Lecture: Cyanophycin: A Neglected Biopolymer 

Lecturer: Prof. Alexander Steinbuechel, Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster 

Time: 10:00 am, December 7, 2015 

Location: Meeting Room 214 of Administration Building 

Introduction of Lecturer: 

Experiences: 

1975 - 1979  Studies of Biology at the University of Goettingen 

1980 - 1983  Ph. D in the laboratory of Professor Schlegel at the University of Goettingen 

1985            One year Research fellowship at the Rockefeller University in New York (USA) 

1991            Habilitation at the University of Goettingen 

August 1992 Visiting Professor at the University of Buenos Aires 

since 1994    Full Professor of Microbiology and Director of the institute of microbiology, University Muenster 

2002 – 2005  Dean of the faculty of Biology of University Muenster 

since 2011    Second affiliation: Distinguished Adjunct Professor to King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) 

Publications:  

Approximately 380 original publications plus 80 reviews in peer-reviewed international journals plus about 60 books edited. About 440 contributions (invited lectures or short oral contributions) to national and international meetings or to seminars at universities and at industry; about 340 poster presentations at national and international meetings. 

Areas of research: 

• Metabolism of polyhydroxyalkanoates 
• Biosynthesis of microbial polyamides 
• Biodegradation of natural and synthetic rubbers 
• Microbial transformation of flavour compounds 
• Biosynthesis of triacylglycerols and wax esters in bacteria 
• Structure and biogenesis of cytoplasmic inclusions 

Editorial activities: 

• Editor in Chief of the journal "Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology"  
• Member of the Editorial Boards of "Microbiology“ , “FEMS Microbiology Letters”, "Journal of Environmental Polymer Degradation" , "Biomacromolecules", "Macromolecular Bioscience" , "Revista Argentina de Microbiologia" , “Applied and Environmental Microbiology”  
• Editor of a 12 volume encyclopedia "Biopolymers" (Wiley-VCH, Heidelberg, Germany) – published from 2001 to 2003  
• Main author of the text book “Mikrobiologisches Praktikum” (published at Springer, Heidelberg, Germany) 
• Editor of the new book series “Microbiology Monographs” (Springer, Heidelberg, Germany) – published from 2006 onwards