Sebastian Bartsch

Head of Bioinformatics @ Kerry Biotechnology Centre

Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

About

Biochemist and Enzyme Engineer. My research experience is focused on structure and mechanism guided protein design, focused directed evolution, enzyme mechanism, computer modeling and bioinformatics. I have proficient knowledge in biocatalysis, micro- and molecular biology, biochemistry, protein purification and characterization, high-throughput screening techniques and molecular dynamic simulations. My recent research is based on protein design to optimize biocatalysts for industrial applications. Specialties: rational protein design, structure-function relationship, directed evolution, high-throughput screening, molecular dynamic simulations, molecular biology, biocatalysis, biotransformation, bioinformatics.

Experience

  • c-LEcta GmbH (13 yrs 9 mos)
    • Head of Bioinformatics
      Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    • Team Manager R&D
      Nov 2015 - Jan 2022 · 6 yrs 3 mos

      Protein Engineering, Protein Design, Directed Evolution, Bioinformatics Optimization of enzymes for industrial applications

    • Project Leader
      Oct 2012 - Oct 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Protein Engineering, Protein Design, Directed Evolution Optimization of enzymes for industrial application

  • PostDoc at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
    Oct 2010 - Oct 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Biocatalytic amination reactions using ammonia lyases and aminomutases; Protein design and molecular modelling; supervision of bachelor- and PhD-students

  • PostDoc at BioNexGen
    2010 - 2011 · 1 yr

    Optimization of enzymes for industrial applications.

  • PhD student at University of Greifswald
    Oct 2007 - Jul 2010 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Protein design of a phenylalanine ammonia lyase - Change of substrate spectrum and investigations about the mechanism; Participated in several other projects mainly based on directed evolution, protein desing and computer modelling

  • Guest researcher at KTH
    May 2007 - Jun 2007 · 2 mos

    Internship in the group of Prof. Dr. Karl Hult, Department of Biotechnology at KTH, Stockholm, Sweden