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

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News

01/2026 Johannes is our newest group member. Good luck with your PhD!

11/2025 Welcome back Markus! Good luck with your PhD thesis.

10/2024 Gianna joined the group for her Master thesis. Best of luck!

09/2024 Jacqueline joined the group for her Master thesis. Best of luck!

09/2025 Sophia is our new trainee. Welcome to our group!

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

09/2024 Marie joined the group for her Master thesis. Best of luck!

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!

01/2025 Elrike is our newest group member. Good luck with your PhD!

 

 

 

 

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


Live‐Cell RNA Imaging via Clickable Tri PPP ro Nucleotide Reporters
Knaack, J. I. H.; List, E.; Wagenknecht, H.-A.; et al.
2026. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 65 (2), Art.-Nr.: e16613. doi:10.1002/anie.202516613
Visualizing the Invisible: Dual Click Imaging of Ruthenium-Based Photoactivated Chemotherapy Agents and Their DNA Synthesis Inhibition in Fixed Cancer Cells
Busemann, A.; Rieger, L.; Wagenknecht, H.-A.; et al.
2025. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147, 42500–42510. doi:10.1021/jacs.5c13249
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