Prof. Dr. Uwe T. Bornscheuer
Contact
Institute of Biochemistry
Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4
D-17487 Greifswald, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)3834 420 4367
Fax: +49 (0)3834 420 744367
uwe.bornscheueruni-greifswaldde
Curriculum Vitae
Scientific Career
| April - August 2017 | Sabbatical stay at INRA, Toulouse, France. |
| Oct. 2015 | W3-Professor at University of Greifswald |
| 4-Febr. - March 2010 | Research stay at Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. |
| Oct. 2004 | Declined offers for positions at Bergakademie Freiberg/Sachsen (C4-Professor for 'Technische Chemie & Biotechnologie'), TU Hamburg-Harburg (C4-Professor for 'Technische Biochemie/Biokatalyse'); accepted an equivalent offer from University of Greifswald. |
| Oct. 2003 - March 2004 | Sabbatical at Diversa Corp., San Diego, USA. |
| 2002-2008 | Managing Director of the Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Greifswald. |
| Since Oct. 1999 | Professor at the Institute for Chemistry & Biochemistry, Dept. of Technical Chemistry & Biotechnology, University of Greifswald. |
| 1999 | 'Privatdozent' at the Institute for Technical Biochemistry (ITB), University of Stuttgart. |
| 1994-1998 | 'Habilitation' at the ITB (Prof. R.D. Schmid) Thesis: "New Strategies for the Application of Lipases and Esterases in Organic Synthesis". |
| 1993-1994 | Postdoc at the University of Nagoya, Japan (Prof. T. Yamane). |
| 1991-1993 | Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Hannover, Department of Technical Chemistry (Prof. K. Schügerl, Prof. T. Scheper). |
| 1990 | Diploma (~ M. Sc.) in Chemistry at the University of Hannover, Department of Technical Chemistry. |
| 1985-1990 | University of Hannover, Study of Chemistry |
Fellowships and Awards
| 2023 | Kaufmann Memorial Lecture |
| 2023 | Distinguished Visiting Project Professor at Kyoto University, Japan |
| 2023 | 2023 Ewha Global Fellow, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South-Korea |
| 2022 | Enzyme Engineering Award 2022". |
| 2021 | European Lipid Technology Award 2021". |
| 2020 | Recognition as "Chemistry Europe Fellow". |
| 2018 | Greifswald Research Award (GRA); (see also ACIE article). |
| 2018 | Adjunct Professor, VISTEC, Rayong, Thailand (VISTEC). |
| 2017 | Honorary Editor of the Eur. J. Lipid Sci. Technol. |
| 2015 | Stephen S. Chang Award of the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS). |
| 2014 | Wilhelm-Normann-Medal of the German Society of Fat Science e.V. (DGF). |
| 2012 | Chevreul-Medal from the French Society of Lipid Research (SFEL), Paris, France. |
| 2010 | Stipend from the 'Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science', Tokyo, Japan. |
| 2008 | Biocat2008 Award received at Biocat2008 conference, Hamburg-Harburg, Germany. |
| 1996 | Guest professor at the University of Benin, Cotonou, Benin, Africa. |
| 1993 | Stipend from the 'Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science', Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1993 | Award of the 'Fonds der Chemischen Industrie', Frankfurt, Germany. |
Journals
| Member of the Editorial Board of "Chem Catal." | |||
| Member of the Editorial Board of "Bioresources and Bioprocessing" | |||
| Member of the Editorial Board of "Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology" | |||
| Member of the Editorial Board of "Enzyme Microb. Technol." | |||
| Member of the Editorial Board of the "Molecular Catalysis" | |||
| Associate Editor of the "Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society" | |||
| Member of the Editorial Board of "Z. Naturforschung, Biosciences" | |||
| Member of the Editorial Board of the "International Journal of Molecular Sciences". |
Past Editorial Board membership (resigned)
| Member of the Editorial Board of "Scientific Reports" (2022-2023) |
| Review Associate Editor of "Process Biochemistry" (2014-2018) |
| Chairmen of Editorial Board of "ChemCatChem" (2009-2017) |
| Editor-In-Chief of the "Eur.J. Lipid Science & Technol." (2008-2016) |
| Member of the Editorial Board of "Lipid Technology" |
| Member of the Editorial Board of "Microbial Biotechnology" |
| Co-Editor of the "Römpp-Online" (together with Prof. W. Streit) and responsible for the area "Biotechnologie & Gentechnik" |
| Associate Editor of "Biocatalysis and Biotransformation" |
| Member of the Editorial Board of the "Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology" |
| Member of the Editorial Board of the "Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology" |
| Member of the Editorial Board of "Amino Acids" |
| Member of the Editorial Board of "Biotechnology Letters" |
Others
| Member of the "Novo Nordisk Fonden Committee on Industrial Biotechnology and Environmental Biotechnology" | |||
| Member of the "Committee on Novo Nordisk Fondens Challenge Programme 2022 – Recycling for a Sustainable Society" | |||
| Head of the "Senat" of Greifswald University (04/2020-03/2024) | |||
| Member of the "DFG" Review Board (Fachkollegiat) for Biochemistry | |||
| Member of the Selection Committee for PhD Student Stipends of the "DBU", Osnabrück, Germany | |||
| Head of the Scientific Advisory Board of "TWB", Toulouse, France | |||
| Head of the "Research and Structure Commission" of the Senate of Greifswald University (until 2020) | |||
| Chairman of Board of Directors of the "Industrial Biocatalysis Network", Canada | |||
| Member of the EU financed COST-action "Systems Biocatalysis" | |||
| Board member of the German Catalysis Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Katalyse, GeCatS) | |||
| Chairmen of the Board of Directors of the company Enzymicals | |||
| President (2007-2009), board member and head of Biotechnology Division of the German Society for Fat Research ("Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fettwissenschaft - DGF") | |||
| Treasurer (2010-2011) of EuroFedLipid | |||
| Chairman / organizer of GRC Biocatalysis 2010 | |||
| Speaker of the "Biotransformation" section of the "Vereinigung für Allgemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie", VAAM (together with C. Syldatk, B. Hauer, J. Eck, A. Schmid) | |||
| Member of the Advisory Board of the Max-Rubner Institut (2009-2013) | |||
| Member of the Advisory Board of "Lifegen.de" | |||
| Member of the "Section on Applied Biocatalysis" of the European Federation of Biotechnology | |||