About Tanja

Prof. Dr. Tanja Gulder

Professor for Organic Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Academic Track
since 1/2020 | Professor for Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Mineralogy, University of Leipzig |
1/2018–12/2019 | Heisenberg-Professor for Biomimetic Catalysis, Department of Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, TU Munich |
6/2014–12/2017 | Junior-Research-Group Leader, Department Chemie, TU München, Germany |
9/2010–5/2014 | Junior-Research-Group Leader, Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Germany (maternity leave 08/2013-11/2013) |
5/2008–8/2010 | Postdoctoral-Research Associate with Prof. Dr. P. S. Baran, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA |
3/2004–3/2008 | PhD Thesis with Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. G. Bringmann, Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Germany |
5/2003–2/2004 | Diploma Thesis with Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. G. Bringmann, Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Germany |
Awards and Fellowships
- Professorinnenprogramm III, BMBF (2020)
- Heisenberg Professorship for Biomimetic Catalysis (2017)
- Emmy-Noether-Research Fellowship of the German Research Foundation (since 2013)
- Selected Member of the Fast-Track Program for Outstanding Women in Science of the Robert-Bosch Foundation (since 2012)
- BASF Creator Space Science Symposium Award 2015
- Dr. Otto Röhm Gedächtnisstiftung Award 2014
- Max-Buchner Fellowship of the DECHEMA 2013
- RWTH-StartUp Program of the DFG 2013
- JSP Fellowship for the participation at the Bürgenstock Conference 2013
- Liebig Fellowship of the 'Fonds of the Chemical Industry' (2010-2013)
- Thieme Chemistry Journal Award 2012
- ERC SeedFunds of the RWTH Aachen 2011
- Research Fellowship of the German Research Foundation (2009-2010)
- Postdoc Fellowship of the German Academic Exchange Service (2008-2010)
- Award of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy 2007/2008 for an outstanding PhD thesis
- Klaus-Grohe Award of Medicinal Chemistry of the 'Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker' (2007)
- Poster Award of the DECHEMA at the 19th Irseer Naturstofftage (2007)
- Fellowship of the ‘Hochschulwissenschaftsprogramm der Universität Würzburg’ (2006-2007)
- PhD Fellowship of the 'Fonds of the Chemical Industry' (2004-2006)
- Participant at the 55th Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau 2005 (invited by the ‘Bayerischen Chemieverbänden’)
- Award of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy 2003/2004 for an outstanding Diploma thesis