Dr. Constanze Zwies

Dr. Constanze Zwies

Teamleader

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Designer-Proteins as bio-based Binders

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Since 2024

Junior group leader, Just Transition Center (JTC), Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Since 2023

Postdoctoral researcher, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

2021 – 2022

Scientific Staff Member, AiP Piesteritz (Site Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg)

2016 – 2020

Scientific Staff Member, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

2016 – 2023

PhD in Biochemistry (summa cum laude), Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

2014

Internship, Genetics and animal breeding,West Pomeranian University of Technology Szczecin, Poland

2013 – 2016

M.Sc. in Biochemistry Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

2010 – 2013

B.Sc. in Biochemistry Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

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2024

Martin-Luther-University Halle-Witterberg Transfer Prize – Category “Outstanding application-oriented dissertation”

2019

Poster prize – Pharma research Day, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Witterberg

Memberships: German Society forMaterials Science e.V. (DGM), Tissue Engineering and RegenerativeMedicine International Society (TERMIS), DECHEMA Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Teaching:

Since 2024

Lecture “Construction of production organisms: hosts and vectors” (Pharmaceutical and Industrial
Biotechnology)

Since 2024

Practical course in Pharmaceutical Technology “Pharmacology II” (Pharmacy)

Since 2023

Practical course “Animal Cell Culture Techniques” (Pharmaceutical and Industrial Biotechnology)

Since 2023

Practical course “Construction of production organisms: hosts and vectors” (Pharmaceutical and
Industrial Biotechnology)

2016 – 2023

Practical course “Downstream processing” (Pharmaceutical and Industrial Biotechnology)

Projects

Utilization of adhesive designer proteins for implant coating to enhance tissue regeneration

Inspired by nature towards a healthy society – Enhancing implants with biomimetic Designer-Proteins

Design, characterization and structural analysis of artificial Designer-Proteins for surface binding applications using computational approaches

Toward a protein-driven future for sustainable materials utilizing advanced AI-based methods

Design, production, and characterization of artificial designer proteins as bio-based binders for wood and sand adhesives

Innovative, protein-based adhesives for wood and sand applications as a sustainable alternative to formaldehyde-based resins

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Dr. Constanze Zwies

Teamleader

Mail constanze.zwies@pharmazie.uni-halle.de
Tel. +49 (0) 345-55 25941

Teaching Activities, Workshops, Presentations​

Teaching Activities

Since 2024

Lecture “Construction of production organisms: hosts and vectors” (Pharmaceutical and Industrial
Biotechnology)

Since 2024

Practicum in Pharmaceutical Technology “Pharmacology II” (Pharmazie)

Since 2023

Practicum “Animal Cell Culture Techniques” (Pharmaceutical and Industrial Biotechnology)

Since 2023

Practicum “Construction of production organisms: hosts and vectors” (Pharmaceutical and Industrial
Biotechnology)

 

Before 2025

  • 2016 – 2023

    Practicum “Downstream processing” (Pharmaceutical and Industrial Biotechnology)

Publications

Find here a list of Constanze Zwies’ publications for the Just Transition Center.

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Zwies, Constanze, Ángela María Vargas Rodríguez, Marcel Naumann, Franziska Seifert, and Markus Pietzsch. 2024. “Alternative Strategies for the Recombinant Synthesis, DOPA Modification and Analysis of Mussel Foot Proteins – A Case Study for Mefp-3 from Mytilus Edulis.” Protein Expression and Purification 219: 106483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pep.2024.106483.
Racheva, Miroslava, Javier Basalo Lourido, Enise Ece Gurdal, et al. 2026. “Tyrosinase Cross-Linked PEG Hydrogels with DAT and DATT as Artificial Substrates: Design, Structure, and Functions.” Biomacromolecules 27 (2): 1317–36. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.5c01929. Download