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Dr. Gerald Dräger
Dr. Gerald Dräger
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Schneiderberg 1B
30167 Hannover
30167 Hannover
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Institute of Organic Chemistry
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Faculty Council, Faculty of Natural Sciences
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Examination Board Chemistry (BSc / MSc)
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Institute of Organic Chemistry
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Section Synthetic Chemistry
Main Research Focus
The main focus is on synthetic modular systems for the functionalization of polysaccharides (hyaluronic acid, alginate, dextran, pullulan, glycogen, lentinan and carboxymethylcellulose) with "clickable" aldehyde and hydrazide groups as well as other bioorthogonal coupling methods. This allows hydrogels to be generated in vivo by simply mixing the components. Moreover, the "clickable" polysaccharide can be orthogonally decorated with bioactive ligands such as cyclic RGD pentapeptides as cell adhesion factors. Through this, a hydrogel library can be prepared based on a wide variety of polysaccharides.
In addition, mass spectrometric methods are used for the purification and identification of plant and marine metabolites in various collaborative projects.
Teaching Courses
Winter term:
- Biogenesis of Natural Products (LifeScience)
- Development of a research project
- Seminar for doctoral students and master graduates
Summer term:
- Glycoscience
- Organic mass spectrometry (M.Sc. Chemie)
- Mass spectrometry (M.Sc. Molekulare Mikrobiologie)
- Phytopharmaceuticals (part mass spectrometry, M.Sc. LifeScience)
- Instrumental Methods 2 (MS, UV spectroscopy, chromatography)
- Organic Chemistry Practical Course 2 (B.Sc. Chemie)
- Organic Chemistry Practical Course 1b (B.Sc. Biochemie)
- Development of a research project
- Seminar for doctoral students and master graduates
Further information about the courses can be found in the course catalog or here in Stud.IP.
