Prof. Dr. David Schleheck
Working group (Chair of) Microbial Ecology & Limnic Microbiology
Limnological Institute, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz
Research interests
Microbial Ecology, Limnic Microbiology, Bacterial Biodegradation, Biochemistry, Biofilms, Bacterioplankton
How microbes rule the world - The vast majority of life on planet Earth is microbial, and the survival and growth of these organisms in diverse habitats and complex communities require biochemical transformations. The central goal of the research done by the team of David Schleheck is to discover and understand bacterial metabolism. For example, pathways are investigated in anaerobic bacteria for transformation of organosulfur components of the human diet as electron acceptor into harmful hydrogen sulfide, and pathways in aerobic or anaerobic environmental bacteria for transformation of natural compounds, xenobiotic industrial chemicals and (bio)plastic materials. Other research done in the Schleheck group involves the annual succession of the (bacterio)plankton community, calcite precipitation and phycoerythrin-rich cyanobacteria in Lake Constance, and bacterial biofilm formation and biofilm control.
Academic education
11/2014 | Habilitation, University of Konstanz Title: On the biofilm life-cycle and catabolic pathways of bacteria |
06/2000-05/2004 | Dr. rer. nat., University of Konstanz Title: Microbial degradation of synthetic surfactants: linear alkylbenzene-sufonate (LAS) and related compounds Mentor: Prof. Dr. Alasdair Cook |
04/1995-03/2000 | Biology, Universities of Heidelberg and Konstanz |
Academic positions
since 10/2019 | Professor for Microbial Ecology & Limnic Microbiology, University of Konstanz, Germany |
2014-2019 | DFG Heisenberg Group Leader, University of Konstanz, Germany |
2011-2014 | DFG-Project Junior Group Leader, University of Konstanz, Germany |
2007-2011 | Research Associate, University of Konstanz, Germany |
2005-2007 | Postdoc, Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation (CMB), UNSW, Sydney, Australia |
2004-2005 | Postdoc, Environmental Biotechnology CRC, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia |