Research output per year
Research output per year
Dr.
A Deusinglaan1
9713 AV Groningen
Netherlands
The research of Asst. Prof. Dr. S. Schmidt exploits the powerful reactivity and selectivity of enzymes from secondary metabolite pathways for the production of natural products and their analogs for pharmaceutical applications. One of the main areas of interest is the identification, characterization and the engineering of Rieske non-heme iron oxygenases for their application in biocatalytic reactions towards pharmaceuticals and/or precursors thereof. Along this line, the outstanding reactivities of these biocatalysts are exploited in synthetic metabolic pathways and (chemo)enzymatic cascade reactions for the production of complex compounds from simple precursors. The Schmidt group is thereby using state-of-the-art synthetic biology tools for the design and assembly of artificial metabolic pathways, and is developing new methodologies for the genetic engineering of several chassis strains. Finally, the Schmidt group aims at the development of new concepts for electron transfer pathways in microorganisms, and is developing concepts to optimize electron transfer chains in multi-component oxidoreductases. By expanding our knowledge on the parameters determining efficient electron transfer and thus catalysis, it is expected that this will increase the broad applicability of multi-component oxidoreductases relying on complex electron transfer mechanisms.
PhD student, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
1-Oct-2012 → 31-Oct-2015
Award Date: 27-Oct-2015
Group Leader, Graz University of Technology
1-Feb-2017 → 31-Mar-2020
Postdoctoral Researcher, Delft University of Technology
1-Dec-2015 → 31-Jan-2017
Studies in Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
Oct-2007 → Sept-2012
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products › Academic
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Sandy Schmidt (Chair), Kristina Haslinger (Chair) & Gerrit Poelarends (Chair)
Activity: Organising and attending an event › Organising and contributing to an event › Academic
Sandy Schmidt (Organiser), Caroline E. Paul (Organiser) & Christoph K Winkler (Organiser)
Activity: Organising and attending an event › Organising and contributing to an event › Academic
Sandy Schmidt (Guest editor)
Activity: Peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
Sandy Schmidt (Editorial board member)
Activity: Peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
19/01/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
05/01/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
05/01/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
31/12/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
30/12/2022
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
Schmidt, Sandy (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively › Academic