Curriculum Vitae

Name:	Dr Christian Garms
Born:	Januar 29, 1970 in Helmstedt, Germany
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Citizenship:	German

Education

2000 - 1989	University of Hamburg, Germany
1989 - 1976	Elementary and secondary school in Hamburg, Germany

Academic Degrees

Ph. D. in Chemistry, University of Hamburg, 2000. Title of thesis: “Synthesis of ¹³C-labelledPAH”. Supervisor: Prof Dr Dr hc Wittko Francke
University Diploma (B.S.) in Chemistry, University of Hamburg, 1995. Title of thesis:“Development of new synthetic pathways to [1-¹³C]naphthalene and [3-¹³C]fluoranthene”.Supervisor: Prof Dr Dr hc Wittko Francke

Academic and Professional Interests

Patent research and evaluation, development of non-infringing generic medicines
Organic synthesis of lpharmaceutical, labeled and/or natural compounds
Kilogram-scale synthesis and process development
Application of Information Technology in Organic Chemistry (Information Retrieval, Databases, Data Processing, Software Development for Scientific Purposes)

Employment

2003 -	Patent expert, Helm AG , Hamburg, Germany
2002 - 2000	Post-doctoral fellowship, Industrial Research Limited, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
2000 - 1995	Research Assistant, University of Hamburg, Germany
1995 - 1994	Internship, HypoVereinsBank, Hamburg, Germany

Services

1995 - 1994	Member of the Student Council, University of Hamburg
1995 - 1993	Member of the Committee for Graduate Stipendia (§15 HambHG)

Publications

W. Francke; C. Garms: Syntheses of 13C-labeled PAC; in: R. Stegmann; G. Brunner; W. Calmano; G. Matz (Eds.): Treatment of Contaminated Soil · Fundamentals, Analysis, Applications, Springer (2001)
E. Annweiler, H. H. Richnow, G. Antranikian, S. Hebenbrock, C. Garms, S. Franke, W. Francke, W. Michaelis; Naphthalene Degradation and Incorporation of Naphthalene-Derived Carbon into Biomass by the Thermophile Bacillus thermoleovorans, Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 66 (2000), 518-523
H. H. Richnow, E. Annweiler, M. Koning, J.-C. Lüth, R. Stegmann, C. Garms, W. Francke, W. Michaelis, Tracing the transformation of labelled [1-13C]phenanthrene in a soil bioreactor, 108 (2000), 91-101
E. Annweiler, H. H. Richnow, G. Antranikian, S. Hebenbrock, C. Garms, W. Francke, W. Michaelis (1997), The conversion of 13C-naphthalene by a newly isolated thermopilic bacterium the carbon inventory and the metabolic pathway, 18th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Amsterdam

References

*Dr Richard Furneaux*	PO Box 31-310
(Industrial Research Ltd.)	Lower Hutt, New Zealand
	Ph: +64 4 569 01 68
	FAX: +64 4 569 00 55
	e-mail: r.furneaux@irl.cri.nz

*Dr Andy Falshaw*	PO Box 31-310
(Industrial Research Ltd.)	Lower Hutt, New Zealand
	Ph: +64 4 569 00 61
	FAX: +64 4 569 00 55
	e-mail: a.falshaw@irl.cri.nz

*Prof Dr Dr hc Wittko Francke*	Martin-Luther-King Pl. 6
(University of Hamburg)	DE-20146 Hamburg, Germany
	Ph: +49 40 42 83 8 28 66
	FAX: +49 40 42 83 8 38 34
	e-mail: francke@chemie.uni-hamburg.de

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