Working Groups

Microscale Analysis and Engineering

Platform Single Cell Analysis

Group Leader: Dr. Christian Dusny
Tel.: +49-(0)341-235-46 92
Mail: Christian Dusny

  • Analysis of productive microbial systems with microfluidic single cell technologies
  • Quantifying mass and energy fluxes in single microbial (photo-)catalysts for rational strain and process development
  • Linking environmental conditions and cell physiology to catalyst performance

Molecular Biology of Cyanobacteria

Bioenergetics

Group Leader: PD Dr. Stephan Klähn
Tel.:    +49-(0)341-235-4787
Mail:    Stephan Klähn

  • Understanding regulatory processes in cyanobacteria, i.e. those controlling energy and primary metabolism
  • Design of molecular tools and expression platforms in cyanobacteria
  • Applying regulatory processes to fine-tune synthetic pathways in cyanobacteria

Photobiotechnology

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Group Leader: Prof. Dr. Andreas Schmid
Tel.: +49-(0)341-235-12 86
Mail: Andreas Schmid

  • Hotwiring of natural photosynthesis in cyanobacteria
  • Integration of metabolic and reaction engineering
  • In situ product recovery
  • Maximizing process productivities for obtaining white hydrogen