Prof.Dr. Bernhard Wünsch
Current affiliations
- Professur für Pharmazeutische Chemie (Prof. Wünsch)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Development of novel ligands for CNS receptors (sigma receptors, opioid receptors, glutamate receptors; cannabinoid receptors)
- influence of the ligand stereochemistry on the receptor affinity and selectivity
Academic Education | |
| 08/1987 - 02/1993 | Habilitation, University of Munich (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) |
| 02/1991 - 04/1991 | Postdoctoral Position, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Berlin, Molecular Modelling (H.-D. Höltje) |
| 05/1984 - 07/1987 | Dr. rer. nat., University of Munich (F. Eiden) |
| 08/1984 | Approbation as Pharmacist |
| 10/1979 - 05/1983 | Studies of Pharmacy, University of Munich |
Work Experience | |
| since 10/2002 | Professor (C4) for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Münster (WWU) |
| since 10/2002 | Head of Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Münster (WWU) |
| 04/1996 - 09/2002 | Professor (C3) for Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Freiburg |
Functions and Memberships | |
| Member of the International Research Training Group Münster – Nagoya IRTG 1143: Complex Functional Systems in Chemistry: Design, Development and Applications | |
| Member of the NRW Graduate School of Chemistry | |
| Member of the German Pharmaceutical Society (DPhG) | |
| Member of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) | |
Publications
Köchel R; Wagner S; Schwegmann K; Schäfers M; Breyholz HJ; Wünsch B (2025) In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 290, 117513-117513. doi:10.1016/j.ejmech.2025.117513 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
W. Deuther-Conrad, D. Schepmann, I. Iriepa, F. López-Munoz, M. Chioua, B. Wünsch, A. Samadi, J. Marco-Contelles, (2025) In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26, 1266 -1278. doi:10.3390/ijms26031266 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
T. Winge, D. Schepmann, J. Schmidt, B. Wünsch (2025) In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 281, 117002. doi:10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.117002 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
J. Hoffmann, D. Schepmann, C. Daniliuc, M. Bermúdez, B. Wünsch (2025) In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26, 998-1013. doi:10.3390/ijms26030998 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
L. Kröger, S. Borgert, M. Lauwers, M. Steinkrüger, J. Jose, M. Pietsch, B. Wünsch (2025) In: Molecules, 30, 63-90. doi:10.3390/molecules30010063 Research article (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published |
Projects
RTG 2515: Chemical Biology of Ion Channels (Chembion) Duration: 01/04/2024 - 30/09/2028 | 2nd Funding period Funded by: DFG - Research Training Group Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/09/2022 - 31/12/2025 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programmes Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
Duration: 01/04/2022 - 31/03/2025 Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2023 Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programmes Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project | |
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2022 | 1st Funding period Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programmes Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project |
Prizes
| PHOENIX Pharmazie Wissenschaftspreis 2020 Awarded by: PHOENIX group Award given to: Schreiber, Julian A.; Schepmann, Dirk; Frehland, Bastian; Thum, Simone; Datunashvili, Maia; Budde, Thomas; Hollmann, Michael; Strutz-Seebohm, Nathalie; Wünsch, Bernhard; Seebohm, Guiscard Announced at: 10/12/2020 | Date of awarding: 15/12/2020 Type of distinction: Best publication award | |
| Johann-Wolfgang-Döbereiner-Preis of the German Pharmaceutical Society Awarded by: German Pharmaceutical Society Award given to: Wünsch, Bernhard Date of awarding: 01/01/1995 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction |
Doctorates
| Entwicklung und zellbiologische Testung von Nanopartikeln zur Überwindung der Blut-Hirn-Schranke. Candidate: Prell, Katharina | Supervisors: Langer, Prof. Dr. Klaus | Reviewers: Langer, Klaus; Wünsch, Bernhard Period of time: 01/04/2020 - 26/07/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Enantioselective Synthesis, Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacological Evaluation of Fused Heterocyclic Eutomers of -Opioid and GluN2B Sub-unit-Containing NMDA… Candidate: Obeng-Darko, Henry | Supervisors: Wünsch, Bernhard | Reviewers: Wünsch, Bernhard; Müller, Klaus Period of time: 01/10/2018 - 28/11/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| In Vitro Functional Pharmacological Evaluation of Ligands at Purinergic Targets Candidate: Isaak, Andreas | Supervisors: Junker, Anna; Wünsch, Bernhard, | Reviewers: Junker, Anna; Wünsch, Bernhard Period of time: 01/05/2018 - 04/10/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Die Funktion von 2-Porendomänen K+-Kanälen in Neuronen des Nucleus reticularis thalami Candidate: Krauth, Valerie | Supervisors: Budde, Thomas; Wünsch Bernhard | Reviewers: Budde, Thomas; Wünsch Bernhard Period of time: 01/09/2019 - 01/10/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Pharmacological and immunological modulation of KCNQ potassium channels in inflammatory demyelination Candidate: Facio, Luca | Supervisors: Budde, Thomas; Wünsch, Bernhard | Reviewers: Budde, Thomas; Wünsch, Bernhard Period of time: 01/11/2017 - 04/05/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |