Claus Jacob
Dr.
Claus Jacob B.Sc. M.A. D.Phil. (
Oxon)
FRSC CChem (born 19 November 1969) is a German scientist and politician functioning as the Head of Bioorganic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy,
Saarland University and a member of the
Ecological Democratic Party (ÖDP) and represents the
Family Party of Germany in the Orstrat Hassel / Saar. He is currently a
candidate to the
Bundestag on behalf of ÖDP, Homburg constituency. Jacob is known to many of his students as Professor Claus rather than Professor Jacob. This is due to cultural reasons stemming from the rich international environment of his research team and Global collaborations. He received his B.Sc.(Hons) 1st class in Chemistry in 1993 from the
University of Leicester,
England and his D.Phil. (Oxon) from the
University of Oxford in 1997. Jacob had interests in
education,
psychology,
history and
philosophy and was awarded a Magister Artium from the
University of Hagen in 1998. He is an expert in a variety of topics ranging from organic synthesis, bioorganic chemistry, catalytic sensor/effector agents, intracellular diagnostics, nanotechnology, natural products, reactive sulfur and selenium species, and redox regulation via the cellular thiolstat. He has contributed more than 200 publications to the previously mentioned fields.
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