Prof. Dr. Matthias S. Ullrich
Personel data:
Date of Birth: September 24, 1963 (Berlin)
Nationality: German
Adress:
Jacobs University Bremen
Departement of Life Sciences and Chemistry
Campusring 1
28759 Bremen
Germany
Fax: (+49) 421 200 32 49
Phone: (+49) 421 200 32 45
E-mail: mullrich@constructor.university
Education:
Diploma 1990 Biology Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena / Germany / Major: Microbiology
Ph.D. 1992 Microbiology Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena / Germany and Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research Heidelberg, Germany
Habilitation 2000 Microbiology Phillips-University Marburg / Germany
Academic Honors:
Graduate Student Fellowship, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, 1989-1992;
Chemical Industry Foundation Fellowship, 1991;
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1992-1994;
DAAD Short-term Lectureship India, 2004;
Professor of the Year 2006/2007, Jacobs University Bremen, 2007; Professor of the Year 2008/2009, Jacobs University Bremen, 2009;
DAAD Short-term Lectureship Usbekistan, 2008.
Professional Experience:
1991-1992 Research Associate, Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg
1992-1996 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
1996-2002 Head of the Independent Research Group „Ecophysiology“, Max-Planck-Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg.
2000 Habilitation (venia legendi) in Microbiology, Philipps-University Marburg.
since 2002 Full Professor (C4) for Microbiology, Jacobs University Bremen.
since 2004 Vice-speaker of the International Max Planck Research School for Marine Microbiology
since 2010 Head of the MOLIFE Research Center @ Jacobs University Bremen.
Professional Societies / Editorial board and panel memberships:
American Society for Microbiology, USA
International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions,USA
Vereinigung der Allgemeinen und Angewandten Microbiologie, Germany
Associate Editor, Microbiology, Society for General Microbiology, UK.
Scientific Advisory Board, Amity Institute of Herbal and Microbial Studies, India.
Finnish Academy of Science, BIO3 Research grant panel (2005-2008)
DAAD Projektbezogenes Personenaustausch-Programm PPP für Indien, Thailand, und Australien panel (2004-2008), DAAD Program for PhD stipends Syria (2008-2010) and Egypt (2012-2014)
Major Research Interests: >>see projects
Major Teaching Activities:
1993 Lecture “Molecular Plant Pathology” (2 hours per week)
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK / USA, Department of Plant Pathology
1996 – 2001 Lecture “Microbial ecology” (3 weeks per semester), Philipps-University Marburg
1998 – 2001 Lecture “Molecular parasitology” (4 weeks per semester), Philipps-University Marburg
1996 Head of practical training course „Microbiology III – Bacterial growth kinetics (2 weeks per semester) Philipps-University Marburg, Dept. of Biology
1997 – 2002 Head of practical training course „Microbiology III – Thermodynamics
and isotope techniques“ (2 weeks per semester), Philipps-University Marburg
1998 Work shop “Detection und quantitation of the expression of reporter genes and secondary metabolite syntheses in bacteria”, Philipps-University Marburg
since 2002: Professorship at Jacobs University Bremen (with annual or semester-long lectures)
· General Microbiology (full course, 4 hours per week)
· Plant Biochemistry Biotechnology (full course, 4 hours per week)
· Microbiology lab course (practical training, 6 weeks per semester)
· University Studies Course “Humans and Microbes” (full course, 4 hours per week)
· Workshop “Differential Gene Expression”, International Max Planck Research School, MPI Bremen (2 weeks)
· Current topics and Research Strategies in Molecular Life Sciences
· (4 weeks per semester)
· Biomedicine and Infection Biology (2 weeks per semester)
· Methods and Research Strategies in Molecular Life Sciences (2 weeks per semester)
· Guided Research Lab Rotation (full course, 10 hours per week for 4-6 students)
· Molecular Microbiology (2 weeks per semester), International Max Planck Research School, MPI Bremen
· Biological Recognition (3 weeks per semester), Graduate Program “MoLife”
· Molecular Genetics (6 weeks per semester), Graduate Program “MoLife”
· Molecular Evolution (5 weeks per semester), Graduate Program “MoLife”
Physiology and Pathophysiology (4 weeks per semester), Graduate Program “MoLife”
Mentoring work and scientific guidance (Diploma and PhD theses): >>see Former members
Most Important Academic Teachers (in periodic order):
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Fritsche
Institut für Mikrobiologie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Philiosophenweg 12, 07743 Jena, Tel: 03641 44 84 95, Fax: 03641 94 93 02
Prof. Dr. Klaus Geider
Max-Planck-Institut für Zellbiologie, Rosenhof, 68526 Heidelberg,
Tel: 06203 106 117, Fax: 06203 106 122, e-mail: kgeider@zellbio.mpg.de
Prof. Dr. Carol L. Bender
Department of Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, 110 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA, Tel: +1 405 744 99 45, Fax: +1 405 744 73 73,
e-mail: cbender@okway.okstate.edu
Prof. Dr. Rudolph Thauer
Max-Planck-Institut für terrestrische Mikrobiologie, Karl-von-Frisch-Strasse, 35043 Marburg, Tel: 06421 178 200, Fax: 06421 178 999,
e-mail: thauer@mailer.uni-marburg.de