Department of NMR-Supported Structural Biology
(Hartmut Oschkinat)
Curriculum Vitae
Prof. Dr. H. Oschkinat
Date and Place of Birth: February 28th, 1957; Frankfurt, Germany
Nationality: German
Work Address:
Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie
Robert-Rössle-Str. 10
D-13125 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49-30-94793-161
Fax: +49-30-94793-169
Marital Status: Married, two children
Education:
1963-1972 Primary and Secondary School in Frankfurt (Peter-Petersen-Schule)
1972-1975 High School in Frankfurt (Ernst-Reuter-Schule)
1975-1976 and 1978-1983 Degree at Frankfurt University
1977-1978 National service, working in an old people's home
28.06.83 Dipl.chem. at the University of Frankfurt
11.07.86 Dr.phil.nat. at the University of Frankfurt
12.02.92 Dr.rer.nat.habil. at the Technical University in Munich
01.07.1998 Professor of Structural Chemistry at the Free University in Berlin
Academic Career:
1975-1976, 1978-1983 Chemistry degree at the University of Frankfurt, with merit;
1983 Diploma ('sehr gut').
1983-1984 Visit to the laboratory of Prof. Dr. Ray Freeman, Oxford, England.
1983-1985 Completion of dissertation in Prof. Kessler's Laboratory at the University of Frankfurt.
1986 Graduate thesis: "Analysis of the conformation of Cyclosporin in solution using NMR-spectroscopy: development and use of new methods".
1986-1987 Postdoctoral work with Prof. Dr. Bodenhausen at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland; work on pulse sequences.
1987-1991 Position as NMR-spectroscopist at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry (Martinsried, Germany), first in the Clore/Gronenborn group, later independently in the department of Prof. Huber. Pulse sequence development, 3D-NMR.
1992 "Habilitation" in Biophysical Chemistry at the Technical University of Munich.
1992-1998 Group leader at the EMBL, Heidelberg. Work on structure and function of signalling domains.
1998-present Head of the department "NMR-supported Structural Biology", at the Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie in Berlin and Professor of Structural Chemistry at the Free University in Berlin.
Present areas of study:
Structure and function of proteins in solution.
Structure and function of membrane-associated proteins.
Biological solution and solid-state NMR spectroscopy.
