Tilmann Weber

Tilmann Weber is a Professor for Natural Products Genome Mining and Associate Scientific Director at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (Technical University of Denmark). His research bridges genetics, biochemistry, and bioinformatics to decode biosynthetic pathways and engineer microbes for novel natural product discovery.

• Key Contributions: Development of antiSMASH, BGC Atlas, and CRISPR-based tools for Actinomycetes.
• SDG Impact: His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals for health, life sciences, and environmental sustainability.

Research Themes:
Focuses on genomic analysis of biosynthetic gene clusters, CRISPR-mediated metabolic engineering, and automated bioinformatics workflows for drug discovery. His group pioneered the elfamycin pathway elucidation and antiSMASH software suite.

Recent Publications span Streptomyces systems biology, mass spectrometry languages, and pan-genomic approaches to redefine microbial chemical diversity.

Scientific Recognition

• Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2020–2024)
• Recipient of Clarivate Analytics awards for top-cited work in antibiotic resistance and bioinformatics

Advising & Grants: Supervises PhD students in omics-driven antifungal discovery, metagenomic approaches, and synthetic biology tools. Leads projects funded by Novo Nordisk Foundation and EU consortia.