Corzilius group

Prof. Dr. Björn Corzilius

Principal Investigator

born on July 30,1979 in Dieburg, Germany

University of Rostock
Institute of Chemistry
Physical Chemistry

Albert-Einstein-Straße 27
18059 Rostock
Germany

Office: 216
Phone: +49 (0)381 498 6498
Fax: +49 (0)381 498 6502
bjoern.corzilius(at)uni-rostock.de

ORCID:
0000-0003-3937-9137
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3937-9137

ResearcherID:
C-9111-2009
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-9111-2009

Studies and degrees

  • 1999: Studies of Chemistry, TU Darmstadt, Germany
  • 2005: Diploma (Dipl.-Ing.) in Physical Chemistry under supervision of Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Dinse, TU Darmstadt, Germany
  • 2008: Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.) in Physical Chemistry under supervision of Prof. Dr. Klaus-Peter Dinse, TU Darmstadt, Germany

Positions

  • 2005 - 2008: Research Associate, Physical Chemistry, TU Darmstadt, Germany
  • 2009 - 2010: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
  • 2010 - 2013: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
  • 2013 - 2019: Junior Principal Investigator (Emmy Noether Fellow), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry / Biophysical Chemistry, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Germany
  • since 2019: University Professor (W2) of Physical Chemistry with focus on solid-state NMR spectroscopy, University of Rostock, Germany
  • since 2021: Associated research group leader at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT e.V.), Rostock, Germany

Honers and awards

  • 1999: Book prize of the "Fonds der Chemischen Industrie"
  • 2002: Dr. Anton Keller Prize (TU Darmstadt)
  • 2006: Alarich Weiss Prize (TU Darmstadt)
  • 2009: Research Fellowship (DFG)
  • 2012: Emmy Noether Fellowship (DFG)
  • 2016: Felix Bloch Lecture (GDCh)
  • 2017: Regitze M. Vold Memorial Prize (Groupement AMPERE / ISMAR)
  • 2018: Best Ph.D. supervision (GRADE Research Academy, Goethe University Frankfurt)

Service to the scientific community

  • Since 2023: Managing board member of the transregional collaborative Research center TRR 386 "HYP*MOL: Hyperpolarization in molecular systems"
  • Since 2023: Board member of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Rostock
  • Since 2022: Member of the management board of the Department „Life, Light and Matter“ of the Interdisciplinary Faculty (INF) at the University of Rostock
  • Since 2022: Associate Editor of the journal Magnetic Resonance
  • Since 2022: Scientific Board Member of the Solid-State NMR Symposium of the Rocky Mountain Conference of Magnetic Resonance
  • 2021–2023: Deputy board member of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Rostock
  • 2020–2022: Jury member for the Add-on Fellowships of the Joachim Herz Foundation, Hamburg
  • 2019–2023: Reviewing Editor for Experimental Results (Cambridge University Press)
  • 2019–2022: Member of the associated board of the Department „Life, Light and Matter“ of the Interdisciplinary Faculty (INF) at the University of Rostock

Selected publications

  1. B. Corzilius*: High-Field Dynamic Nuclear Polarization, Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem. 71, 7.1–7.28 (2020).
  2. V. Aladin, M. Vogel, R. Binder, I. Burghardt, B. Suess, and B. Corzilius*: Complex formation of the tetracycline‐binding aptamer investigated by specific cross‐relaxation under DNP, Angew. Chem. 131, 4917–4922 (2019); Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 58, 4863–4868 (2019).
  3. B. Corzilius: Paramagnetic metal ions for dynamic nuclear polarization, eMagRes 7, 179–194 (2018).
  4. A. S. Lilly Thankamony, J. J. Wittmann, M. Kaushik, and B. Corzilius*: Dynamic nuclear polarization for sensitivity enhancement in modern solid-state NMR, Prog. Nucl. Magn. Reson. Spectrosc. 102–103, 120–195 (2017).
  5. M. Kaushik, M. Qi, A. Godt,* and B. Corzilius*: Bis-Gadolinium Complexes for Solid Effect and Cross Effect Dynamic Nuclear Polarization, Angew. Chem. 134, 4359–4363 (2017); Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 56, 4295–4299 (2017).
  6. D. Daube, V. Aladin, J. Heiliger, J. J. Wittmann, D. Barthelmes, C. Bengs, H. Schwalbe, and B. Corzilius*: Heteronuclear Cross-relaxation under Solid-state Dynamic Nuclear Polarization, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 16572–16575 (2016).
  7. M. Kaushik, T. Bahrenberg, T. V. Can, M. A. Caporini, R. Silvers, J. Heiliger, A. A. Smith, H. Schwalbe, R. G. Griffin, and B. Corzilius*: Gd(III) and Mn(II) complexes for dynamic nuclear polarization: small molecular chelate polarizing agents and applications with site-directed spin labeling of proteins, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 27205–27218 (2016).
  8. B. Corzilius*: Theory of solid effect and cross effect dynamic nuclear polarization with half-integer high-spin metal polarizing agents in rotating solids, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 27190–27204 (2016).
  9. P. Wenk, M. Kaushik, D. Richter, M. Vogel, B. Suess, and B. Corzilius*: Dynamic Nuclear Polarization of Nucleic Acid with Endogenously Bound Manganese, J. Biomol. NMR 63, 97–109 (2015).
  10. B. Corzilius, A. A. Smith, A. B. Barnes, C. Luchinat, I. Bertini, and R. G. Griffin: High-Field Dynamic Nuclear Polarization with High-Spin Transition Metal Ions, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133, 5648–5651 (2011).