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Prof. Dr. Stephan Pflugmacher Lima

  • A smiling man wearing glasses, a red shirt, and a beige blazer stands proudly against a gray textured background, embodying the distinguished spirit of Hochschule Coburg.

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Teaching and research areas

  • Cyanotoxins and eutrophication
  • Biotransformation and oxidative stress in aquatic organisms
  • Pharmaceuticals, nanoparticles, micro- and nanoplastics
  • Development of applied solutions for environmental problems
  • Planetary health concept and ecotoxicology
  • Bioremediation
  • Organic chemistry

Functions at the university

  • Professor of Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology

Short vita

  • Since March 01, 2024: Professor at the HS Coburg
  • 2020 – 2024: Dean and Professor for Ecotoxicology at the University of Manitoba, Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of Environment, Earth & Resources (Winnipeg, Canada)
  • 2017 – 2020: Professor Ecotoxicology in an Urban Environment at the University of Helsinki (Finland)
  • 2010 – 2017: Professor of Ecological Impact Research & Ecotoxicology (W3) at the Technical University of Berlin
  • 1996 – 2010: Head of WG and Assistant to the Director Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology & Inland Fisheries Berlin
  • 1993 – 1996: Doctorate at the GSF Neuherberg and the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich
  • 1988 – 1993: Studied biology (diploma) at the University of Ulm

You can find a detailed CV at linkedIn

Main research areas

Prof. Dr. Janosch Hildebrand works on issues relating to molecular pharmacology and ageing research as well as innovation management in pharmaceutical development and the health care industry.
In molecular pharmacology and ageing research, his focus is on the development of complex cell culture systems to optimize drug testing and development.
These model systems are studied and combined with systems biology approaches from gene expression, proteome and metabolome analysis in order to identify therapeutically relevant cellular processes and target molecules.
Prof. Hildebrand is a member of the Sensor Technology and Analytics research focus area at Coburg University of Applied Sciences.

In the field of innovation management in pharmaceutical development and the health care industry, he is primarily concerned with the development of digital services for the optimization and control of development processes and the identification of new areas of application.

Projects

  • Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) 2005 – 2010
    Minimization of the Eutrophication of Lake Chao, China
    Subproject leader: Green Liver System
  • Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) / 2011 – 2014
    Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB)
    ASKURIS – Anthropogenic trace substances in water
    Subproject Leader: Bioassay test battery for pharmaceuticals
  • Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) 2011 – 2014
    IST4R – Vergleich verschiedener Verfahrensvarianten der weitergehenden Abwasserreinigung zur Entlastung der Berliner Gewässer
    Subproject leader: Construction of a biotest battery for waterborne trace substances
  • Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) 2013 – 2016
    Interplay among multiple uses of water reservoirs via innovative coupling of substance cycles in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems (INNOVATE).
    Brazil
    Subproject leader: Green Liver System
  • Open Research Project (South Korean Government) 2013 – 2017
    Combat the Eutrophication of Korean`s big five rivers
    Project Head together with my Korean colleague Dr. S. Lee (KIST Seoul)