Molecular Targets and Therapeutics Center

Institute of Medicinal Chemistry

The Institute of Medicinal Chemistry (IMC) develops chemical tool compounds for the discovery of mechanisms of pathogenesis and deals with the identification and optimization of innovative drugs. The Institute of Medicinal Chemistry is a satellite institute of the Helmholtz Zentrum München, located at the Leibniz University of Hanover. It focuses on providing chemical compound tools to explain mechanisms of pathogenesis as well as identifying and optimizing innovative drug substances.

The Institute of Medicinal Chemistry (IMC) develops chemical tool compounds for the discovery of mechanisms of pathogenesis and deals with the identification and optimization of innovative drugs. The Institute of Medicinal Chemistry is a satellite institute of the Helmholtz Zentrum München, located at the Leibniz University of Hanover. It focuses on providing chemical compound tools to explain mechanisms of pathogenesis as well as identifying and optimizing innovative drug substances.

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About our Research

Research Groups

Übersicht zur Medizinalchemie

Plettenburg group

Targeted Delivery
Chemical probes
Inhibitor Design

The Plettenburg group focusses on the development of new chemical probes with different modes of detection, targeted delivery and the design of novel inhibitors.

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Our scientists

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Prof. Dr. Oliver Plettenburg

Director of Institute of Medicinal Chemistry

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Valerie Gießelmann

Assistant

Dr. Tony Fröhlich

Postdoc

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M. Sc Caroline Berrou

PhD student

Melda Akay

Engineer

Jonas Rieckhoff

Postdoc

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Dr. Christin Ahlbrecht

Postdoc

M. Sc. Isabel Hamp

PhD student

M. Sc. Scherin Fayad

PhD student

M. Sc. Ardalan Jafari

PhD student

M. Sc. Erik Unger

PhD student

M. Sc. Samah Al Mbarak

Ph.D. student

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B. Sc. Joey Reverey

Master student

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Dr. Michal Kratochvíl

Postdoc

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M. Sc. Meret Sypli

PhD student

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Dr. Mark Wever

Postdoc

M. Sc. Mara Scheunert

PhD student

Dr. Gerrit Jürjens
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MSc Merle Weitzenberg

PhD student

MSc Huilong Ma

PhD student

M.Sc. Simon Blazy

PhD student

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Dr. Haydn Ball

Postdoc

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M.Sc. Merlin Kardaß

PhD student

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Dr. Matjaz Brvar

Postdoc

Felix Neure

Technician

Affiliations & Networks

Leibniz University Hannover

Contact

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Valerie Gießelmann

Assistant

Schneiderberg 1b 30167 Hannover

Building / Room: OCI, 5