As chemist, I wish to understand the reaction mechanism of enzymes.
As biochemist, I wonder how the table of elements is explored in the evolution of enzymes.
As microbiologist, the challenge is to take the “wild” microorganisms in culture.
As marine ecologist, my curiosity concerns the success of a species in a habitat.
As human, my incentive is the challenge to educate young scientists.

Research Projects

Enzymology of anaerobic cyclohexane-1,2-diol degradation (in collaboration with Prof. Peter M. H. Kroneck, University of Konstanz

Microbiology of flavor and fragrances: Enzymology of anaerobic monoterpene degradation in Castellaniella (ex Alcaligenes) defragrans

Cultivation of anaerobic hydrocarbon-mineralizing bacteria

Cultivation, taxonomy, physiology and biogeography of Rhodopirellula baltica in European Seas

Genetic fingerprints in microbial biodiversity research