Lena Daumann

Lena Daumann is a Professor at the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, leading the Chair of Bioinorganic Chemistry. She is a Principal Investigator in Project C05 of the Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 1309, focusing on Fe²⁺/α-KG-dependent enzymes and biomimetics in epigenetics and DNA repair.

Research Focus

• Investigates catalytic cycles of AlkBH and TET enzymes using spectroscopic methods
• Studies structure-reactivity relationships in epigenetic transformations
• Develops model complexes mimicking TET-enzyme functions

Affiliations

• Board member of SFB 1309
• Collaborates with institutions like Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich