Dr. Christian-Alexander Dudek

About me

I am a former chef who decided to go study biotechnology at 28. 12 years later I've got a bachelor's degree in biotechnology, a masters degree in biology and a PhD in biology with a focus on bioinformatics.

Currently I a working at the German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DSMZ) to work on the BRENDA Enzyme Database as a fullstack web and database developer.

I am always interested into try new technologies, especially web technolgies. In my free time I am busy with 3D printing, DIY, squash and cooking, soccer, reading among other things.

I am always keen to learn new things, explore new technologies, expand my horizons and go beyond my limits.

1. July 1999 - September 2011

   Work experience as chef

   Multiple

2. October 2011 - September 2014

   Bachelor Biotechnology

   TU Braunschweig, Germany

3. October 2014 - September 2016

   Master Biology

   TU Braunschweig, Germany

4. October 2016 - September 2019

   PhD Biology/Bioinformatics

   TU Braunschweig, Institute of Biochemistry, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, Germany

5. October 2019 - December 2021

   PostDoc Bioinformatics

   TU Braunschweig, Institute for Microbiology, Germany

6. since January 2022

   PostDoc Bioinformatics

   BRENDA Enzyme Database,TU Braunschweig, since 2023 DSMZ, Germany

Skills

Python

Javascript

PHP

HTML

CSS

MySQL

MongoDB

R

Jupyter

PostgreSQL

ArangoDB

Java

LaTeX

C++

Other skills

Other programms, technologies, languages and skills I have used:

• Lua
• Hugo
• Affinity Apps
• Markdown
• HTMX
• _Hyperscript
• Node
• Linux
• Docker
• Server Administration
• Vue
• Svelte
• Nuxt
• FastAPI
• Flask
• Jinja
• Qt
• jupyter-book
• BEM (CSS)
• SQLite
• Git

Projects

For more things I've made, visit my GitLab account or Codepen account!

Publications

• Dudek CA, Overmann J, Jahn D (2023). Vorhersage bakterieller Genregulation BIOspektrum, 3 (29), 252-254. 10.1007/s12268-023-1931-x
• Schlicker L, Zhao G, Dudek CA, Boers HM, Meyer-Hermann M, Jacobs DM, Hiller K (2022). Systemic Lactate Acts as a Metabolic Buffer in Humans and Prevents Nutrient Overflow in the Postprandial Phase. Front Nutr (9), 785999. 10.3389/fnut.2022.785999
• Dudek CA, Jahn D (2022). PRODORIC: state-of-the-art database of prokaryotic gene regulation. Nucleic Acids Res, D1 (50), D295-D302. 10.1093/nar/gkab1110
• Dudek CA, Reuse C, Fuchs R, Hendriks J, Starck V, Hiller K (2020). MIAMI--a tool for non-targeted detection of metabolic flux changes for mode of action identification. Bioinformatics, 12 (36), 3925-3926. 10.1093/bioinformatics/btaa251
• Dudek CA, Schlicker L, Hiller K (2020). Non-Targeted Mass Isotopolome Analysis Using Stable Isotope Patterns to Identify Metabolic Changes. Methods Mol Biol (2088), 17-32. 10.1007/978-1-0716-0159-4_2
• Schlicker L, Boers HM, Dudek CA, Zhao G, Barua A, Trezzi JP, Meyer-Hermann M, Jacobs DM, Hiller K (2019). Postprandial Metabolic Effects of Fiber Mixes Revealed by in vivo Stable Isotope Labeling in Humans. Metabolites, 5 (9). 10.3390/metabo9050091
• Eckweiler D, Dudek CA, Hartlich J, Brötje D, Jahn D (2018). PRODORIC2: the bacterial gene regulation database in 2018. Nucleic Acids Res, D1 (46), D320-D326. 10.1093/nar/gkx1091
• Dudek CA, Dannheim H, Schomburg D (2017). BrEPS 2.0: Optimization of sequence pattern prediction for enzyme annotation. PLoS One, 7 (12), e0182216. 10.1371/journal.pone.0182216
• Kaufholdt D, Baillie CK, Bikker R, Burkart V, Dudek CA, von Pein L, Rothkegel M, Mendel RR, Hänsch R (2016). The molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis complex interacts with actin filaments via molybdenum insertase Cnx1 as anchor protein in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Sci (244), 8-18. 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.12.011

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