I grew up in southern Germany, moved to Zurich to study chemistry, and stayed for a Ph.D. at ETH. After research stints in Kyoto and Tokyo, I’m now a scientist in pharmaceutical R&D in Basel. Outside the lab, my time goes to travelling, photography and Japanese culture.
Roche pRED preclinical CMC. High-throughput experiments and platform development where synthetic chemistry and software overlap.Roche pRED präklinisches CMC. Hochdurchsatzexperimente und Plattformentwicklung an der Schnittstelle von synthetischer Chemie und Software.
Jesse Ahlbrecht, Marius D. R. Lutz, Vera Jost, Michael Färber, Stefan Bräse, Georg Wuitschik · ACS Cent. Sci.2026 , 12 , 222
2023 – 24
Postdoctoral Researcher · University of Tokyo
Nozaki group. Polymers from greener building blocks (CO₂, renewable isoprene). Homogeneous catalysts to break finished plastics apart including Lego bricks.Nozaki-Gruppe. Polymere aus grüneren Bausteinen (CO₂, erneuerbares Isopren). Homogene Katalysatoren zum Abbau fertiger Kunststoffe wie z. B. Legosteine.
Morandi group. Rh-catalysed β-carbon elimination to break and remake C–C bonds. From there, shuttle catalysis on bonds most catalysts ignore.Morandi-Gruppe. Rhodium-katalysierte β-Kohlenstoff-Eliminierung für reversible C–C-Bindungsbrüche. So lässt sich Shuttle-Katalyse an Bindungen betreiben, die andere Katalysatoren meiden.
TM catalysis
C–C bond activation
Mechanistic studies
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2022
JSPS Visiting researcher · Nakao group, Kyoto University
Six-month exchange on heterobimetallic complexes.Sechsmonatiger Forschungsaufenthalt zu heterobimetallischen Komplexen.
Ori Green*, Patrick Finkelstein*, Miguel A. Rivero-Crespo, Marius D. R. Lutz, Michael K. Bogdos, Michael Burger, Jean-Christophe Leroux, Bill Morandi · J. Am. Chem. Soc.2022 , 144 , 8717
◆Doctoral Scholarship · Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, 2020
2012 – 17
B.Sc. & M.Sc. in Chemistry · ETH Zürich
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2017 – 18
Industry internships · Actelion / Idorsia & Roche, Basel
Two medicinal chemistry internships in early-stage drug development.Zwei Praktika in der medizinischen Chemie in der frühen Wirkstoffforschung.
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2017
M.Sc. thesis · Stanford University
Trost group. Asymmetric catalysis with zinc complexes.Trost-Gruppe. Asymmetrische Katalyse mit Zinkkomplexen.
2004 – 12
Abitur · Lessing-Gymnasium · Mannheim
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2012
Summer internship · Deutsche Schule Kobe International
Assistant language teacher for German classes.Fremdsprachenassistenz im Deutschunterricht.
◆Dr. Dr. Robert Geursen Prize , 2012
Japan
Japan has been more than a destination for me. Six months as a visiting researcher in Kyoto, a postdoc year in Tokyo. What started as curiosity about the interplay of high-tech and tradition has become a long conversation with Japanese craftsmanship, language and cuisine.
When I travel, I capture the landscapes and moments I encounter with a Nikon DSLR. Each photo tries to carry the atmosphere of the place — so the viewer can imagine being there. All photos on this page were shot and edited by me.
On my personal blog Tabimonogatari I write extensive travel logs while I am on the road, alongside stories about my interests, hobbies, and everyday life.
