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Johannes Hahmann

PhD candidate
Research Interests: Mechanochemistry • DNA nanotechnology • Sonogenetics • Sonopharmacology

Academic education

Dec 2021 - Mar 2026

PhD candidate at Max Planck School Matter to Life

Research performed at  DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials in Aachen
Supervisor: Andreas Herrmann

Oct 2019 – Nov 2021 Master of Science in Matter to Life, Heidelberg University
Oct 2016 – Sep 2019 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, RWTH Aachen

 

 

Research experience

May 2021 – Nov 2021

Master thesis in the group of Franziska Schoenebeck, Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen

Oct 2020 – Mar 2021

Student researcher in the group of Björn Högberg, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Jun 2019 – Aug 2019

Bachelor thesis at Evonik in Wesseling

Oct 2018 – Sep 2019

Student researcher in the group of Andreas Herrmann, DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials


Awards/Scholarships

Feb 2025 - July 2025

Fulbright Scholarship

2019 Dean’s List Award, issued by RWTH Aachen

2018

Dean’s List Award, issued by RWTH Aachen

2017

Mentoring Award, issued by RWTH Aachen


Publications

Hahmann, J.; Selvakumar, A.; Schüpp, B. N.; Labudda, M.; Zhou, Y.; Chakraborty, G.; Gräter, F.; Herrmann, A. Precise Mechanochemical Scission of DNA Guided by Secondary Structures. J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2026) https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c20882

Kim, G.; Selvakumar, A.; Hahmann, J.; ....; Peterson, G. I.; Herrmann, A.; Kwak, M. DNA-Mediated Force Transmission for Precise and Efficient Mechanochemical Activation. Chem, 2026, 11, 102920.  

Xiao, M.; Liao, Z.; Chen, J.; Zuo, X.; Zeng, J.; Du, X.; Teng, Z.; Hahmann, J.; Herrmann, A.; Huo, S. Size-Dependent Ultrasound Activation of Thrombin Catalytic Activity by Mechano-Nanoswitches. Adv. Sci. 2025, 13, e10707. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202510707

Ishaqat, A.; Hahmann, J.; Lin, C.; Zhang, X.; He, C.; Rath, W. H.; Habib, P.; Sahnoun, S. E. M.; Rahimi, K; Vinokur, R; Mottaghy, F. M.; Göstl, R.; Bartneck, M.; Herrmann, A. In Vivo Polymer Mechanochemistry with Polynucleotides. Adv. Mater. 2024, 36, 2403752. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202403752

Hahmann, J.; Ishaqat, A.; Lammers, T.; Herrmann, A. Sonogenetics for Monitoring and Modulating Biomolecular Function by Ultrasound. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 202463, e202317112.  https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202317112

Ishaqat, A.; Hahmann, J.; Lin, C.; Zhang, X.; He, C.; Rath, W. H.; Habib, P.; Sahnoun, S. E. M.; Rahimi, K; Vinokur, R; Mottaghy, F. M.; Göstl, R.; Bartneck, M.; Herrmann, A. In Vivo Polymer Mechanochemistry with Polynucleotides. Adv. Mater. 2024, 36, 2403752. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202403752

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