Prof. Dr. Matthias Boll

Focus of research

• Anaerobic microbial degradation of pollutants
• Energetic coupling in microbial metabolism
• Function and application of microbial biocatalysts

CV

• 2008–2014 Coordinator of DFG Priority Program 1319: “Biological transformation of hydrocarbons without oxygen: from the molecular to the global scale”
• Since 2002 Full professor (W3) for microbial biochemistry, Faculty of Biology, ALU Freiburg
• 2006–2012 Full professor (W2) for Metabolic biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry, University of Leipzig, Leipzig
• 1998–2006 Associate and assistant professor, University of Freiburg
• 2002 Habilitation (ALU Freiburg)
• 1997–1998 Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. D.Lowe, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK
• 1993–1996 PhD (Universities Ulm/Freiburg)
• 1992 Diploma studies in Biology ALU Freiburg 

Selected publications

• Huwiler, S.G. Löffler, C., Anselmann, S.E.L., Stärk, H.-J., von Bergen, M., Flechsler, J., Rachel, R. & Boll, M. (2019) One megadalton metalloenzyme complex in Geobacter metallireducens involved in benzene ring reduction beyond the biological redox window. Proc Natl Acad Sci, doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1819636116
• Jacoby C, Eipper J, Warnke M, Tiedt O, Mergelsberg M, Stärk HJ, Daus B, Martín-Moldes Z, Zamarro MT, Díaz E, Boll M. (2018)Four Molybdenum-Dependent Steroid C-25 Hydroxylases: Heterologous Overproduction, Role in Steroid Degradation, and Application for 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 Synthesis. MBio. pii: e00694-18.
• Ebenau-Jehle C, Mergelsberg M, Fischer S, Brüls T, Jehmlich N, von Bergen M, Boll M. (2017) An unusual strategy for the anoxic biodegradation of phthalate. ISME J 11:224-236
• Warnke M, Jung T, Dermer J, Hipp K, Jehmlich N, von Bergen M, Ferlaino S, Fries A, Müller M, Boll M (2016) 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 synthesis by enzymatic steroid side-chain hydroxylation with water. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 55:1881-4.
• Weinert, T., Huwiler, S.G., Kung, J.W., Weidenweber, S., Hellwig, P., Biskup, T., Weber, S., Cotelesage, J.H., George, G.N., Ermler, U and Boll, M. (2015) Structural basis of enzymatic benzene ring reduction. Nature Chem Biol 11, 586-591