Projects

Current Projects

Metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis of the defensive role of Actinobacteria within the fungus-growing termite system
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Structure elucidation of natural products inducing morphogenesis in marine organisms and analysis of their biosynthesis
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Studies of the biosynthetic potential of microbial symbionts of fungus-growing termites using Amycolatopsis M39 as model organism
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Organic synthetic method development and total synthesis of microbial derived natural products
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Former Projects

Investigation of secondary metabolites from insect-associated microbes and their contribution to insect homeostasis and defense
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Exploitation and total synthesis of new microbial sphingolipid-type signaling molecules
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Modular synthetic approaches towards natural sphingoid base-type signaling molecules
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Functional and genomic analysis of bacterial and fungal natural products derived from the fungus-growing termite
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