Team

Team Leader

Prof. Dr. Meike Nicole Leiske

E-Mail: meike.leiske(at)uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0)921 55 4440
Building NWII 4.1.00.363

Hobbies: traveling, photography, swimming

Postdoctoral researchers

Dr. Theresa Lutz

Degree: Dr. rer. nat. (biochemistry)

Topic: Polymeric additives to enhance microplastic degradation

E-Mail: theresa.lutz(at)uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0)921 55 2234 (office)

Room: B6 - 03 (office) and B6 - 04 (laboratory)

                                             Hobbies: nature walks, knitting, sudoku

 PhD candidates

Jonas De Breuck

Degree: M.Sc. Chemistry ((bio)organic and polymer chemistry)

Topic: Development of novel, zwitterionic polymer materials

E-Mail: jonas.de-breuck(at)uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0)921 55 2302 (office) and 2300 (laboratory)

Room: B6 - 07 (office) and B6 - 01 (laboratory)

Hobbies: mini soccer, jogging, fitness

Jiaxin Hu

Topic: Polymer nanostructures by polymerisation-induced self-assembly

E-Mail: jiaxin1.hu(at)uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0)921 55 2234 (office)

Room: B6 - 03 (office) and B6 - 05 (laboratory)

Hobbies: badminton, reading, bouldering

Technical staff

Martina Fried

Main responsibilities: Lab management, chemical synthesis

E-Mail: martina.fried(at)uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0)921 55 2302 (office) and 2300 (laboratory)

Room: B6 - 07 (office) and B6 - 01 (laboratory)

Hobbies: yoga, making music, gardening, reading

Bachelor and Master Students

Elisa-Maria Bachinger (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Student assistant working on the synthesis and characterisation of polymeric additives

Parvaneh Ghaffari-Seisan (M.Sc. Biofabrication student): Student internship working the synthesis and chracterisation of biotinylated polymers

Christian Jahns (M.Sc. Polymer Science student): Student assistant working on the synthesis of amino-acid-derived polyelectrolytes

Samuel Mertlbauer (M.Sc. Polymer Science student): Student assistant working on the synthesis of poly-2-oxazolines

Maria Müller (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Bachelor thesis on the synthesis of amino-acid-derived polyelectrolytes

Katja Schumann (M.Sc. Polymer Science student): Student assistant working on the synthesis of poly-2-oxazolines

Johannes Zenkel (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Bachelor thesis on the synthesis of zwitterionic nanoparticles

Interested in joining the group? We are always looking for interested and highly motivated Bachelor and Master students.

Please have a look at our "Vacancies" section for potential projects.

Alumni

2024

​Natascha Herzog (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Bachelor thesis on protein interactions of polyzwitterions

Jiaxin Hu (M.Sc. Polymer Science student): Master thesis on the importance of charge distribution for the properties of polyelectrolytes

Lena Rother (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Bachelor thesis and student assistant on the development of anionic copolymers with tailored hydrophilicity and charge distribution

Katja Schumann (B.Sc. Chemistry student): Bachelor thesis and student assistant on the development of thermoresponsive poly-2-oxazolines and poly-2-oxazines

Max Künzel (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Research project on the synthesis and characterisation of amphiphilic polyzwitterions

Bianca Zitzmann (M.Sc. Natural Products & Drug chemistry student): Research project on the development and properties of amino-acid-derived polyzwitterions

2023

M. Alexander Methfessel (B.Sc. Chemistry/teaching student): Bachelor thesis on the Development of zwitterionic (co)polymers from amino acids

Jan-Luca von Oepen (M.Sc. Polymer science student): Research project on the synthesis of dual-responsive core cross-linked micelles

Jessica Häfele (M.Sc. Polymer science student): Research project on the synthesis and characterisation of zwitterionic polymers via post-polymerisation modifications

Natascha Herzog (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Student assistant working on the synthesis of amino-acid-derived polyanions

Katja Schumann (B.Sc. Chemistry student): Student assistant working on the synthesis of glutamate-derived polymers