(2012)
Anaerobic bacteria as producers of antibiotics.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 96(1),
61-67.
Prof. Dr. Christian Hertweck
Biomolecular Chemistry · Head +49 3641 532-1101 christian.hertweck@leibniz-hki.deCurriculum vitae
Main Research Areas
- Investigation of biosynthetic pathways of the secondary metabolism of bacteria and fungi
- Use of enzymes and recombinant microorganisms for synthetic implementation
- Isolation and structural identification of natural products
- Molecular basis of fungus-bacteria-interactions
Professional Career
| 2008 | Rejection of professorship, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2008 – 2023 | Deputy Director at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI) Jena, Germany |
| 2008 | Rejection of professorship, Technical University Munich, Germany |
| Since 2006 | Head of Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, HKI Jena |
| Since 2006 | Professor (W3) and chair of Natural Product Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU), Germany |
| 2006 | Habilitation (Venia legendi) in organic chemistry, FSU Jena |
| 2005 | Rejection of professorship (W3), Rheinische Friedrich Willhelms University of Bonn, Germany |
| 2005 | Acceptance of professorship (W3), FSU Jena |
| 2001– 2005 | Head of junior research group, HKI Jena |
| 1999 – 2000 | Research assistant, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, funded through a Feodor Lynen fellowship for postdocs (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) |
| 1996 – 1999 | PhD, Friedrich Willhelms University Bonn and Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, funded through a Max Planck doctoral fellowship |
| 1996 | Diploma in chemistry at the Friedrich Willhelms University Bonn, Germany |
Awards · Appointments · Scientific Activities
| 2015 | Member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina |
| 2015 | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Award |
| 2015 | David Gottlieb Memorial Lecture Award, University of Illinois |
| 2014 | Wilhelm Manchot-Research Professor |
| Since 2013 | Member of the editorial board Bioorganic Chemistry |
| Since 2012 | Editor, Chemistry & Biology |
| Since 2012 | Member of the faculty of 1000 |
| Since 2011 | Member of the editorial board, Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Since 2011 | Member of the editorial board, Journal of Antibiotics |
| 2011 | NPR lecture award |
| Since 2010 | Member of the editorial board, ChemBioChem |
| 2009 – 2012 | Member of the editorial board, Chemistry & Biology |
| 2006 | Research prize of the Dr. Otto Röhm-Memorial-Foundation |
| Since 2005 | Member of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology (VAAM) |
| 2005 | DECHEMA award for natural product research |
| 2005 | Science award for life sciences and physics from the Beutenberg Campus Jena e.V. |
| 2005 | Thuringian research award (category: basic research) |
| Since 2003 | Member of the programme committee, Natural Product Meeting, Irsee |
| Since 2002 | Member of the DECHEMA Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology |
| Since 2001 | Member of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) |
Publications
(2012)
Cryptic polyketide synthase genes in non-pathogenic Clostridium SPP.
PLOS One 7(1),
e29609.
(2012)
Antiterminator-mediated unveiling of cryptic polythioamides in an anaerobic bacterium.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 51(10),
2425-2428.
(2012)
A ketosynthase homolog uses malonyl units to form esters in cervimycin biosynthesis.
Nat Chem Biol 8(2),
154-161.
(2012)
Cytotoxic alkaloids from Fusarium incarnatum associated with the mangrove tree Aegiceras corniculatum.
J Nat Prod 75(4),
617-621.
(2012)
Convergent asymmetric synthesis of (+)-aureothin employing an oxygenase-mediated resolution step.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 51(38),
9587-9591.
(2012)
Assembly and absolute configuration of short-lived polyketides from Burkholderia thailandensis.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 51(22),
5470-5474.
(2012)
Polyketide proofreading by an acyltransferase-like enzyme.
Chem Biol 19(3),
329-339.
(2012)
Chemical ecology of endophytic fungi: origins of secondary metabolites.
Chem Biol 19(7),
792-798.
(2012)
Biosynthesis of the respiratory toxin bongkrekic acid in the pathogenic bacterium Burkholderia gladioli.
Chem Biol 19(9),
1164-1174.
