Dr. Stephan Sieber

Professor

Build a Statement of Purpose

Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Stephan Sieber. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.

Biography

Prof. Sieber conducts research in bioorganic chemistry, focusing on the development of new drugs to combat multi-resistant bacteria. His research employs various methods including synthetic chemistry, functional proteomics, cell biology, and mass spectrometry. This approach has led to the discovery of new active substances that are currently being optimized for medical applications. After completing his studies in chemistry at the University of Marburg, he obtained his PhD in the laboratories of Prof. C. T. Walsh at Harvard Medical School and Prof. M. Marahiel at the University of Marburg in 2004. Following post-doctoral research at the Scripps Institute with Prof. B. F. Cravatt in 2006, he started his independent research at LMU Munich, funded by the DFG Emmy Noether program. In 2009, he was appointed to the chair of Organic Chemistry II at TUM and has received multiple grants, including the ERC Starting Grant and ERC Consolidator Grant.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2009-01-01 — Present

Technical University of Munich • Munich, Germany

Conducting research and teaching in bioorganic chemistry with a focus on drug development.

Awards

#

Merck Future Insight Prize

#

Klaus-Grohe-Prize

#

M4 Award

#

ERC Consolidator Grant

#

Klung-Wilhelmy-Wissenschaftspreis für Chemie