Dr. Patrick Rabe

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Patrick Rabe studied chemistry at the University of Braunschweig in Germany. In 2016, he completed his PhD at the Kekulé-Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Bonn, focusing on mechanistic studies on bacterial terpene synthases under the supervision of Prof. Jeroen S. Dickschat, for which he was awarded the Dechema doctoral award in 2017. Motivated by a passion to understand the details of macromolecular catalysis, he began postdoctoral research in the group of Prof. Christopher Schofield at the University of Oxford, funded by the Deutsche Akademie für Naturforscher Leopoldina, Germany. During this time, he acquired new skills in time-resolved serial crystallography and spectroscopy method development in collaboration with the Diamond Light Source. In 2021, he began teaching as part of the SBMCDT biopolymers course at the University of Oxford, and in 2023 he received a Career Development Award from the Wellcome Trust, enabling him to establish an independent research group.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.