Dr. Claus Jacob B.Sc. M.A. D.Phil. (

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) FRSC CChem (born 19 November 1969) is a German scientist and politician functioning as the Head of Bioorganic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy,

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and a member of the

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(ÖDP) and represents the

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in the Orstrat Hassel / Saar. He is currently a

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to the

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on behalf of ÖDP, Homburg constituency. Jacob is known to many of his students as Professor Claus rather than Professor Jacob. This is due to cultural reasons stemming from the rich international environment of his research team and Global collaborations. He received his B.Sc.(Hons) 1st class in Chemistry in 1993 from the

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and his D.Phil. (Oxon) from the

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in 1997. Jacob had interests in

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and

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and was awarded a Magister Artium from the

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in 1998. He is an expert in a variety of topics ranging from organic synthesis, bioorganic chemistry, catalytic sensor/effector agents, intracellular diagnostics, nanotechnology, natural products, reactive sulfur and selenium species, and redox regulation via the cellular thiolstat. He has contributed more than 200 publications to the previously mentioned fields.

Academic appointments

* Fellowship (FRSC)

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(UK) 2018- * Full Professor

(Germany) 2011- * Junior Professor Saarland University (Germany) 2005-2011 * Visiting Professor Université de Metz (France) 2004, 2005 * Senior Lecturer

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(UK) 2004-2005 * Lecturer University of Exeter (UK) 1999-2004 * Visiting Scientist

Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) (german: Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf) was founded in 1965 as the successor organisation to Düsseldorf's Medical Academy of 1907 and was named after German poet Heinrich Heine. Followi ...

(Germany) 1999 *

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Research Fellow German Merit Foundation, at

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1998-1999 * Feodor Lynen Fellow Humboldt Foundation fellowship at Harvard University 1997-1998 * Research Fellow Harvard Medical School (USA) 1996-1999

Scientific, Philosophical and/or political views

Prof. Dr. Jacob main scientific contributions are Reactive Sulfur Species (2002), the Sensor / Effector catalysts in drug design (around 2006), the Cellular Thiolstat (2011) and the Intracellular Diagnostics (around 2012). Jacob is also interested in

philosophy of science Philosophy of science is a branch of philosophy concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. The central questions of this study concern what qualifies as science, the reliability of scientific theories, and the ultim ...

. He has many contribution in ethics, sociology and history of science. He is a member of the International Society of

Philosophy of Chemistry The philosophy of chemistry considers the methodology and underlying assumptions of the science of chemistry. It is explored by philosophers, chemists, and philosopher-chemist teams. For much of its history, philosophy of science has been dominat ...

. Prof. Jacob represents the

in the Orstrat Hassel / Saar (Landesverband Saarland). He is an advocate of up-cycling, green chemistry and against

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in basic science. In 2019, he became the State Treasurer (Landesschatzmeister), in St. Ingbert representing the

(ÖDP).

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External links

List of publication at Universität des Saarlandes
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Academic appointments

Scientific, Philosophical and/or political views

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