Günter Schwarz
Phone: +49 221 470 6441
Email: gschwarz(at)uni-koeln(dot)de
Curriculum Vitae
Education and Professional Experience
| 2009-present | Full Professor (W3) at the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne |
| 2005-2008 | Associate Professor (W2) at the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne |
| 2003 | Venia legendi (Habilitation) in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany |
| 2001-2005 | Group Leader at the Institute of Plant Biology, TU Braunschweig |
| 2000-2001 | Postdoc at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, U.S.A. |
| 1998 – 2000 | Postdoc at the Institute of Plant Biology, TU Braunschweig |
| 1995-1998 | PhD Thesis at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany with Prof. Dr. Ralf R. Mendel, Plant Biochemistry, TU Braunschweig |
| 1990-1995 | Studies of Biology at the University of Szeged, Hungary (1990-92) and at the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany (1992-1995) |
Academic Distinctions
| 2010 | Innovation Award of the State North Rhine Westphalia |
| 2009 | Horst-Bickel-Award for novel therapies in the field of inborn errors in metabolism |
| 2005 | Max-von-Laue-Award for Structural Biology given by the German Society of Crystallography |
Professional and Academic Duties
| since 2025 | Chief Research Infrastructure Officer, UoC |
| 2023 – 2025 | Rectorate Advisor for Research Infrastructure, UoC |
| 2023 – 2026 | Acting Director, Institute of Biochemistry, UoC |
| 2021 – 2023 | Rectorate Advisor for Innovation, Research Infrastructure, and Sustainability, UoC – Development Sustainability Plan, UoC |
| 2017 – 2020 | Dean Faculty of Mathematics & Natural Sciences, University of Cologne, UoC |
| 2016 – 2017 | Vice Dean Teaching, Faculty of Mathematics & Natural Sciences, UoC |
| 2015 | Vice Dean Research, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, UoC |
| 2014 – 2017 | Co-Chair International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine, UoC |
| since 2013 | Head of B.Sc. Biochemistry Examination Board, UoC |
| since 2011 | Vice Chair Center of Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne |
| 2008 – 2012 | Acting Director, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne |
Organisation of Scientific Meetings
| 2019 | Co-organizer of the 35th Ernst Klenk Symposium in Molecular Medicine on “Rare diseases: From mechanisms to therapy and beyond, UoC |
| 2017 | Co-organizer International Plant and Human Sulfur Biology Conference, Balatonfüred, Hungary |
| 2015 | Organizer of the X. International Conference on Molybdenum and Tungsten Containing Enzymes (MoTEC) in Balatonfüred, Hungary |