Curriculum Vitae

2020-
Junior Professor for Organic Chemistry (W1) at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.

2018-2019
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Technische Universität Berlin.
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Oestreich.

2013-2017
DPhil (PhD) student at the University of Oxford (Lincoln College)
Supervisor: Prof. Timothy J. Donohoe.
Thesis title: Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of (+)-Lophotoxin and Site-selective Modification of the Thiopeptide Anticancer Natural Product Thiostrepton.

2012-2013
Part II (Masters) student at the University of Oxford
Supervisor: Prof. Timothy J. Donohoe.
Thesis title: Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of Inthomycin C

2009-2013
MChem student at the University of Oxford (Lincoln College).


Awards


  • Thieme Chemistry Journals Award 2023
  • Theodor Heuss Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2018). (Renewed 2019).
  • Oxford Cancer Research Centre Prize DPhil Studentship (2013–2017).
  • Peter Atkins Scholar, Lincoln College, Oxford (2010, 2011 and 2012).
  • AstraZeneca Research Bursary (2010–2012).


External Profiles

ORCID: 0000-0003-1045-7234 0000-0003-1045-7234
Twitter: @johannes_walker
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