
Working Groups

Group Leader: Prof. Dr. Bruno Bühler
Tel.: +49-(0)341-235-46 87
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Bruno Bühler
- Whole-cell multistep and redox biocatalysis
- Integration of biocatalyst and bioprocess engineering
- Whole-cell biocatalysis powered by sunlight
- Applications of O2-tolerant hydrogenases

Group Leader: Prof. Dr. Katja Bühler
Tel.: +49-(0)341-235-46 83
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Katja Bühler
- Understanding biofilms in technical settings
- Designing microbial biofilms for biocatalysis
- Developing novel biofilm reactor concepts
- Applying biofilms for productive catalysis

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

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

Group Leader: Dr. Jens Krömer
Tel.: +49-(0)341-235-46 88
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Jens Krömer
- Quantitative physiology (fluxomics & metabolomics)
- Metabolic modelling (FBA, EMA, GEM, 13C)
- Metabolic engineering
- Analytics (LC; GC-MS; LC-MS)
- Bioelectrochemical systems

Group Leader: Dr. Bin Lai
Tel.: +49-(0)341-235-46 97
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Bin Lai
- Microbial extracellular electron transfer mechanisms
- Electrode-steered microbial phenotype and metabolism
- Bio-electrode interface engineering and system design
- Light-powered bioelectrochemical hydrogen production

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