EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY: EXBO Members

Dr. Maurice C.R. Franssen

Wageningen University
Lab. of Organic Chemistry
Dreijenplein 8
NL-6703 HB Wageningen, the Netherlands
Phone: +31 - 317 482976
Fax: +31 - 317 484914
E-mail: maurice.franssen@wur.nl

Education

1982	MSc in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
1987	PhD at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands. Title of thesis: "Studies on the use of haloperoxidases in organic synthesis" Supervisors: prof. dr. H.C. van der Plas (Organic Chemistry) and dr. C. Laane (Biochemistry)
1987-present	Permanent staff member of the Department of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands since 1999 Associate Professor
1988	Winner of the Royal/Dutch Shell Award
March-August 1989	Visiting scientist at the Laboratory of Prof. dr. A.M. Klibanov, Department of Chemistry, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

Research Interests

Application of enzymes (especially lipases, esterases and aldolases) and microbial cells (epoxide hydrolase) in the synthesis of chiral compounds.
Isolation and applications of enzymes from plants.
Enzymatic production of glycosides.

Associate Editor of the international scientific journal Biocatalysis and Biotransformation (1999-present)

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