Prof. Dr. Raffael Schaffrath

Profile

Academic positionAssociate Professor, Senior Lecturer, Reader
Research fieldsGeneral Genetics, Functional Genome Research,Metabolism, Biochemistry, and Genetics of Microorganisms
KeywordsGenomik und Proteomik, Hefetoxin und Wachstumskontrolle, Mikrobielle Interaktionen, Nicht-konventionelle Hefesysteme, Systembiologie
Honours and awards

2022: Scientific merit award, Kassel University, Germany

2018: Vice-Director, Institute for Biology, Kassel University

2017: DFG liason officer, Kassel University, Germany

2017: European Epitranscriptomics Network - MC member EU CA16120

2017: Scientific merit award, Kassel University, Germany

2012: Erasmus Exchange Coordinator with Université Diderot à Paris, France

2011: Full Professorship in Microbiology, Kassel University, Germany

2011: Honorary Readership in Genetics, University of Leicester, UK

2010: Scientific bonus award, University of Leicester, UK

2009: Scientific merit award, University of Leicester, UK

2007: Readership in Genetics, University of Leicester, UK

2003: Hochschuldozent (C2), University of Halle/Saale, Germany

2002: Habilitation, venia legendi: Genetics, University of Halle/Saale, Germany

2001: Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI) - Research Donation

1997: Hochschulassistent (C1), University of Halle/Saale, Germany

1997: Life-long Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Germany

1996: Alexander von Humboldt Feodor-Lynen Fellowship - Harvard Medical School, USA

1996: Postdoc FEBS Fellowship, University of Helsinki, Finland – declined

1996: Postdoc Fellowship, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel – declined

1995: PhD in Molecular Yeast Genetics, University of Leicester, UK

1992: Research Associateship, Leicester Biocentre, University of Leicester, UK

1991: Diploma in Biology - Molecular Microbiology, University of Münster, Germany

1991: FEBS Summer Research Fellowship - University of Dundee, Scotland

1989: IAESTE-DAAD Student Exchange Scholarship - University of Shillong, India

1987: Student Research Assitant, Radiation Biology, Research Center Jülich, Germany

Current contact address

CountryGermany
CityKassel
InstitutionUniversität Kassel
InstituteInstitut für Biologie
Homepagehttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Raffael-Schaffrath/research

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Gary R. JacobsonDepartment of Biology, Boston University, Boston
Prof. Dr. Kevin StruhlDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Dr. Marie A. KeaveneyDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/1996

Programme(s)

1996Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2002L. Fichtner, F. Frohloff, D. Jablonowski, M.J.R. Stark and R. Schaffrath: Protein interactions within Saccharomyces cerevisiae Elongator, a complex essential for Kluyveromyces lactis zymocicity. In: Mol. Microbiology, 2002, 817-826
2001Raffael Schaffrath, P. A. Meacock: An SSB encoded by and operating on linear killer plasmids from Kluyveromces lactis. In: Yeast, 2001, 1239-1247
2001D. Jablonowski, F. Frohloff, L. Fichtner, M.J.R. Stark and R. Schaffrath: Kluyveromyces lactis zymocin mode of action is linked to RNA polymerase II function via Elongator. In: Mol. Microbiology, 2001, 1095-1105
2001Raffael Schaffrath, F. Frohloff, L. Fichtner, D. Jablonowski, K. D. Breunig: Saccharomyces cerevisiae Elongator mutations conferresistance to the Kluyveromyces lactis zymocin. In: EMBO J., 2001, 1993-2003
2001D. Jablonowski, L. Fichtner, V.J. Martin, R. Klassen, F. Meinhardt, M.J.R. Stark and R. Schaffrath: Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall chitin, the Kluyveromyces lactis zymocin receptor. In: Yeast, 2001, 1285-1299