Dr. Franziska Lissel is an Independent Research Group Leader at the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF) and a TU Dresden Young Investigator. She previously served as Acting Professor at the University of Jena's Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry and conducted postdoctoral research at Stanford University and KAUST. Ph.D. in Natural Sciences (2014) from University of Zurich under Heinz Berke M.Sc. in Chemistry (2009) from University of Bremen Her research focuses on electronically active organic and polymeric materials with secondary functionalities, including: Soft, stretchable polymers for biocompatible electronics Redox-responsive metallopolymers Polymer matrices for MALDI MS Imaging Metal-polymer interface engineering Publications highlight her work on: Stretchable biosensors for COVID-19 detection Conjugated polymer MALDI matrices enabling low molecular weight analysis Ruthenium-based Wolf-III polymers for switchable conductance N-heterocyclic carbene gold nanoparticle hybrids Scientific Honors : Liebig Fellow of the Association of the Chemical Industry (VCI) Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Fellowship Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences (SCNAT) Fellowship Dr. Lissel advises a multinational team of Ph.D. candidates and collaborates with industry partners such as IBM Research, Procter & Gamble, and Samsung on technology transfer initiatives.











