Prof. Dr. Lutz Nuhn
Prof. Dr. Lutz Nuhn
Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry | Center of Polymers for Life
University of Würzburg
Job History
| since 04/2022 | Full Professor (W3), Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Würzburg |
| 2017 – 2022 | Independent junior research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Department of Synthesis of Macromolecules (Prof. Dr. Tanja Weil), first as Liebig fellow of the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, then as Emmy Noether group leader |
| 2015 – 2022 | Post-doctoral researcher with Prof. Dr. Bruno De Geest, Universiteit Gent, Belgium, as Feodor Lynen Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and as Fellow of the Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Vlaanderen |
Education
| 2014 | Promotion (summa cum laude) Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Betreuer: Prof. Dr. Rudolf Zentel |
| 2005 – 2010 | Biomedical Chemistry, Diploma (very good), Diploma thesis with Prof. Dr. Rudolf Zentel |
Awards and other responsibilities
| 2023 | ACS PSME Early Investigator Award |
| 2022 | Raising Star in Polymers (ACS Polymers AU) |
| 2021 | Young Talents in Polymer Chemistry (Wiley Macromolecular Rapid Communications) |
| 2021 | Mitglied des Editorial Advisory Boards der Zeitschrift ACS Polymers AU |
| 2021 | Max-Buchner-Stipendium (DECHEMA) |
| 2021 | Macromolecular Rapid Communications Junior Researcher Lectureship Award |
| 2020 | Hermann-Schnell-Preis der Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh), Fachgruppe Makromolekulare Chemie |
| 2020 | Polymer Chemistry Emerging Investigator 2020 (RSC Polymer Chemistry) |
| 2019 | Immunodrug Delivery Young Investigator Award der Controlled Release Society (CRS) |
| 2019 | Aufnahme in das Emmy-Noether-Programm der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) |
| 2018 – 2022 | Junior Faculty Member des Max-Planck-Graduate Centers (MPGC) mit der Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz (Junior Faculty Sprecher 2019-2022) |
| 2017 | Liebig-Stipendium des Fonds der Chemischen Industrie (FCI) |
Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry | Center of Polymers for Life
University of Würzburg
- Controlled Polymerization Techniques
- (Bio-)Degradable Polymers
- Bioconjugations
- Drug Delivery
- Macromolecular Therapeutics
- Nano-Immunotherapy
Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry | Center of Polymers for Life
University of Würzburg
10 selected publications
A complete list of publications of Prof. Dr. Lutz Nuhn is available here.
Efficient Self-Immolative RAFT End Group Modification for Macromolecular Immunodrug Delivery
Maximilian Scherger, Yannick A. Pilger, Judith Stickdorn, Patric Komforth, Sascha Schmitt, Kaloian Koynov, Hans-Joachim Räder, Lutz Nuhn
Biomacromolecules 2023, 24, 2380-2391
Transient Lymph Node Immune Activation by Hydrolysable Poly(carbonate) Nanogels
Christian Czysch, Carolina Medina-Montano, Zifu Zhong, Alexander Fuchs, Judith Stickdorn, Pia Winterweber, Sascha Schmitt, Kim Deswarte, Macro Raabe, Maximilian Scherger, Francis Combes, Jana De Vrieze, Sabah Kasmi, Niek N. Sandners, Stefan Lienenklaus, Kaloian Koynov, Hans-Joachim Räder, Bart N. Lambrecht, Sunil A. David, Matthias Bros, Hansjörg Schild, Stefan Grabbe, Bruno G. De Geest, Lutz Nuhn
Advanced Functional Materials 2022, 32, 202203490
PH-Degradable, Bisphosphonate-Loaded Nanogels Attenuate Liver Fibrosis by Repolarization of M2-type Macrophages
Leonard Kaps, Anne Huppertsberg, Niklas Choteschovsky, Adrian Klefenz, Feyza Durak, Barbara Schrörs, Mustafa Diken, Emma Eichler, Sebastian Rosigkeit, Sascha Schmitt, Christian Leps, Alicia Schulze, Friedrich Foerster, Ernesto Bockamp, Bruno G. De Geest, Kaloian Koynov, Hans-Joachim Räder, Stefan Tenzer, Federico Marini, Detlef Schuppan, Lutz Nuhn
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022, 119, e2122310119
Systemically Administered TLR7/8-Agonist- and Antigen Conjugated Nanogels Govern Immune Responses against Tumors
Judith Stickdorn, Lara Stein, Danielle Arnold-Schild, Jennifer Hahlbrock, Carolina Medina-Montano, Joschka Bartneck, Tanja Ziß, Evelyn Montermann, Cinja Kappel, Dominika Hobernik, Maximilian Haist, Hajime Yurugi, Marco Raabe, Andreas Best, Krishnaraj Rajalingam, Markus P. Rasak, Sunil A. David, Kaloian Koynov, Matthias Bros, Stephan Grabbe, Hansjörg Schild, Lutz Nuhn
ACS Nano 2022, 16, 4426-4443
End Group Dye-Labeled Polycarbonate Block Copolymers for Micellar (Immuno-)Drug Delivery
Christian Czysch, Carolina Medina-Montano, Nils-Jørgen Knudsen Dal, Thi Dinh, Yannick Fröder, Pia Winterweber, Konrad Maxeiner, Hans-Joachim Räder, Detlef Schuppan, Hansjörg Schild, Matthias Bros, Bernhard Biersack, Federico Feranoli, Stephan Grabbe, Lutz Nuhn
Macromolecular Rapid Communications 2022, 43, 202200095
Squaric Ester-Based, pH-Degradable Nanogels: Modular Nanocarriers for Safe, Systemic Administration of Toll-Like Receptor 7/8 Agonistic Immune Modulators
Anne Huppertsberg, Leonard Kaps, Zifu Zhong, Sascha Schmitt, Judith Stickdorn, Kim Deswarte, Francis Combes, Christian Czysch, Jana De Vrieze, Sabah Kasmi, Niklas Choteschovsky, Adrian Klefenz, Carolina Medina-Montano, Pia Winterwerber, Chaojian Chen, Matthias Bros, Stefan Lienenklaus, Niek N. Sanders, Kaloian Koynov, DetlefSchuppan, Bart N. Lambrecht, Sunil David, Bruno G. De Geest, Lutz Nuhn
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021, 143, 9872-9883
Targeted Repolarization of Tumor-associated Macrophages via Imidazoquinoline-linked Nanobodies
Evangelia Bolli, Maximilian Scherger, Sana M. Arnouk, Ana Rita Pombo Antunes, David Straßburger, Moritz Urschbach, Judith Stickdorn, Karen De Vlaminck, Kiavash Movahedi, Hans Joachim Räder, Sophie Hernot, Pol Besenius, Jo A. Van Ginderachter, Lutz Nuhn
Advanced Science 2021, 8, 202004574
Self-immolative RAFT-polymer end group modification”
Maximilian Scherger, Hans Joachim Räder, Lutz Nuhn
Macromolecular Rapid Communication 2021, 42, 202000752
Amphiphilic Poly(esteracetal)s as Dual pH-Responsive Micellar Immunodrug Delivery Systems
Leon Bixenmann, Judith Stickdorn, Lutz Nuhn
Macromolecular Rapid Communication 2021, 42, 202000752
Control over Immune Stimulation by pH-Degradable Poly(norbornene) Nanogels
Johannes Kockelmann, Judith Stickdorn, Sabah Kasmi, Jana De Vrieze, Michaela Pieszka, David Y. W. Ng, Sunil A. David, Bruno G. De Geest, Lutz Nuhn
Biomacromolecules 2020, 21, 2246-2257
Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry | Center of Polymers for Life
University of Würzburg
Prof. Dr. Lutz Nuhn
University of Würzburg
Röntgenring 11
97070 Würzburg
Phone: +49 (0)6131 / 379 311
Mail: lutz.nuhn@uni-wuerzburg.de
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