Dr. Sandro Fischer
PhD Student: Nov 2021 – Mar 2026, Postdoc: Apr - Sep 2026
I got my Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at the University of Basel and stayed there to continue with a Master’s degree. Becoming more interested in biochemistry, I joined the group of Prof. Thomas R. Ward for my master thesis. There, I worked on the development of a metathesis catalyzing artificial metalloenzyme based on HaloTag. During this project, I was supervised by Ali, whom I followed to Zürich to pursue a PhD.
In my free time, I love playing tennis and doing sport in general, playing cards and board games, and drinking a beer with friends.
PhD Publications
- Natter Perdiguero A⧧, Fischer S⧧, Lischke AR, Manser BP, Deliz Liang A*. “Genetic incorporation of diverse non-canonical amino acids for histidine substitution.” JACS, 2026.
- Fischer S⧧, Natter Perdiguero A⧧, Lau K, Deliz Liang A*. “Hydrophobic tuning with non-canonical amino acids in a copper metalloenzyme” Nature Chemistry. 2026
Current employer Lonza