HELFRICH LAB

We at the Helfrich Lab are part of the Institute of Molecular Bioscience at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany and the LOEWE Center for Translational Biodiversity Genomics. Our interdisciplinary team at the Helfrich Lab works at the interface of bioinformatics, microbiology, molecular biology, chemical ecology, synthetic biology, analytical and organic chemistry. At the Helfrich Lab, we develop tools and workflows for the identification of novel bioactive metabolites from a wide variety of bacterial phyla and diverse ecological niches. In addition, the Helfrich Lab is interested in deciphering the genetic blueprints that govern their biosynthesis and aims at understanding the role of the identified natural products in their native environment.

Primary location: Frankfurt Am Main Germany