Alexander Steinbuchel

Dr. Alexander Steinbüchel was born in Lüneburg, Germany, in 1953. His interest in microbiology began with undergraduate studies at the University of Göttingen and was extended through his research work in the field of enzyme fermentation undertaken for his Diploma and PhD theses with Prof. Schlegel at the same university. After a year at Rockerfeller University (New York) in the department of Prof. Christian DeDuve, he returned to the University of Göttingen where he completed his habilitation in 1991. He spent one month as a Visiting Professor at the University of Buenos Aires.

Since September 1994 has held the Chair of Full Professor of Microbiology and has been the Director of the Institut für Mikrobiologie at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.