Are you interested in joining our group?

We are currently looking for motivated Masters students in the following research areas:

  1. Synthesis of novel Bisphenothiazines for Organophotocatalysis
  2. Photocatalytic introduction of Epigenetic Markers in DNA using Azauracil
  3. Synthesis of N4-Acetylcytidine as an Epigenetic RNA Marker

Please contact Prof. Wagenknecht directly or any other group member if you are interested!

Research Topics

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Fluorescent Probes in DNA and RNA
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Photoredox Catalysis
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Bioorthogonal Labeling of DNA and RNA in Cells
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Photodamages in DNA

News

07/2025 Silas has joined the group working as our technical assistent. Thank you!

04/2025 Sabrina and Ybin are rejoining the group for their Master thesis. Best of luck!

04/2025 Jonas is our newest group member. Good luck with your PhD!

11/2024 Markus is our newest Master student. Best of luck!

11/2024 Max joined our group to work on his PhD thesis. 

09/2024 Peter is our new trainee. Welcome to our group!

06/2024 Philipp started working on his Master thesis. 

06/2024 Welcome back Stephan! Good luck with your PhD thesis.

Impressions

 

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Christmas Market 2023
AK-Retreat in Obergurgl 2023
Excursion 2023

 

Excursion to Gengenbach in 2022
The Wagenknecht Group in 2019

 

Most Recent Publications


Phosphinoamine coinage metal complexes with a coumarin fluorophore: synthesis, characterization, and in vitro (photo)cytotoxicity
Naina, V. R.; Shubham; Wagenknecht, H.-A.; et al.
2025. Dalton Transactions, 54 (39), 14701–14709. doi:10.1039/d5dt01532d
Precision Photochemistry: Every Photon Counts
Pashley-Johnson, F.; Wu, X.; Wagenknecht, H.-A.; et al.
2025. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 64 (35), e202502651. doi:10.1002/anie.202502651
Redox‐Convertible Groups to Expand the Substrate Scope for Pentafluorosulfanylation of Styrenes by Photocatalytic Activation of Sulfur Hexafluoride
Klehenz, S.; Kucher, H.; Wagenknecht, H.-A.
2025. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 28 (31), Art.-Nr.: 2500478. doi:10.1002/ejoc.202500478
Direct Observation of Triplet–Triplet Energy Transfer in DNA between Energy Donor and Acceptor C-Nucleotides
Häcker, S.; Zähringer, T. J. B.; Wagenknecht, H.-A.; et al.
2025. JACS Au, 5 (6), 2770–2778. doi:10.1021/jacsau.5c00364
Triplet-sensitized cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer damage and crosslinks in DNA: filling the triplet energy gap between xanthone and thioxanthone
Häcker, S.; Moghtader, J. A.; Wagenknecht, H.-A.; et al.
2025. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 23 (24), 5826–5832. doi:10.1039/D5OB00599J