Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ulrich Günther

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Function

directorate
chair of chemistry (W3)
research group leader

At UzL since

2019

ORCID ID

0000-0001-9840-5943


Ratzeburger Allee 160
23562 Lübeck
Gebäude 61, Raum 307.10

Email: ulrich.guenther(at)uni-luebeck.de
Phone: +49 451 3101 3314

Research and work

Research focus

  • NMR spectroscopy and NMR-based metabolomics
  • characterization of metabolic pathways, metabolic fluxes, and biomarker profiles
  • development of quantitative NMR methods for glycoprotein analysis (GlycA/GlycB)
  • identification of diagnostic markers in clinical cohorts (e.g., cancer, IBD, NASH, Parkinson’s disease)
  • analysis of glycan-related signatures and metabolic patterns in human biofluids

Methods & approaches

  • 1D and 2D solution-state NMR spectroscopy
  • NMR-based metabolomics and metabolic-flux analysis
  • quantitative glycoprotein analysis using newly developed NMR methods
  • statistical modelling, lineshape fitting, and automated data processing (Matlab-based pipelines)
  • analysis of diverse sample types (serum, plasma, urine, stool)
  • close collaboration with clinical partners and translational research projects

Expertise

  • development and application of NMR methods for metabolomics and glycoprotein analysis
  • computational NMR: spectral processing, quantification, statistical evaluation
  • biomarker research in biomedical and clinical contexts
  • integration of NMR data into interdisciplinary research frameworks
  • extensive experience in translational, clinically oriented analytics

CV

2023 director University of Lübeck, Institute of Chemistry and Metabolomics, Germany
2019 professor (W3) of Metabolomics University of Lübeck, Institute of Chemistry and Metabolomics, Germany
2010 professor of Biophysical Chemistry  
2004 scientific director University of Birmingham, HWB-NMR, UK
2001 habilitation (Biophysical Chemistry), Privatdozent  
1990–1992 doctoral candidate Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen, Germany