Project Coordinator of the Computer Graphics Department

Dr. Christel Weins

Contact

Address:	Max-Planck-Institut Informatik Stuhlsatzenhausweg 85 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
Room:	204
Phone:	+49 681 9325-404
Fax:	+49 681 9325-499
Email:	weins@mpi-sb.mpg.de

Current Responsibilities

Project Management, Project Coordination of

Public Relations

Informatikjahr (Science Year 2006)

Consulting in

Curriculum Vitae

1971 – 1977	Studies of Biology and Biochemistry at the Universities of Köln and Tübingen
1978	Diploma in Biochemistry at the University Tübingen
1979	Research project at the Institute for Pathology at the University of Tübingen, research topic " X-Ray spectroskopic Analysis of Elements using Röntgenspektroskopische Elementanalyse im Electron Microskope", supervised by Prof. Dr. Schlote
1979-1982	Research project at the Department of Surgery at the University of Tübingen, research topic "Biochemical testsystems to evaluate differentiation processes in cell cultures", supervised by Prof. Dr. Dr. Schmitt
1983-1986	Research project at the department of Internal Medicine at the University of Marburg, research topic "Effects of Airborn Pollutants on the Metabolism of Lung Cells ", supervised by Prof. Dr. von Wichert
1989-1991	Research project at the Institute of Environmental and Health Care of the Saarland in Saarbrücken, research topic "Processing new biochemical and immunological test systems to detect environmental target microorganisms, toxins and pollutants in drinking water and food in an early stage"
1992-1997	Research project at the department of Environmental Toxicology of the University of Saarland, research topic "Toxicological Evaluation of Harmful Substances by in situ Enzymatic and Biological Detection in High Performance Thin - Layer Chromatography", supervised by Prof. Dr. Hellmut Jork
1998-2001	Research project at the Institute of Environmental and Health Care of the Saarland in Saarbrücken, "Toxicological Evaluation of Harmful Substances by a Bioactivity Based Analysis using High Performance Thin - Layer Chromatography"
2001-2006	PhD study at University of Basel, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Prof. Michael Oehme
05/2006	Dr. phil. degree in Analytical Chemistry, University of Basel, Thesis: "Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der wirkungsbezogenen Analytik mit der Hochleistungs - Dünnschichtchromatographie"

Research Topics:

Analytical chemistry, bioactivity based analysis, toxicological evaluation of harmful substances, risk analysis, risk assessment

Selected Publications:

K.H. Schmitt, F.W. Thielemann, C. Weins, L. Koslowski,
Postfetal Induction of Osteoblasts by Bone Matrix Constituent
In: European Journal of Cell Biology, 22, pp 484-484, 1980
C. Weins and H. E. Hauck,
Advances and Developments in Thin - Layer Chromatoraphy,
In: LC-GC, Volume 14, Number 6, 1996
C. Weins and H. Jork,
Toxicological Evaluation of Harmful Substances by in situ Enzymatic and Biological Detection in High Performance Thin - Layer Chromatoraphy,
In: Journal of Chromatography A, 750 pp 403-407, 1996
C. Weins,
Bioactivity based analysis in HPTLC /AMD detection of bioactive environmental compounds,
In: Sz. Nyiredy, A. Kakuk (editors) Planar Chromatography 2000, pp 27-35, 2000
C. Weins,
Detection of bioeffective environmental compounds by high-performance thin layer chromatography,
In: Bioresponse - linked - instrumental analysis, BG Teubner Verlag Stuttgart, Leipzig, Wiesbaden, pp39 - 56, 2001
C. Weins, A. Schmitt, R. Kirn,
Risk analysis - Risk assessment. Aspects of a rational environmental and food management. Detection of bio-effective environmental compounds by bio-activity based analysis in HPTLC.
In: Sz. Nyiredy, A. Kakuk (editors) Planar Chromatography 2001, pp 55-66, 2001
C. Weins, P. Collet
Bestimmung von Schadstoffen in Lebensmitteln - Wirkungsbezogene Analytik, ein neues Konzept zur schnellen Erfassung von Pestiziden in einer Probe
Lebensmittelchemie 56, 117-156, 2002 2001
A. Bozzi, M. Dhananjeyan, I. Guasaquillo, S. Parra, C. Pulgarin, C. Weins, J. Kiwi;
Evolution of toxicity during malamine photocatalysis with TiO₂ suspensions. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A; Chemistry 162, 179-185, 2004
M. B. Mueller, C. Dausend, C. Weins, and F. H. Frimmel,
A New Bioautographic Screening Method for Detection of Estrogenic Compounds
In: Chromatographia,, 60, pp 207-211, 2004
C. Weins
"Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der wirkungsbezogenen Analytik mit der Hochleistungs - Dünnschichtchromatographie"; Dissertation an der Universität Basel bei Prof. Dr. Michael Oehme, 2006
C. Weins und M. Oehme, Risikoanalyse durch eine wirkungsbezogenen Analytik mit der instrumentellen Hochleistungs-Dünnschichtchromatographie in der Lebensmittelüberwachung, J. Verbr. Lebensm. 1, 1–13, 2006