Management

Yvonne Mast studied biology in Tübingen. After completing her habilitation there, she was appointed as head of the newly established Department of Bioresources for Bioeconomy and Health Research at the Leibniz Institute DSMZ in 2019.
Her research focuses on investigating the biosynthetic potential of various natural compound producers, analysing the anti-infective properties of secondary metabolites against clinical pathogens, and testing the antibacterial potential of bacteriophages. Various biotechnological strategies are employed in this work, including genome mining, synthetic biology, and genetic engineering, to unlock the full anti-infective potential of biological material.

Bettina Fischer is the Administrative Director of the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH.

After many years in managerial functions in the ecclesiastical sector, and most recently as Director of the Auditing Office of the Ev.-luth. Landeskirche Braunschweig, Bettina Fischer has worked as head of administration (authorized signatory) for the Leibniz Institute DSMZ since 1 January 2003. She was appointed as Administrative Director on 1 August 2018. 

Bettina Fischer is responsible for the departments Personnel, Finance, Purchasing and Building Maintenance, as well as Customer Service and Sales for the facility. In the context of certification of the DSMZ, and pursuant the audit ‘berufundfamilie’ (Career and Family), she is responsible for the project management.