequencing of methanogenic archaea based on F420 autofluorescence
Microb. Cell. Fact. 16 , art. 180
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