
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Christoph Syldatk
- Former Head of Chair Technical Biology - Given Emeritus Status
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Institut für Bio- und Lebensmitteltechnik
Teilinstitut 2: Technische Biologie
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Gebäude 30.43
Fritz-Haber-Weg 4
76131 KarlsruhePostadresse:
Kaiserstr. 12
76131 Karlsruhe
Curriculum Vitae
1976 – 1981 | Study of Biology at the Technical University of Braunschweig (FRG) |
1981 – 1984 | Ph.D.-thesis on production and characterization of microbial biosurfactants in the group of Prof. Dr. Fritz Wagner; scientific co-worker at the Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of the TU Braunschweig (FRG) |
1985 – 1990 | Assistant Professor at the Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of the TU Braunschweig (FRG) and head of the newly formed research group "Regio- and stereoselective bioconversions"; research on bioconversions of cyclic amides (cooperation with Prof. Dr. Fritz Wagner and Prof. Dr. Karsten Krohn) and of silicon organic compounds (cooperation with Prof. Dr. Reinhold Tacke) |
1989 | Research stay at the Agricultural University in Wageningen (NL) in the group "Industrial Microbiology" of Prof. Dr. i.r. Jan de Bont (Industrial Microbiology); research on epoxide degrading enzymes |
1990 | Habilitation on the topic "Microbial hydantoin metabolism" |
1990 – 1991 | Lecturer at the Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of the TU Braunschweig (FRG) |
1991 – 1993 | Heisenberg scholarship of the German Science Foundation (DFG) |
1993 – 2004 | Full Professor at the Institute of Biochemical Engineering of the University of Stuttgart (FRG) (Working area of Physiological Microbiology) |
2000 | Research stay monthes at the University of Kent at Canterbury (UKC) (UK) in the group "Microbial Technology" of Prof. Dr. Alan T. Bull; research on nitrile degrading microorganisms |
Since 8/2003 | Full Professor at the Institute für Bio- und Lebensmitteltechnik, Chair of "Technical Biology" in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe/FRG |
2004 - 2008 | Nomination as member of the DECHEMA-Commission “Techniques of Biological Processes” |
Since 11/2008 | Chairman of the newly formed joint commission “Biotransformation” of the DECHEMA and VAAM |
2008 – 2010 | Vice Dean for Education of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
2010 - 2012 | Dean of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
2010 | Speaker of the joint commission “Biotransformation” of the DECHEMA and VAAM |
2012-2014 | Vice Dean for Education of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
Memberships in vocational societies:
- DECHEMA (German Society for Chemical Technology and Biotechnology)
- VAAM (German Society for General and Applied Microbiology)
- DGF (German Society for Fat Sciences)
Special activities:
Since 3/1996 | Co-chairman of the VAAM-Working Group "Microbial Biotransformations" |
Since 7/1996 | Member of the Editorial Board of Biotechnology Letters |
Since 3/1999 | Nominated by the DECHEMA as German Delegate for the EFB-Working party "Education" |
1996 – 1999 | Chairman of the BMBF-joint-project "A cascade of enzymes for production of non-proteinogenic L-amino acids" |
1999 – 2000 | Member of the DECHEMA-Ad-Hoc-Commission "Recommendations for the Education in Biotechnology in Germany" |
Since 2/2004 | Member of the DECHEMA-Working Party "Techniques of Biological Processes" |
Number of publications:
ca. 200 — of that 88 reported original papers and 18 patents
Research areas of interest:
Screening for new biocatalysts, bioreactor cultivation of microorganisms, immobilization of whole cells and isolated enzymes, enzyme technology, down stream processing, cyclic amidases, biosurfactants