Dr. Steffen Klamt heads the group “Analysis and Redesign of Biological Networks” at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems in Magdeburg, Germany. He received his Diploma in Systems Science from the Osnabrück University in 1998 and his Ph.D. from the Stuttgart University in 2005.
His group develops methods for systems and computational biology and combines them with experimental investigations. One central research focus is modeling and computational design of metabolic networks with applications in metabolic and biosystems engineering. His group developed CellNetAnalyzer and CNApy, two comprehensive packages for the in silico analysis and rational design of biochemical networks. Experimental work focuses on Escherichia coli as model organism and tight integration of wet-lab and dry-lab investigations is used to verify model-based predictions and to run Design-Build-Test-Learn cycles of metabolic engineering. Steffen Klamt has co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and is editorial board member of BMC Bioinformatics and Biotechnology Journal.