(2021)
The landscape of recombination events that create nonribosomal peptide diversity.
Mol Biol Evol 38(5),
2116-2130.
Prof. Dr. Pierre Stallforth
Paleobiotechnology · Head +49 3641 532-1527 pierre.stallforth@leibniz-hki.deCurriculum vitae
Main Research Areas
- Natural products from prehistoric samples
- Natural products from microbial interactions (microbial predator-prey associations, amoebae-bacteria interactions)
- Structure elucidation and biosynthetic studies
Professional Career
| since 2022 | Deputy Director, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (Leibniz-HKI) Jena |
| since 2021 | Professor for Bioorganic Chemistry and Paleobiotechnology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena |
| since 2020 | Head of the Department Paleobiotechnology, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, (Hans-Knöll-Institute), Jena |
| 2019-2020 | Interim Professorship Organic Chemistry University of Hamburg |
| 2013-2019 | Junior research group leader, Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology, (Hans-Knöll-Institute), Jena |
| 2011-2013 | Postdoc, Harvard Medical School, Dept. of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Boston, Supervisor: Prof. Jon Clardy |
| 2006-2010 | Graduate studies (Dr. sc. ETH Zurich), ETH Zurich and Max Planck Institute, colloids and interfaces, biomolecular systems, Berlin supervisors: Prof. Peter H. Seeberger “synthesis of bacterial carbohydrates and glycolipids for application in novel vaccine srategies” |
| 2002-2006 | MSc studies chemistry, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford (1st class, being placed 2nd out of 150 students) Master thesis, University of Oxford “dynamics of a quantum dot in a magnetic field” (1st class) |
| 2002 | Abitur (A-levels) at the Paul-Klee-Gymnasium Gersthofen, Germany |
Awards · Appointments · Scientific Activities
| 2024 | Medac Research Award 2023 |
| 2020 | Academy of Sciences Göttingen, Academy Prize for Chemistry |
| 2019 | DECHEMA Research Award Natural Product Research |
| 2018 | Medac Research Award |
| 2018 | Best Talk Prize, Bioorganic Symposium, Bochum 2018 |
| 2018 | Max Buchner Stipend, DECHEMA |
| 2017 | Prize for the Best Talk (2017 Dicty Meeting) |
| 2016 | Medac Research Award |
| 2014 | Fellowship of the Daimler and Benz Foundation |
| 2012 | Feodor Lynen-postdoc fellowship (Humboldt Foundation) |
| 2011 | Swiss National Fund Postdoc fellowship |
| 2007 | PhD fellowship, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German Academic Merit Foundation) |
| 2005 | Gibbs prize for excellence in the final examination |
| 2005-2007 | Fellowship of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes |
| 2003 and 2004 | Turbutt prize for excellence in practical organic chemistry |
| 2003-2006 | University of Oxford, open scholarship |
| 2002 | Prize for the best Abitur (A-levels) at the Paul-Klee-Gymnaisum |
Publications
(2021)
Total synthesis and bioactivity mapping of geodiamolide H.
Chem Eur J 27(45),
11633-11642.
(2021)
Lipopeptide-mediated bacterial interaction enables cooperative predator defense.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 118(6),
e2013759118.
(2020)
Structure elucidation of bacterial nonribosomal lipopeptides.
Org Biomol Chem 18(9),
1710-1727.
(Review)
(2020)
Structure, properties, and biological functions of nonribosomal lipopeptides from pseudomonads.
Nat Prod Rep 37(1),
29-54.
(Review)
(2020)
Biosynthesis of pseudomonas-derived butenolides.
Angew Chem Int Ed 59(14),
5607-5610.
(2020)
Chimeric LuxR transcription factors rewire natural product regulation.
Angew Chem Int Ed 59(15),
6192-6195.
(2020)
Special issue in honor of Professor Jon Clardy.
J Nat Prod 83(3),
565-568.
(Review)
(2020)
Cellular microbiology interview ‐ Dr. Pierre Stallforth.
Cell Microbiol 22(5),
e13188.
(Review)
(2019)
Disruption of membrane integrity by the bacteria-derived antifungal jagaricin.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 63(9),
e00707-19.
