Jonathan Scheerer

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Curriculum

• Since 10/2023: PhD at the Chair of Chemistry of Biogenic Resources
• 10/2020 - 08/2023: Master studies Molecular Biotechnology, TU MunichTopic: “Process optimization of a fluorescence-activated droplet sorting system for high-throughput screening of enzymatic libraries”
• 10/2015 - 09/2020: Bachelor studies Biotechnology, HSWT FreisingTopic: “Expression, Purification and Characterization of the Vaccine Hypodermin A”
• 09/2013 - 06/2015: Training as a state-certified CTA, Institute Dr. Flad Stuttgart

Research

The aim of the work is to increase the isobutanol production capacity of an already established enzymatic cascade in which sustainably produced methanol is fixed via formaldehyde with xylose consumption. This requires the targeted optimization of the activities and substrate specificities of several enzymes already described. In the course of this, already known methods of enzyme engineering are combined with the ultra-high-throughput screening method of fluorescence activated droplet sorting (FADS) in order to develop a new process for the optimization of formaldehyde- and methanol-fixing enzymes