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Dr. rer. nat. Jandirk Sendker

Current affiliations

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Research Focus

  • Plant secondary metabolites in response to senescence processes
  • Medicinal Plants, Natural Products Chemistry
  • MS based metabolomics
  • Natural products with activity against neglected tropical diseases

Academic Education

12/2001 - 10/2006PhD in Pharmaceutical Biology (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Prof. A. Nahrstedt)
12/2000 - 11/2001Pharmacy Practice
04/1996 - 09/2000Pharmacy studies (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität)

Work Experience

since 08/2009Senior lecturer (Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry)
04/2007 - 07/2009Postdoc (Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Prof. P. Proksch)

Functions and Memberships

since 04/2012Good Practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Association (original member)
since 2006Society for Medicinal Plant and Natural Product Research

Publications

Traditional plant urologicals curb early uropathogenic E. coli infection and strengthen host innate defense.
Dey M; Boertz S; Mukherjee K; Berger M; Sendker J; Putze J; Hensel A; Dobrindt U (2026)
In: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 110(1), 117. doi:10.1007/s00253-026-13794-1
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Seasonal and Organ-Specific Variations of Alkaloids in Buxus obtusifolia (Mildbr.) Hutch: A Multivariate LC/MS Study
Mukavi, J.W.; Sendker, J.; Kimani, N.M.; Kerubo Omosa, L.; Schmidt, T.J. (2026)
In: Plants, 15, 1439. doi:10.3390/plants15101439
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Complex Standard Formulation as an Example for Synergism and Improved Antibacterial Activity Against Uropathogenic Escherichia coli for Urinary Tract Infections
Boertz, Steffen; Dey, Madhubani; Herrman, Fabian; Esch, Stefan; Sendker, Jandirk; Dobrindt, Ulrich; Hensel, Andreas (2025)
In: Planta Medica, 91(8), 419-429. doi:10.1055/a-2563-7503
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Antileishmanial activity of Ptilostemon chamaepeuce subsp. cyprius
Schou C, Mukavi J, Sendker J, Miliotou A, Christodoulou V, Sarigiannis Y, Jovanovic A, Schmidt TJ, Karanis P.  (2025)
In: Microbial Pathogenesis, 202, 107441. doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2025.107441
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
Seasonal, Organ-, and Location-Dependent Variations in the Alkaloid Content of Pachysandra terminalis Investigated by Multivariate Data Analysis of LC-MS Profiles
Schäfer, L.; Sendker, J.; Schmidt, T.J.  (2025)
In: Plants, 14, 3036. doi:10.3390/plants14193060
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published
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Projects

Research Network Natural Products against Neglected Diseases
Duration: since 26/08/2011
Type of project: Own resources project
Research Network Natural Products against Neglected Diseases (ResNet NPND)
Duration: since 28/04/2011
Type of project: Own resources project
Good Practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine GP-TCM (GP-TCM)
Duration: 01/05/2009 - 30/10/2012
Type of project: Own resources project

Talks

Identification of antiprotozoal constituents of Juglans regia L. by LC-MS based PLS
Sendker, Jandirk (26/11/2014)
II Workshop ResNet NPND, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Type of talk: scientific Talk
LC‐MS basierte Fingerprint‐Analyse pflanzlicher Extrakte
Sendker, Jandirk (17/12/2013)
Vortragsreihe „Naturstoffe in Pflanzen: Phytochemie und Bioaktivität“, Institute for Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry, Münster, Germany
Type of talk: scientific Talk
Extract and component analysis of Chinese herbal drugs
Proksch, Peter; Sendker, Jandirk (12/01/2009)
Sino-EU Workshop on Good Practice of TCM Research, Beijing, China
Type of talk: scientific Talk

Prizes

Posterpreis der Gesellschaft für Phytotherapie 2015
Awarded by: Gesellschaft für Phytotherapie e.V.
Award given to: Rafsanjany N, Petereit F, Sendker J, Lechtenberg M, Hensel A
Date of awarding: 01/01/2015
Type of distinction: Best publication award

Doctorates

Zur Entstehung primärer Amidglykoside aus cyanogenen Glykosiden
Candidate: Sendker, Jandirk | Supervisors: Nahrstedt, Adolf 
Period of time: until 11/10/2006
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster