Thisbe Lindhorst | |
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Born | 19 November 1962 |
Alma mater |
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich University of Münster University of Hamburg |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Carbohydrate chemistry Glycoscience |
Institutions |
Thisbe Kerstin Lindhorst HonFRSC (born 19 November 1962) is a German biochemist who has been professor of organic chemistry and biochemistry at Kiel University since 2000. [1] She was a board member of the German Chemical Society from 2012 to 2019, [2] and was elected as its president from 2016 to 2017. Her research focuses on glycosciences and the function of the glycocalyx. [3]
Lindhorst was born on 19 November 1962 in Munich. [4] She studied chemistry at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich from 1981 to 1984 and chemistry with biochemistry at the University of Münster from 1985 to 1987. [2] She achieved a PhD at the University of Hamburg in 1991, [3] with a thesis on the inhibitors of fucose metabolism. [5]
She undertook her postdoctorate at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada from 1992, focusing on carbohydrates and dendrimers, [5] before returning to Hamburg to earn her habilitation in 1998. [3]
In 2000, Lindhorst was appointed Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at Kiel University; she was the first woman to hold the post since the Second World War. [6]
In 2015, Lindhorst was elected president of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) for the 2016–2017 term. [7] She was second women to hold the position in the society's 150-year history. [8]
As part of the society's anniversary commemorations in 2017, Lindhorst co-edited Unendliche Weiten: Kreuz und quer durchs Chemie-Universum, a book covering the implications of modern chemistry to everyday life, with Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger. [8] [9] In August 2017, she wrote the editorial for Angewandte Chemie celebrating the GDCh's anniversary, noting chemistry's moral and ethical duties, and pushing for "a culture that has the well-being of the entire population and the planet in mind". [10]
Lindhorst is an expert in carbohydrate chemistry and has written over 150 research papers. [8] She has pioneered studies of multivalency in the glycosciences and the importance of the orientation of molecules on cell surfaces for biological recognition. [8] Her findings around molecule orientation have potential for anti-adhesion therapies and in antimicrobial drug development. [8]
In 1998, Lindhorst was awarded the chemistry prize of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Karl Ziegler funding award. [1] She also won the Carl Duisberg Memorial Prize in 2000. [1] [3]
In 2017, Lindhorst was one of 12 women given the IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering award. [6] [8] She was also made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2017. [11]
Lindhorst has two children, born in 1991 and 1995. [8]
Thisbe Lindhorst | |
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Born | 19 November 1962 |
Alma mater |
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich University of Münster University of Hamburg |
Scientific career | |
Fields |
Carbohydrate chemistry Glycoscience |
Institutions |
Thisbe Kerstin Lindhorst HonFRSC (born 19 November 1962) is a German biochemist who has been professor of organic chemistry and biochemistry at Kiel University since 2000. [1] She was a board member of the German Chemical Society from 2012 to 2019, [2] and was elected as its president from 2016 to 2017. Her research focuses on glycosciences and the function of the glycocalyx. [3]
Lindhorst was born on 19 November 1962 in Munich. [4] She studied chemistry at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich from 1981 to 1984 and chemistry with biochemistry at the University of Münster from 1985 to 1987. [2] She achieved a PhD at the University of Hamburg in 1991, [3] with a thesis on the inhibitors of fucose metabolism. [5]
She undertook her postdoctorate at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada from 1992, focusing on carbohydrates and dendrimers, [5] before returning to Hamburg to earn her habilitation in 1998. [3]
In 2000, Lindhorst was appointed Full Professor of Organic Chemistry at Kiel University; she was the first woman to hold the post since the Second World War. [6]
In 2015, Lindhorst was elected president of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) for the 2016–2017 term. [7] She was second women to hold the position in the society's 150-year history. [8]
As part of the society's anniversary commemorations in 2017, Lindhorst co-edited Unendliche Weiten: Kreuz und quer durchs Chemie-Universum, a book covering the implications of modern chemistry to everyday life, with Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger. [8] [9] In August 2017, she wrote the editorial for Angewandte Chemie celebrating the GDCh's anniversary, noting chemistry's moral and ethical duties, and pushing for "a culture that has the well-being of the entire population and the planet in mind". [10]
Lindhorst is an expert in carbohydrate chemistry and has written over 150 research papers. [8] She has pioneered studies of multivalency in the glycosciences and the importance of the orientation of molecules on cell surfaces for biological recognition. [8] Her findings around molecule orientation have potential for anti-adhesion therapies and in antimicrobial drug development. [8]
In 1998, Lindhorst was awarded the chemistry prize of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Karl Ziegler funding award. [1] She also won the Carl Duisberg Memorial Prize in 2000. [1] [3]
In 2017, Lindhorst was one of 12 women given the IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering award. [6] [8] She was also made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2017. [11]
Lindhorst has two children, born in 1991 and 1995. [8]