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Logo of the chair Technical Biochemistry
Faculty of Biochemical and Chemical engineering
Studenten im Sommer auf dem Campus Nord, rote Zahnräder im Hintergrund © Roland Baege​/​TU Dortmund

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Oliver Kayser

Mail: Oliver Kayser

Chair Technichal Biochemistry

Emil-Figge-Str. 66, Room G1-6.10

44227 Dortmund

Phone: +49 231 755 7487

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Oliver Kayser © TU Dortmund

Research interest

  • Biosynthestic pathways of secondary natural products in plants
  • Metabolic Engineering
  • Metabolomics
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Medicinal Plant Biotechnology
  • Applications for white biotechnology and pharmaceutical biotechnology

H-Index: 28
Researchgate Score: 42.86
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Curriculum Vitae

  • Born 1967 in Recklinghausen, Deutschland
  • 1986 - 1991: Pharmacy study at the Westfälische-Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Deutschland
  • 1991 - 1992: Predoctoral Fellow at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
  • 1992 - 1997: PhD Thesis at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
  • 1998 - 2003: Habilitation at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
  • 2003 - 2010: Professor for Natural Product Biosynthesis at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands
  • Since 2010: Professor of the Chair Technical Biochemistry, TU Dortmund, Germany
2023
Towards the heterologous production of rare cannabinoids - Bioengineering studies and rational protein design
Dissertation by Fabian Johannes Thomas
2022
Evaluation of plant callus cultures to elucidate the metabolic degradation of pesticides in plants
Dissertation by Leonie Hillebrands
Diversity and beneficial mechanisms of endophytic maytansine in Gymnosporia heterophylla defense and studies on biological activities of 20-hydroxymaytenine and related natural products
Dissertation by Thanet Pitakbut
2019
Molecular biological elucidation of late tropane alkaloid biosynthesis
Dissertation by Kathrin Laura Kohnen-Johannsen
Transcriptomic analysis of Radula marginata Taylor for identification of key genes in the biosynthesis of cannabinoid-like compounds
Dissertation by Tajammul Hussain
Establishment and development of methods for genetic modifications in plants and their effect on the metabolism
Dissertation by Julia Schachtsiek
2018
Recombinant expresson and functional characterization of cannabinoid producing enzymes in Komagataella phaffii
Dissertation by Bastian Zirpel
Evaluation of c-prenylating enzymes for the heterologous biosynthesis of cannabigerolic acid
Dissertation by Sara Friederike Degenhardt
Phytochemical and biological investigation of Jatropha pelargoniifolia roots native to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dissertation by Hanan Y. Aati
2017
Identification, isolation and functional characterization of prenyltransferases in Cannabis sativa L.
Dissertation by Kathleen Pamplanyil
2016
Towards a platform organism for terpenoid production - in silico analysis of metabolic networks of potential hosts and in vivo validation
Dissertation by Evamaria Gruchattka
Influence of abiotic factors on growth and biosynthesis of secondary plant components in Duboisia species
Dissertation by Sophie Friederike Ullrich
2014
Cannabinoid production in Cannabis sativa L.: An in vitro approach
Dissertation by Sayed Farag
Isolation, identification and characterization of endophytes from Cannabis sativa L. and Radula marginata
Dissertation by Parijat Kusari
Metabolomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics of Cannabis sativa L. trichomes
Dissertation by Nizar Happyana
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