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Molecular Targets and Therapeutics Center Institute of Medicinal Chemistry

The Institute of Medicinal Chemistry develops chemical tool compounds for the discovery of mechanisms of pathogenesis and deals with identification and optimisation 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 focusses on providing chemical compound tools to explain mechanisms of pathogenesis as well as identifying and optimizing innovative drug substances.

The Institute of Medicinal Chemistry develops chemical tool compounds for the discovery of mechanisms of pathogenesis and deals with identification and optimisation 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 focusses on providing chemical compound tools to explain mechanisms of pathogenesis as well as identifying and optimizing innovative drug substances.

Research Groups

Übersicht zur Medizinalchemie
Merlin Kardaß
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

Prof. Dr. Oliver Plettenburg

Director of Institute of Medicinal Chemistry View profile
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Valerie Gießelmann

Assistant

Felix Neure

Technician
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Dr. Matjaz Brvar

Postdoc
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M.Sc. Merlin Kardaß

PhD student
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Dr. Haydn Ball

Postdoc

M.Sc. Simon Blazy

PhD student

MSc Huilong Ma

PhD student
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MSc Merle Weitzenberg

PhD student

Dr. Gerrit Jürjens

M. Sc. Mara Scheunert

PhD student
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Dr. Mark Wever

Postdoc
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M. Sc. Meret Sypli

PhD student
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Dr. Michal Kratochvíl

Postdoc
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B. Sc. Joey Reverey

Master student

M. Sc. Samah Al Mbarak

Ph.D. student

M. Sc. Erik Unger

PhD student

M. Sc. Ardalan Jafari

PhD student

M. Sc. Scherin Fayad

PhD student

M. Sc. Isabel Hamp

PhD student
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Dr. Christin Ahlbrecht

Postdoc

Dr. Tony Fröhlich

Postdoc
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M. Sc Caroline Berrou

PhD student

Melda Akay

Engineer

Jonas Rieckhoff

Postdoc

Affiliations & Networks

Leibniz University Hannover

Contact

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Valerie Gießelmann

Assistant

Schneiderberg 1b 30167 Hannover, Building OCI, Room 5