Susanne Pahlow

Dr. Susanne Pahlow serves as a research group leader at the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT) in Jena, Germany, where she heads the Working Group Applied Biospectroscopy and Bioassays within the Research Department Spectroscopy / Imaging. Her office is located in ZAF 304, and she can be reached at susanne.pahlow@leibniz-ipht.de with telephone contact +49 3641 948393.

Dr. Pahlow's research program centers on advanced spectroscopic methodologies with particular expertise in infrared and Raman spectroscopy. Her work bridges fundamental spectroscopic principles with practical bioanalytical applications, focusing on developing innovative sample preparation techniques using functionalized magnetic beads for pathogen detection and isolation. She has made significant theoretical contributions to understanding and correcting systematic errors in spectroscopic measurements through novel approaches based on $$2D$$ correlation analysis.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong trajectory toward medical and biological applications of spectroscopy, with particular emphasis on virus detection (including SARS-CoV-2 using ACE2-functionalized beads) and bacterial isolation techniques. Her research demonstrates how sophisticated correlation analysis can extract meaningful information from subtle spectral differences that would otherwise be obscured by dominant substrate signals.

Dr. Pahlow maintains an active collaborative network, frequently working with researchers including Thomas G. Mayerhöfer, Jürgen Popp, and Karina Weber across multiple publications. Her work exemplifies the translation of fundamental spectroscopic research into practical diagnostic applications, with potential impacts on medical testing and pathogen identification methodologies.