Professur für Chemische Biologie

Key Topics

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Our group members work across organic synthesis & pharmaceutical chemistry, biochemistry, and cell biology, to bring chemical systems straight into biological applications. We actively support our group in their career development, and are proud to celebrate their achievements, awards, and scientific independence.

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Research

We use chemical biology to develop biochemically, biologically, or optically targeted reagents for research and for translational therapeutic applications. This fascinating and challenging goal brings together organic synthesis, biochemistry, cell biology, and in vivo biology.

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Publications

We are broadly active in three research areas: (1) photoresponsive inhibitors and materials as high-precision tools; (2) chemical cascade systems for studies of redox and metabolism; (3) new chemical concepts for optical imaging techniques.

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Chemical Biology

Welcome to the Chair of Organic Chemistry 2 (Chemical Biology) at the TU Dresden. Our interdisciplinary group comprises organic chemists, biochemists, cell biologists, and medical students, and is headed by Prof. Oliver Thorn-Seshold. We use synthetic organic chemistry to create small molecule reagents and imaging probes, for biochemically-, biologically-, or physically-targeted chemical biology approaches in basic research and translational therapy.

Interested in joining for an internship, BSc / MSc / PhD / postdoc? Just contact us.