Wissenschaftlicher Werdegang von Dr. Thomas Barends
Education
1998, August: MSc Chemistry, University of Groningen, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural SciencesMSc Chemistry, University of Groningen, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
2004, April: PhD, University of Groningen, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Professional Career
2005 - 2010: Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Germany; Postdoc in the Department of Prof. Ilme Schlichting. Research focused on blue light-activated proteins and chaperones.
2010 - 2013: Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Germany; Staff Scientist in the Department of Prof. Ilme Schlichting. Research focused on methods development for the use of X-ray free electron lasers for structural biology
2014- present: Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Germany; Independent group leader position funded by the Department of Biomolecular Mechanisms (Prof. Ilme Schlichting) and the European Research Council. Research focused on anammox biochemistry and ladderane biosynthesis
Conference Organization
March 2014: 22nd Annual Meeting of the German Crystallographic Society; co-chair of the session “Hot New Structures”
March 2017: 25th Annual Meeting of the German Crystallographic Society; chair of the session “New Approaches in Structural Biology”