ICRI-BioM

obtained his doctorate and habilitation at the University of Göttingen. In his career, he has held numerous positions at renowned universities: Distinguished Adjunct Professor to King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia), Chair of Microbiology at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Visiting Professor at the University of Buenos Aires, to name a few. He is editor-in-chief of two scientific journals (Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, and AMB Express), being a prolific scientific writer himself. Professor’s interest focuses around molecular microbiology and biotechnology, exploring the processes of biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates, biosynthesis and biotechnological production of polyamides, as well as biodegradation of natural rubber and chemosynthetic polymers.

Formerly the Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Vice Rector for Science at the Lodz University of Technology, and President of the Łódź branch of the Polish Chemical Society. Now he serves as Director for Science Organisation at ICRI-BioM, and Deputy President of the Scientific Board, Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN). Member of the Scientific Board, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute (ICZMP), and Chemistry Committee, Polish Academyof Sciences. His main research interests focus around the study of mechanisms of chemical and biochemical reactions using isotope effects, computational chemistry, chemometrics, and bioinformatics. He has published about 200 scientific articles and monograph chapters.

Served as Director at Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, and continues his research at the Heidelberg and Cologne Universities. His broad research interest include new polymer creation reactions, chemistry and physics of individual particles, and graphene, dendrimers, and biosynthetic hybrids. He has published about 2,000 articles. He received multiple awards, honorary degrees and professor titles; he is a member of Polish and international academies. In 2008-2009, he was the President of the German Chemical Society (GDCh). In 2013-2014, he served as the President of the German Association for the Advancement of Science and Medicine. In 2010, he was granted a ERBN scholarship for advanced scholars for his work on nanographens. He is editor of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.