Vladimir Torbeev received his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from the University of Chicago under the direction of Prof. Stephen B. H. Kent for the work dedicated to total chemical synthesis and biophysical studies of HIV-1 protease. Then, he performed postdoctoral studies in the group of Prof. Donald Hilvert at ETH Zurich working on molecular mechanism of misfolding and aggregation of β2-microglobulin. In March 2014 he started his independent research group at the Institute for Supramolecular Science and Engineering at the University of Strasbourg and in 2021 became Professor of Biosystems Chemistry at École Supérieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg (ESBS).
Education and Research Experience
Current – Professor, École Supérieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg
2014-2021 – Maître de conférences associé and group leader at Institut de Science et d’Ingénierie Supramoléculaires, University of Strasbourg
2017 – Habilitation, University of Strasbourg
2010-2014 – Postdoctoral researcher, ETH Zurich, Advisor: Prof. Donald Hilvert
2009 – JSPS visiting researcher, Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Advisor: Prof. Yoshiaki Kiso
2004-2009 – PhD in Chemistry, University of Chicago, Advisor: Prof. Stephen Kent
2003-2004 – Visiting student, Weizmann Institute of Science, Advisors: Prof. Meir Lahav and Prof. Leslie Leiserowitz
1999-2004 – Diploma in Chemistry, Higher Chemical College of Russian Academy of Sciences; research performed at N.N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Advisor: Prof. Rem Kostyanovsky
Selected Awards:
USIAS Fellowship 2023
Guy Ourisson prize, Circle Gutenberg 2019
Thieme Chemistry Journals Award 2018
ATIP-Avenir award, CNRS-Inserm 2015
ETH Fellow, Marie Curie Actions 2010
Japan Society for Promotion of Science fellowship 2009
William Rainey Harper dissertation fellowship, University of Chicago 2007