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Bioorganic Phosphate Chemistry

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Research in the group is focused on the function and correlation of cellular phosphate conjugates by combining approaches of chemistry and biology.

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July 10, 2026

Husemann Cup 2026

We’ve made it to the final

July 5-8, 2026

ICPC 2026

25th International Conference on Phosphorous Chemistry in Montpellier, France

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Prof. Dr. Henning Jacob Jessen

Institute of Organic Chemistry
Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg

Curriculum Vitae

Henning Jessen was born in Hamburg, Germany, where he also studied Chemistry. He received his diploma in 2005 and his doctorate in 2008 in the group of Professor Chris Meier. He then moved for a postdoctoral stay to the group of Professor Karl Gademann, first at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne and later at the University of Basel, Switzerland. In 2011 he moved to the University of Zuerich, Switzerland, to start his Habilitation in the group of Professor Jay Siegel. He was promoted to SNF assistant professor early 2015. Since October 2015 he holds a chair of Bioorganic Chemistry at the University of Freiburg.

Research in the group is focused on the function and correlation of cellular phosphate conjugates by combining approaches of chemistry and biology.

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  • Sharma, A., Barth, V., Sethumadhavan, C., Goldschmidtboeing, F., Jessen, H. J., & Comella, L. M. (2026). Kinetic modeling and quantification of pressure-derived oxygen accumulation from anthracene endoperoxides under confined conditions. ACS Omega, 11(32), 48574–48582. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.6c06043
  • Shukla, A., Busch, M., Häner, M., Classen, A.-K., & Jessen, H. (2026). The dynamic inositol phosphate network during development in Drosophila melanogaster. openRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.06.18.733221
  • Abuchery, B. E., Teixeira, T. L., da Silva, V. L., Marques, R. B., Gerolamo, F. M., Shukla, A., Catta-Preta, C. M. C., Santarossa, B. A., Lapsley, C., Ferri, Y. G., Motta, M. C. M., Teixeira, S. C., Chiurrilo, M. A., Lander, N. M., Calderano, S. G., Reis, E. M., Jessen, H., McCulloch, R., & da Silva, M. S. (2026). Reduced levels of inositol hexakisphosphate kinase (IP6K) impair life-cycle transitions and the intracellular development of Trypanosoma cruzi within human cardiomyocytes. openRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.21.700787
  • Saiardi, A., Lu, M., Zhang, Y.-P., Shukla, A., Ko, A. A., & Jessen, H. (2026). Untangling inositol (pyro)phosphate biology through emerging technologies. Advanced Science, 13(50), e76711. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.76711
  • Abuchery, B. E., Teixeira, T. L., da Silva, V. L., Marques, R. B., Gerolamo, F. M., Shukla, A., Catta-Preta, C. M. C., Santarossa, B. A., Lapsley, C., Ferri, Y. G., Motta, M. C. M., Teixeira, S. C., Chiurillo, M. A., Lander, N. M., Calderano, S. G., Reis, E. M., Jessen, H., McCulloch, R., & da Silva, M. S. (2026). Reduced IP6K levels impair life-cycle transitions and intracellular development of Trypanosoma cruzi within human cardiomyocytes. Communications Biology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-026-10781-0

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Research Group Prof. Dr. H. Jessen

Institut of Organic Chemistry
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg

Albertstr. 21
79104 Freiburg

susanne.hebbeler@oc.uni-freiburg.de
0761-203 95268

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Candidates interested in a PhD or a Postdoc position in the group should send their cover letter, diplomas, CV, and contact information of two referees in PDF format to henning.jessen@oc.uni-freiburg.de 

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