Prof. Dr. Job Boekhoven
Technical University of Munich
Associate Professorship of Supramolecular Chemistry (Prof. Boekhoven)
Postal address
Lichtenbergstr. 4
85748 Garching b. München
- Phone: +49 (89) 289 - 54400
- Room: 5403.04.310B
- Homepage
- job.boekhoven@tum.de
Research
What is life? How did it emerge? Are we alone in the universe?
To answer these fundamental questions, we believe we must first synthesize life.
In the Boekhoven lab, we use experiment and theory to build life from the bottom up. Our goal is to create synthetic cells that compete with each other for resources and undergo Darwinian evolution.
We design and synthesize molecules like lipids, peptides, proteins, and nucleic acids to self-assemble into synthetic cells. We add chemical reagents to form complex mixtures in which synthetic cells compete for scarce resources. We ensure the synthetic cells can replicate and mutate. This replication and selection pressure, combined with mutations, are critical ingredients that will lead us to life from the bottom up… Life as we do not know it (yet). (research overview)
Winter term 2024/25
| Title | Dates | Duration | Type | Lecturer (assistant) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group meeting Supramolecular Chemistry Group |
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2 | SE | |
| Literature Discussion Supramolecular Materials |
|
1 | SE | |
| Reactivity of Organic Compounds (CH0862) |
|
3 | VO | |
| Reactivity of Organic Compounds (for Chemical Engineers), Exercises (CH0862) |
|
1 | UE | |
| Research Laboratory Course with Focus in Chemistry (CH0510) |
|
6 | PR |
Summer term 2025
| Title | Dates | Duration | Type | Lecturer (assistant) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group meeting Supramolecular Chemistry Group |
|
2 | SE | |
| Literature Discussion Supramolecular Materials |
|
1 | SE | |
| Supramolecular Chemistry (CH3216) |
|
3 | VI |