Philipp Klahn
Bildnachweis: Johan Wingborg/Göteborg
Career
04/2022 Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of Gothenburg
SS 2022 Teaching Assignment, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technische Universität Braunschweig
WS 2021-22 Teaching Assignment, Institute of Organic Chemistry, Leibniz Universität Hannover
04/2020 CEO of naconLabs
2017-2022 Independent Research Group Leader, Technische Universität Braunschweig
2015-2017 Senior PostDoc, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) with Prof. Dr. Mark Brönstrup
2014-2015 PostDoc, Rice University, BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC) with Prof. KC Nicolaou
2005-2005 Research Associate, Leadfinding Chemistry, ALTANA Pharma AG
Education
2014 Dr. rer. nat. with Prof. Dr. Stefan F. Kirsch, Bergische Universität Wuppertal
2010 M. Sc. Chemistry, Technische Universität München (TUM)
2008 B. Sc. Chemistry, Technische Universität München
2005 IHK Laboratory Assistent
Research Interest
Cytotoxic and antimicrobial extracellular-targeted drug-conjugates (EDCs), natural product chemistry, semi- and total synthesis, biology-oriented synthesis, artificial glucosinolates, hybrid antimicrobials, smart fluorescence dyes, chemical probes for cell imaging, surface immobilization of biomolecules
Awards and Fellowships
2024 Leibniz Drug of the Year 2024 Award
2023 Winners of the 4th Merck Compound Challenge
2022 EuChems Young Investigator Workshop 2022
2020 Max-Buchner Fellowship
2019 Thieme Journal Award
2018 Appointed member of the Junge BWG (Braunschweigsche Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft)
2015-2016 Feodor-Lynen-Rückkehr PostDoc Fellowship, Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation
2014-2015 Honorary Member of the GFBU
2014 GFBU PhD Award 2014, Gesellschaft der Freunde der Bergischen Universität
2014 PhD Award, Verein zur Förderung von Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften e. V., BUW
2014 Bayer-PostDoc-Workshop 2014, Parsipenny, NY/US
2014-2015 Feodor-Lynen PostDoc Fellowship, Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation
2010-2012 PhD Fellowship, Fonds der Chemischen Industrie
2007-2010 Student Fellowship, Hans-Rudolf Foundation
2005 Best of class 2005, Kerschensteinerschule Stuttgart
University of Gothenburg
Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology
Division of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry
Medicinaregatan 7B, Floor 6, Room 6155
413 90 Göteborg, Sweden
Prof. Dr. Philipp Klahn
Mobile: +46 76 618 39 14
Phone: +46 31 786 39 14
philipp.klahn[at]gu.se