(2018)
Iterative L-tryptophan methylation in Psilocybe evolved by sub-domain duplication.
ChemBioChem
[Accepted]
Curriculum vitae
Main Research Areas
- Biosynthetic pathways
- Natural products
- fungal genomics
Professional Career
| 2017 - 2020 | Phd student "natural product chemistry" - Doctoral thesis: Biochemical and genetic basis of indole alkaloid biosynthesis in basidiomycetes and biotechnological synthesis of psilocybin - Friedrich-Schiller University Jena |
| 2013 - 2017 | Master studies "chemical biology" - Master thesis: Heterologous production and biochemical characterization of prenyltransferases and polyketidsynthases from basidiomycetes - Friedrich-Schiller University Jena |
| 2010 -2013 | Bachelor studies "biology" - Bachelor thesis: Quantification of neuropeptides during the postmetamorphic development of the antennal lobe in Drosophila melanogaster - Philipps-University Marburg |
Awards · Appointments · Scientific Activities
| 2018 | medac-research price |
| 2018 | PHOENIX Pharmazie Wissenschaftspreis |
Publications
(2018)
Facile assembly and fluorescence-based screening method for heterologous expression of biosynthetic pathways in fungi.
Metab Eng 48,
44-51.
(2017)
Biochemical and genetic basis of orsellinic acid biosynthesis and prenylation in a stereaceous basidiomycete.
Fungal Genet Biol 98,
12-19.
(2017)
Enzymatic synthesis of psilocybin
Angew Chem Int Ed 56,
12352-12355.