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Microbiology & Biotechnology

Welcome!

Bacteria are our silent companions: They colonize not only our bodies in great variety, and are important for our health and fitness they are also of importance for the global nutrient cycles and have impact of climate changes. In addition, microorganisms are important tools of biotechnology .

Research:

We focus on several aspect of applied and basic microbiology:

Biofilm research and analysis of cell-cell communication within these communities
Functional metagenomics or identifying novel biocatalysts
Genome and transcriptome analyses of individual organisms or consortia
Analysis of the role of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in nature
Physiology of and diversity of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria
CO₂- and H₂-dependenet processes in marine consortia
Glycosylations and biotransformations of polyphenols

Teaching:

We teach in the following Master and Bachelor of Sciences programs:

BSc Biologie
MSc Biologie
BSc/ BA Biologie Lehramt Gymnasium
BSc Molecular Life Sciences
MSc Molecular Life Sciences

Within these programs we also offer students the possibilities to finish their thesis in our labs. Please, enquire for more detailed project descriptions.

ESSIB 2020 in Hamburg – postponed to 2021!

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to postpone the 5th European Summer School on Industrial Biotechnology in Hamburg to July 5-9 in 2021. The Summer School with the focus "Functional metagenomics: from nature to biochemical functions" adresses PhD students and postdocs, preferentially from Europe. We try to keep the program concept as much as possible and maintain the invitation of all participants. For the new date we allocate additional participant places. Please send your application to essib2020.min@uni-hamburg.de and find more details at www.ESSIB.eu.

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Streit lab

We have strong interest in getting access to the metagenoms and metatranscriptoms of uncultured bacteria. In addition, we develop strategies to prevent microbial biofilms. A further aspect of our research is in the analysis of cell-cell communication... (mehr)

Research group

Prof. Dr. W. Streit

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Pommerening lab

My group is working on the lithoautotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. The aim of our research is to understand the ecology, diversity and functions of these microorganisms in their habitats...

Research group

PD Dr. A. Pommerening

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Spieck lab

Biological oxidation of ammonia to nitrite and further to nitrate has an immense impact for the functioning of the nitrogen cycle in natural and man-made ecosystems...

Research group

PD Dr. E. Spieck

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Rabausch lab

The research group of Dr. Ulrich Rabausch is developing novel biotransformation tools for the glycodiversification of small molecules to be used as advanced bioactives...

Research group

Dr. U. Rabausch