Horst Kessler
Born (1940-04-05) 5 April 1940
Suhl, Germany
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipGerman
Alma materUniversity of Tübingen
Scientific career
InstitutionsTechnical University of Munich
Theses
  • Kupfersalzkatalysierte Diazomethanreaktion mit Aromaten (1966)
  • Nachweis innermolekularer Beweglichkeit durch NMR-Spektroskopie (1969)
Doctoral advisorEugen Müller
Notable studentsChristian Griesinger, Hartmut Oschkinat, Wolfgang Bermel, Franz Hagn, Michael John, Tammo Diercks, Sibylle Grüner, Elsa Locardi, Martin Sukopp, Wolfgang Jahnke, Armin Geyer, Armin Modlinger

Horst Kessler (born 5 April 1940) is a German chemist and emeritus Professor of Excellence at the Institute for Advanced Study at the Technical University of Munich (TUM).[1][2] Kessler works in the area of bioorganic chemistry, in particular peptide synthesis, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. He also made contributions to magnetic resonance imaging.

Education and career

Kessler studied chemistry at the Leipzig University in 1958–1961. He completed his Master (Diplom) in 1963, and his PhD at 1966 with Eugen Müller at the University of Tübingen. In 1969, he underwent habilitation in organic chemistry. He was briefly a university lecturer at Tübingen, then he obtained an organic chemistry lecturer position at the University of Frankfurt am Main. In 1989, he became Professor of organic chemistry and biochemistry at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), where he was in charge of overseeing the installation of one of the four 900 MHz NMR spectrometers in Germany at that time.[3] At TUM, he was Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry, Biology and Earth Sciences from 1994 to 1996. From October 2008, he is a Carl-von-Linde Professor (Emeritus Professor of Excellence) at the TUM Institute for Advanced Study.[2]

Notable achievements and awards

In 1996, Kessler became a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities,[4] one of the eight state academies in Germany. In 2002, he was elected to membership of the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina,[5] the national academy of Germany.

Publications

The following research articles are the most highly cited according to the Google Scholar profile of Kessler[12] As of June 2021:

  • Ulrich Hersel; Claudia Dahmen; Horst Kessler (1 November 2003). "RGD modified polymers: biomaterials for stimulated cell adhesion and beyond". Biomaterials. 24 (24): 4385–4415. doi:10.1016/S0142-9612(03)00343-0. ISSN 0142-9612. PMID 12922151. Wikidata Q34223126.
  • Marco Arnold; Elisabetta A Cavalcanti-Adam; Roman Glass; Jacques Blümmel; Wolfgang Eck; Martin Kantlehner; Horst Kessler; Joachim P Spatz (1 March 2004). "Activation of integrin function by nanopatterned adhesive interfaces". ChemPhysChem. 5 (3): 383–388. doi:10.1002/CPHC.200301014. ISSN 1439-4235. PMID 15067875. Wikidata Q44832858.
  • Kessler, Horst (July 1982). "Conformation and Biological Activity of Cyclic Peptides". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 21 (7): 512–523. doi:10.1002/anie.198205121. ISSN 0570-0833.
  • Dechantsreiter MA; Planker E; Mathä B; Lohof E; Hölzemann G; Jonczyk A; Goodman SL; Kessler H (1 August 1999). "N-Methylated cyclic RGD peptides as highly active and selective alpha(V)beta(3) integrin antagonists". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 42 (16): 3033–3040. doi:10.1021/JM970832G. ISSN 0022-2623. PMID 10447947. Wikidata Q30580638.
  • Elisabetta A Cavalcanti-Adam; Tova Volberg; Alexandre Micoulet; Horst Kessler; Benjamin Geiger; Joachim Pius Spatz (2 February 2007). "Cell spreading and focal adhesion dynamics are regulated by spacing of integrin ligands". Biophysical Journal. 92 (8): 2964–2974. doi:10.1529/BIOPHYSJ.106.089730. ISSN 0006-3495. PMC 1831685. PMID 17277192. Wikidata Q30479140.

Personal life

Horst Kessler was the son of Walter and Gertrude Kessler. He went to school from 1946 to 1958 in Suhl.

References

  1. ↑ "Fakultaet fuer Chemie: Prof. Dr. Horst Kessler". Technical University of Munich. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "IAS: Current Focus Groups". Technical University of Munich Institute for Advanced Study. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  3. ↑ stb. "Seit 1940 dynamisch. Horst Kessler 65" (PDF). Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) e.V. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Mitglieder Bayerische Akademic der Wissenschaft". Bayerische Akademic der Wissenschaft. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "List of Members". Leopoldina Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Awards". American Peptide Society. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Josef Rudinger Memorial Award". European Peptide Society. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Institut fuer Organische Chemie -Burckhardt-Helferich-Preis". Universitaet Leipzig. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Awards". American Peptide Society. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Zwölf Wissenschaftler mit dem Max-Planck-Forschungspreis ausgezeichnet (Twelve scientists were awarded the Max Planck Research Prize)". Bild der Wissenschaft. 28 November 2001. Retrieved 17 February 2017. Der Max-Planck-Forschungspreis für Chemie geht an Horst Kessler vom Institut für organische Chemie und Biochemie der Technischen Universität München.
  11. ↑ "GDCh-Preise". Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) e.V. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  12. ↑ Horst Kessler publications indexed by Google Scholar
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