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Technical University of Munich

Dr. Daniel Garbe

Deputy Head of Werner Siemens-Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology

Office hours: no special times defined

E-Mail: daniel.garbe@tum.de

Phone: +49 (89) 289 13251

Address: Technical University of Munich, Department of Chemistry, Werner Siemens-Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology (WSSB), Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85748 Garching, Germany

Room: CH6, Room 27541

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Curriculum vitae

Since 01/2018: Deputy Head and leader of research group “Biocatalytic Reaction Systems” at the Werner Siemens-Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology

  • Tasks: Development of novel biocatalytic conversion processes to obtain from terrestrial and/or marine remainders natural and/or artificial products with an application background in sustainable pharmacy, chemistry and material science.
  • Projects: GreenCarbon, ChitoMat, Clean Carbon

Since 10/2015: Scientific Director of the TUM-AlgaeTec Center located on the Ludwig-Bölkow-Campus (southeast to Munich in Taufkirchen/Ottobrunn, Germany)

  • Tasks: Direct conversion of green house gas CO2 into biofuels and high-value speciality chemicals via phototrophic microorganisms.

02/2011 – 12/2017: Project manager at the Division of Industrial Biocatalysis (Prof. Dr. T. B. Brück, Technical University of Munich, Research Center Garching)

  • Tasks: Development of novel biocatalytic conversion processes to obtain from the sugar moieties of terrestrial and/or marine remainders natural and/or artificial products with an application background in sustainable pharmacy and as monomers for biobased polymers.

11/2009 – 01/2011: PostDoc with the Chair “Chemistry of biogenic Ressources” (Prof. Dr. V. Sieber, Technical University of Munich, Science Center Straubing)

  • Tasks: Development of a new technology platform to convert biogenic ressources into industrial relevant basic and specialty chemicals

02/2004 – 05/2009: Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.), Philipps-Universität Marburg and TU Dortmund

  • PhD thesis: Gerichtete Proteinevolution als Werkzeug zur Generierung funktionell und strukturell neuartiger Proteine (Engl.: Directed evolution as tool box to obtain functional and structural novel proteins); Prof. Dr. H. D. Mootz (Emmy Noether Professorship (Marburg) / Professorship of Chemical Biology and Biochemistry (Dortmund)), Philipps-Universität Marburg

10/1998 – 12/2003: Chemist (with special background in biochemistry), Philipps-Universität Marburg and Heriot-Watt-University Edinburgh (UK)

  • Course of study: Chemistry (with special background in biochemistry)
  • Diploma thesis: In vitro-Zyklisierung von Peptidyl-Thioester-Analoga mit (E)-Alken-Dipeptidisosteren durch die nichtribosomalen Thioesterase-Domänen der Antibiotika Surfactin A und Tyrocidin A (Engl.: In vitro cyclisation of peptidyl thioester derivatives comprising (E) alkene dipeptide isosters by the non-ribosomal thioesterase domains of the antibiotics Surfactin A and Tyrocidine A); Prof. Dr. M. A. Marahiel (Chair of Biochemistry) and Prof. Dr. U. Koert (Chair of Organic Chemistry), Philipps-Universität Marburg
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