Prof. Dr. Julien Furrer

Research Group Leader

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Phone
+41 31 684 43 83
Phone2
+41 31 684 45 44 (Sekretariat)
E-Mail
julien.furrer@unibe.ch
Office
S257
Postal Address
Universität Bern
Departement für Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie
Freiestrasse 3
CH - 3012 Bern
Consultation Hour
by appointment
Attendance
Monday – Friday
private website
furrer.dcbp.unibe.ch
LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com/in/julien-furrer-05414457/
ORCID No
orcid.org/0000-0003-2096-0618

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CV

  • 1975: Born in Strasbourg, France.
  • 1993-1998: Diploma studies in Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, University Louis Pasteur of Strasbourg. Diploma thesis concerning the development of the High Resolution Magic Angle Spinning (HR-MAS) applied to resin bound molecules, under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Pierre Granger.
  • 1998-2001: PhD thesis in physical chemistry at the University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, under the supervision of Dr. Karim Elbayed and Dr. Martial Piotto. Methodological and Experimental Aspects of the High Resolution Magic Angle Spinning (HR-MAS) NMR Technique.
  • 2001-2004: Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Prof. Dr. Horst Kessler and Dr. Burkhard Luy, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, TU Munich, Germany. Working on the NMR structural elucidation of peptides and proteins and development of new NMR methods.
  • 2004-2007: Assistant "Akademischer Rat", head of the NMR Facilities, Organic Chemistry Institute, University of Heidelberg (Germany).
  • 2007-2010: Engineer, head of the NMR Facilities, Analytical Department, University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland).
  • 2011-2021: Lecturer (Dozent) at the University of Bern.
    Head of the NMR Spectroscopy group.
  • since 2021: Associate Professor (Assoziierter Professor) at the University of Bern.
    Head of the NMR Spectroscopy group.

 

Research

General goals of our research are the development of novel experimental methods in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, with applications to structural studies of biopolymers and organic compounds. Recently we have started to investigate the cytotoxic effect of various ruthenium complexes in cancer cells. The mechanisms involved here are not yet fully understood and we are trying to elucidate them using various NMR measurements.

Publications

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