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Jan Deska
Professori (Associate professor), Bioorganic Chemistry
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Prof. Jan Deska is currently leading the research group for Synthetic Organic Chemistry that was established at Aalto's Department of Chemistry in 2015. The research interests of the unit cover a wide range of topics across chemistry and life sciences including organic synthesis; metal, photo- and electrocatalysis; enzymatics; as well as molecular biology. The current research focus lies in the field of Bioorganic Chemistry and particularly on the question of how to integrate biological catalysts and cellular factories into traditional synthetic chemistry approaches.
Visit the group website: www.deskalab.com
Person profile
Prof. Jan Deska is currently leading the research group for Synthetic Organic Chemistry that was established at Aalto's Department of Chemistry in 2015. The research interests of the unit cover a wide range of topics across chemistry and life sciences including organic synthesis; metal, photo- and electrocatalysis; enzymatics; as well as molecular biology. The current research focus lies in the field of Bioorganic Chemistry and particularly on the question of how to integrate biological catalysts and cellular factories into traditional synthetic chemistry approaches.
Visit the group website: www.deskalab.com
Background
since 2015: Aalto University, Espoo, Finland (Associate Professor)
2014-2015: RWTH Aachen University, Germany (Professor)2010-2015: Cologne University, Germany (Assistant Professor)
2008-2010: Stockholm University, Sweden (Postdoc)
2007-2008: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (Postdoc)
2004-2007: Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany (Doctoral candidate)
1999-2004: Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany (Studies in Chemistry)
Background
since 2015: Aalto University, Espoo, Finland (Associate Professor)
2014-2015: RWTH Aachen University, Germany (Professor)2010-2015: Cologne University, Germany (Assistant Professor)
2008-2010: Stockholm University, Sweden (Postdoc)
2007-2008: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (Postdoc)
2004-2007: Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany (Doctoral candidate)
1999-2004: Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany (Studies in Chemistry)