Dr. Eckhard Boles
Professor
biology
Metabolomic Discoveries
Sweden
Biography
Eckhard Boles studied biology in Cologne and did his PhD in Darmstadt in 1994 in the area of yeast physiology. Then he moved to the University of Düsseldorf where he worked on sugar uptake in yeasts. In 2002 he moved to the University of Frankfurt as a full professor for microbiology. In 2011 he became full professor for Physiology and Genetics of lower Eukaryotes. Large parts of his research interests are devoted to the biotechnological optimization of yeasts to produce chemical molecules. Eckhard is co-founder of two companies in the area of bioenergy and biofuels. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications.
Research Interest
biotechnological optimization
