Margit Winkler

M. Winkler received her PhD in organic chemistry at Graz University of Technology. She joined the group of Prof. David O’Hagan at the University of St. Andrews as an Erwin-Schrödinger fellow to study fluorinase enzymes. Since 2008, she investigated biocatalysts for chemical synthesis as a Senior Researcher at the Austrian Center of Industrial Biotechnology -- in close collaboration with industry. As Elise-Richter fellow at Graz University of Technology she received her venia docendi in Biotechnology in 2019. Margit is fascinated by enzymes and cellular systems as means to catalyze chemical transformations. One important goal is the discovery and detailed study of enzymes that are not (well) known yet, in order to understand them in depth and to determine whether and how they could become applicable for synthesis of desired compounds in satisfying amounts and qualities.