Prof. Dr. Andreas Herrmann
The research of our group focuses on synthetic chemistry and molecular biology. Chemists, biologists and physicists are dedicated to the task of inventing new molecular technologies and creating new biomolecular and biohybrid structures by combining chemical and biological processes. Our group has pioneered the development of two classes of materials: nucleic acid conjugates and supercharged polypeptides. Inspired by nature, these materials are designed to form well-defined molecular architectures that span multiple length scales from nanometer to macroscopic structures. This is an important prerequisite for the realization of complex functions in technological, medical and life science applications.
Andreas Herrmann's publications via ORCID
Curriculum Vitae
Andreas Herrmann studied chemistry at the University of Mainz (Germany). From 1997 to 2000 he pursued his graduate studies at the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz. Then he worked as a consultant for Roland Berger Management Consultants in Munich (2001). In the years 2002 and 2003 he returned to academia working on protein engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. In 2004 he was appointed as a head of a junior research group at the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research. In 2007 he moved to the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, where he held a chair for Polymer Chemistry and Bioengineering. Since 2017 Prof. Herrmann is scientific board member of the DWI Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen, Germany and Professor of Macromolecular Chemistry and Systems at RWTH Aachen University. He is Vice Scientific Director of the DWI since 2018 and was appointed as Interim Scientific Director by the Board of Trustees as of January 2023.
Awards and Prizes:
- 2018: DOG Patent-Prize from the German Ophthalmology Society
- 2018: Fellow of Max Planck School “Matter to Life”
- 2018: Pineapple Science Award from the Zhejiang Science and Technology Association
- 2016: ERC Advanced Grant
- 2016: Coordinator of MSCA Cofund Grant from the ERC
- 2013: Eyenovative Prize from Novartis
- 2012: Winner of the Dutch Venture Challenge organized by the Netherlands Genomic Initiative
- 2011: The Herrmann laboratory was placed among the top 10 chemistry groups in the Netherlands in an assessment from the office Quality Assurance Netherlands Universities
- 2010: VICI Grant from the Dutch Science Organization (NWO)
- 2009: Starting Grant from the European Research Commission (ERC)
- 2009: Dr. Hermann-Schnell-Prize from the GDCh
- 2008: Reimund-Stadler-Prize from the German Chemical Society (GDCh)
- 2000: Ph.D. summa cum laude from the University of Mainz, Germany
Institutional Responsibilities:
- 2018 – 2020: Head of Chemistry at RWTH Aachen University
- 2014 – 2017: Head of the Board of the Zernike Institute
- 2012 – 2014: Board member of the Zernike Institute
- 2011 – 2017: Program director at the UMCG for the research line “Nanobiotechnology and Advanced Therapeutic Materials” (NANOBIOMAT)
- 2011 – 2017: Member of the W.J. Kolff Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science at the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)
- 2009 – 2017: Associate member of the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry at the RUG
- 2008: Cofounder of the “Center for Synthetic Biology” at the RUG
- 2007 – present: Faculty member in the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen (RUG), The Netherlands
Professional Functions and Scientific Affiliations:
- 2022 – present: Editorial Board “Progress in Polymer Science”
- 2018 – present: Fellow of the Max Planck School 'Matter to Life'
- 2017 – present: Editorial Advisory Board “Nanofabrication”
- 2015: Reviewer for Leibniz Association, Germany
- 2014 – present: Executive Advisory Board of Advanced Science
- 2013 – present: Editorial Advisory Board “Bioconjugate Chemistry”
- 2013: Member of founding committee of Institute for Basic Science in South Korea
- 2009 – present: Editorial Advisory Board “Recent Patents on Nanomedicine”
- 2008: Program coordinator of the Dutch Nano-Initiative
- 2008 – present: Editorial Advisory Board “The Open Nanomedicine Journal”
Projects
Publications
Titel/Autoren | DOI-LINK | Magazine | Jahre | |
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Supramolecular DNA-Based Catalysis in Organic Solvents
G. Chakraborty, K. Balinin, R. d. Villar-Guerra, M. Emondts, G. Portale, M. Loznik, W. J. Niels Klement, L. Zheng, T. Weil, J. B. Chaires and A. Herrmann
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109689 | iScience | 2024 | |
Sonogenetics for Monitoring and Modulating Biomolecular Function by Ultrasound
J. Hahmann, A. Ishaqat, T. Lammers and A. Herrmann
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https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202317112 | Angewandte Chemie International Edition | 2024 | |
Significant Downregulation of Alzheimer's Amyloid-Β Levels Enabled by Engineered DNA Nanomaterials
Y. Sun, J. Sun, Y. Feng, Y. Zhang, J. Li, F. Wang, M. Loznik, Y. Tian, H. Zhang, A. Herrmann, K. Liu and C. Zhang
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fmre.2024.03.017 | Fundamental Research | 2024 | |
Shape Morphing of Hydrogels by Harnessing Enzyme Enabled Mechanoresponse
K. Zhang, Y. Zhou, J. Zhang, Q. Liu, C. Hanenberg, A. Mourran, X. Wang, X. Gao, Y. Cao, A. Herrmann and L. Zheng
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44607-y | Nature Communications | 2024 | |
Mechanochemical Activation of Dnazyme by Ultrasound
W. H. Rath, R. Göstl and A. Herrmann
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https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202306236 | Advanced Science | 2024 | |
In Vivo Polymer Mechanochemistry with Polynucleotides
A. Ishaqat, J. Hahmann, C. Lin, X. Zhang, C. He, W. H. Rath, P. Habib, S. E. M. Sahnoun, K. Rahimi, R. Vinokur, F. M. Mottaghy, R. Göstl, M. Bartneck and A. Herrmann
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202403752 | Advanced Materials | 2024 | |
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound-Induced Disulfide Mechanophore Activation in Polymeric Nanostructures for Molecule Release
J. Fan, K. Zhang, M. Xuan, X. Gao, R. Vinokur, R. Göstl, L. Zheng and A. Herrmann
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https://doi.org/10.31635/ccschem.024.202403876 | CCS Chemistry | 2024 | |
DNA Dissipative System for Controlled Release of Immunostimulatory Cpg Oligodeoxynucleotides
A. Ishaqat, X. Zhang and A. Herrmann
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https://doi.org/10.1002/anbr.202400082 | Advanced NanoBiomed Research | 2024 | |
DNA Dissipative System for Controlled Release of Immunostimulatory CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides
A. Ishaqat, X. Zhang and A. Herrmann
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https://doi.org/10.1002/anbr.202400082 | Advanced NanoBiomed Research | 2024 | |
Accelerated Mechanophore Activation and Drug Release in Network Core-Structured Star Polymers Using High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound
J. Fan, M. Xuan, K. Zhang, R. Vinokur, L. Zheng, R. Göstl and A. Herrmann
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https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202400082 | Small Science | 2024 | |
Transformative Materials to Create 3D Functional Human Tissue Models in Vitro in a Reproducible Manner
J. L. Gerardo-Nava, J. Jansen, D. Günther, L. Klasen, A. L. Thiebes, B. Niessing, C. Bergerbit, A. A. Meyer, J. Linkhorst, M. Barth, P. Akhyari, J. Stingl, S. Nagel, T. Stiehl, A. Lampert, R. Leube, M. Wessling, F. Santoro, S. Ingebrandt, S. Jockenhoevel, A. Herrmann, H. Fischer, W. Wagner, R. H. Schmitt, F. Kiessling, R. Kramann and L. De Laporte
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202301030 | Advanced Healthcare Materials | 2023 | |
Transformative Materials for Interfacial Drug Delivery
P. Desai, A. Dasgupta, A. M. Sofias, Q. Peña, R. Göstl, I. Slabu, U. Schwaneberg, T. Stiehl, W. Wagner, S. Jockenhövel, J. Stingl, R. Kramann, C. Trautwein, T. H. Brümmendorf, F. Kiessling, A. Herrmann and T. Lammers
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202301062 | Advanced Healthcare Materials | 2023 |