LIFE SCIENCES mit dem Schwerpunktthema "Novel Advances in Modern Biochemistry: from Chemistry, the Origin of Life, Biocatalysis and Structural Biochemistry"
Konzeption: Professor Dr. Michael Lammers
Biochemistry is the scientific discipline that studies the molecular structures and chemical processes occurring in living organisms. While originating in the 19th century with the research done by scientists such as Eduard Buchner, Justus von Liebig or Emil Fischer, it is nowadays a fundamental discipline studying the structure and function of biomolecular macromolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids, the regulation of metabolism, mechanisms of enzyme catalysis, and the origin of life. This lecture series LIFE SCIENCES „Novel Advances in Modern Biochemistry: from Chemistry, the Origin of Life, Biocatalysis and Structural Biochemistry” will introduce you to recent developments in modern biochemistry. Over the past few decades, methodology in biochemical research has made enormous progress, enabling mechanistic insights into structure and function of megadalton complexes such as ribosomes to be obtained, and allowing the design and generation of artificial cells in synthetic biology. It has also enabled the engineering of genome-editing tools such as CRISPR-Cas9, as well as novel plastic-degrading enzymes, and fundamental cellular processes to be explored at atomic resolution. Recently, significant progress in artificial intelligence has enabled the prediction of protein structures and the design of proteins with important applications in medicine and biotechnology. In this lecture series, leading experts in the field of Biochemistry will present their research on fundamental scientific questions, applying state-of-the-art methods including synthetic biological approaches, cryo-electron microscopy, and X-ray crystallography, as well as the chemical synthesis of supramolecular materials.
THEMEN UND TERMINE:
Dienstag, 21. Oktober 2025 · 18.00 Uhr
Nitrogenase: Harnessing Biological Nitrogen Fixation
Professor Dr. Oliver Einsle
(Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Institut für Biochemie)
Dienstag, 11. November 2025 · 18.00 Uhr
Chemically Fueling Self-Assembly: From Controlling Molecular Self-Assembly, Phase Separation to the Synthesis of Life
Professor Dr. Job Boekhoven
(Technische Universität München, Professur für Supramolekulare Chemie)
Dienstag, 2. Dezember 2025 · 18.00 Uhr
Understanding receptor-ligand interactions at a molecular level; Implications for immune responses
Professor Adnane Achour, PhD (Karolinska Institute, Department of Medicine & Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm)
Dienstag, 13. Januar 2026 · 18.00 Uhr
Transcription regulatory mechanisms for efficient ribosome biosynthesis in bacteria
Professor Markus Wahl, PhD
(Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie)
Dienstag, 27. Januar 2026 · 18.00 Uhr
The „Neo-Carbonocene“ – Paving new ways for the sustainable conversion of CO2 with synthetic biology
Professor Dr. Tobias J. Erb
(Max-Planck-Institut für terrestrische Mikrobiologie, Marburg)
Dienstag, 3. März 2026 · 18.00 Uhr
Repurposed Biocatalysts from Neglected Bacteria
Professor Dr. Christian Hertweck
(Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie, Jena)
