Tobias J. Erb

Tobias J. Erb (born May 9, 1979 in Emmendingen ) is a German biologist and chemist at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg . His main research interests are microbial biochemistry and synthetic biology .

Life

Erb studied chemistry and biology at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg , where he graduated in 2005 with a diploma in biology and a master's degree in chemistry. From 2005 to 2009 he did his PhD in microbiology at the University of Freiburg and Ohio State University . After receiving his doctorate, he did research as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Illinois from 2009 to 2011 . From 2011 to 2014, Erb headed a junior research group at ETH Zurich . In 2014 Tobias Erb switched to the Max Planck Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg, where he was appointed Director in 2017. Since 2018, Erb has also been Professor of Microbiology at the Philipps University of Marburg .

Create

Erb's main research interests are microbial carbon change, in particular the biochemistry and synthetic biology of carbon dioxide conversion . His research focuses on the discovery, function and design of novel biocatalysts for the conversion of carbon dioxide from bacteria, algae and plants, as well as their use for artificial photosynthesis .

Awards (selection)

2013–2018 member of the Junge Akademie .
2013 award from the Swiss Society of Microbiology
2015 Talented 12 list from the American Chemical Society's C&EN
2016 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize
2017 Research Award from the Association for General and Applied Microbiology
2018 Otto Bayer Prize

Web links

Profile on the website of the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Member entry of Tobias Erb at the Max Planck Society , accessed on January 14, 2019.
↑ Sarah Everts: Tobias Erb: The CO Wrangler. In: Chemical & Engineering News. 2015, 93 : 27.doi: 10.1021 / cen-09327-cover3 .
↑ Webpage of the Swiss Society for Microbiology , accessed on January 14, 2019.
↑ Webpage of the German Research Foundation , accessed on January 14, 2019.
↑ Press release of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology from March 2017 , accessed on January 14, 2019.
↑ Bayer AG press release of April 26, 2018, accessed on January 14, 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Erb, Tobias J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German biologist and chemist at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg
DATE OF BIRTH	May 9, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH	Emmendingen

[MPG-1] Member entry of Tobias Erb at the Max Planck Society , accessed on January 14, 2019.

[2] Sarah Everts: Tobias Erb: The CO Wrangler. In: Chemical & Engineering News. 2015, 93 : 27.doi: 10.1021 / cen-09327-cover3 .

[3] Webpage of the Swiss Society for Microbiology , accessed on January 14, 2019.

[4] Webpage of the German Research Foundation , accessed on January 14, 2019.

[5] Press release of the Association for General and Applied Microbiology from March 2017 , accessed on January 14, 2019.

[6] Bayer AG press release of April 26, 2018, accessed on January 14, 2019.