(2020)
Absolute configuration and corrected NMR assignment of 17-hydroxycyclooctatin, a fused 5-8-5 tricyclic diterpene.
J Nat Prod 83(2),
354-361.
Prof. Dr. Christine Beemelmanns
Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions · Head +49 3641 532-1525 christine.beemelmanns@leibniz-hki.deCurriculum vitae
Main Research Areas
- Isolation and determination of the structure of signal molecules and antimicrobial natural products
- Characterisation of interactions between microbes and eucaryotes
- Total synthesis of natural products and chemical derivatisation
Professional Career
| since 01/2022 | Professor of Biochemistry of Microbial Metabolism at the University of Leipzig |
| Since 12/2013 | Junior group head at the Leibniz-Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans-Knöll-Institute, Jena, chemical biology of microbe-host-interactions |
| 2011-2013 | Postdoc at the Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, supervisor: Prof. J. Clardy, BCMP, Department of Biomolecular Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology |
| 2010-2011 | Postdoc at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, chemical faculty (Tokyo, Japan) supervisor: Prof. K. Suzuki |
| 2010 | Dr. rer. nat. in chemistry, summa cum laude, Freie Universität Berlin |
| 2007-2010 | PhD dissertation, organic chemistry instructed by Prof. H.-U. Reißig at the Freie Universität Berlin (Germany) |
| 2006-2007 | Research period at the RIKEN, chemistry, in the working group of Prof. M. Sodeoka (Japan) |
| 2001-2006 | Studies in chemistry, diploma at the RWTH Aachen (Germany) |
Awards · Appointments · Scientific Activities
| 2021 | Nachwuchswissenschaftler-Preise für Naturstoffforschung |
| 2020 | Dozentenpreis des Fonds der Chemischen Industrie |
| 2020 | Visiting Professor in Madison Wisconsin USA |
| 2019-2024 | ERC Starting GRant MORPHEUS |
| 2014-2015 | Postdoc fellowship from the Daimler and Benz Foundation and the Reinhard Frank Foundation |
| Since 2014 | Membership VAAM, FEMS and IUMS |
| Since 2014 | Membership Dechema |
| Since 2014 | Membership National Research Foundation of Korea |
| 2011-2013 | Postdoc fellowship from the Leopoldina Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften; Postdoc fellowship from the DFG rejected |
| 2011 | Ernst-Reuter-Award of the Freie Universität Berlin; Ernst-Reuter-Gesellschaft der Freunde, Förderer und Ehemaligen der Freien Universität Berlin (Berlin, Germany) |
| 2010-2011 | Postdoc fellowship from the DAAD |
| Since 2010 | Member of the commission, Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes |
| 2007-2010 | Networking fellowship for doctoral researchers at the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes |
| 2007-2009 | Doctoral fellowship funded by the Verband Chemischen Industrie (VCI) |
| 2006 | Springorum commemorative coin from the RWTH Aachen (Aachen, Germany) |
| 2006 | Procter and Gamble award, expert group chemistry at the RWTH Aachen |
| 2006-2007 | RIKEN fellowship from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes |
| 2004-2006 | Studies in chemistry: fellowship from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes |
| Since 2003 | Member of the GDCH |
| 2003 | Chemical award from the faculty for mathematics, informatics, natural sciences, RWTH Aachen |
| 2003 | Schöneborn award from the Gesellschaft der Freunde und Förderer der RWTH Aachen e.V., RWTH Aachen (Aachen, Germany) |
Publications
(2020)
From Persian Gulf to Indonesia: Interrelated phylogeographic distance and chemistry within the genus Peronia (Onchidiidae, Gastropoda, Mollusca).
Sci Rep 10(1),
13048.
(2020)
Structure elucidation of the redox cofactor mycofactocin reveals oligo-glycosylation by MftF.
Chem Sci 11,
5182-5190.
(2020)
Anti-adipogenic pregnane steroid from a hydractinia-associated fungus, Cladosporium sphaerospermum sp. SW67.
Nat Prod Sci 26(3),
230-235.
(2020)
Polyhalogenation of isoflavonoids by the termite-associated Actinomadura sp. RB99.
J Nat Prod 83(10),
3102-3110.
(2020)
Modular solid-phase synthesis of antiprotozoal barnesin derivatives.
Org Lett 22(10),
3744-3748.
(2020)
Targeted discovery of tetrapeptides and cyclic polyketide‐peptide hybrids from a fungal antagonist of farming termites.
ChemBioChem 21(20),
2991-2996.
(2020)
Steptomyces smaragdinus sp. nov. isolated from the gut of fungus growing-termite Macrotermes natalensis.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 70(11),
5806-5811.
(2019)
Stereoselective cascade cyclizations with samarium diiodide to tetracyclic indolines - precursors of fluorostrychnines and brucine.
Chemistry 25(37),
8780-8789.
(2019)
Metabolic pathway rerouting in Paraburkholderia rhizoxinica evolved long-overlooked derivatives of coenzyme F420.
ACS Chem Biol 14(9),
2088-2094.
