Prof. Dr. Ingrid Span
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Span
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Professor of Bioinorganic Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Span)
Room: Room A2.37
Egerlandstr. 1
91058 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-25428
- Email: ingrid.span@fau.de
- Website: https://www.chemistry.nat.fau.eu/span-group
Section
Inorganic Chemistry
Research areas
Molecular materials:
Energy
Biological hydrogen production
Molecular materials:
Sustainability
Enzymatic degradation of alkanes
Molecular materials:
Life science
Structure determination of biomolecules
Roles of metals in biology
Bioactive compounds:
Mechanisms and targets
DNAzymes as antiviral agents
Iron-sulfur proteins as drug targets
Prof. Dr. Ingrid Span
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Professor of Bioinorganic Chemistry (Prof. Dr. Span)
Egerlandstr. 1
91058 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-25428
- Email: ingrid.span@fau.de
- Website: https://www.chemistry.nat.fau.eu/span-group
Section
Inorganic Chemistry
Research areas
Molecular materials:
Energy
Biological hydrogen production
Molecular materials:
Sustainability
Enzymatic degradation of alkanes
Molecular materials:
Life science
Structure determination of biomolecules
Roles of metals in biology
Bioactive compounds:
Mechanisms and targets
DNAzymes as antiviral agents
Iron-sulfur proteins as drug targets
Curriculum vitae
Professional Experience
Since 10/2021
02/2017 – 09/2021
12/2014 – 01/2017
11/2012–10/2014
08/2012–10/2012
University Professor for Bioinorganic Chemistry at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Junior Professor at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Independent Group Leader at Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Postdoc in the group of Prof. Dr. Rosenzweig at Northwestern University
Postdoc in the group of Prof. Dr. Groll at Technische Universität München
Education
02/2009–07/2012
10/2003–11/2008
Dissertation (summa cum laude) in the group of Prof. Dr. Groll at Technische Universität München
Diploma studies of chemistry at Technische Universität München
Honors and awards
12/2020
07/2019
10/2018
12/2015-11/2017
11/2012–10/2014
07/2013
12/2012
Bayer AG Grants4Ag
Research grant of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Research grant of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie
Liebig fellowship of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie
Research fellowship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Emil Erlenmeyer Award for outstanding achievements during the Ph.D.
Ph.D. award of the Bund der Freunde der TU München e.V.
Professional affiliations
Since 2023
Since 2018
Since 2017
Since 2014
Since 2012
Since 2010
Since 2009
Chair of the local section Erlangen of the German Chemical Society (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, GDCh)
Editorial Board Member of Communications Biology
AcademiaNET of Robert-Bosch-Stiftung
FREQ (Female Research EQuality) network
Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V.
Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie e.V.
Bund der Freunde der Technischen Universität München e.V.