First 11 pages of thesis. - OPUS - Universität Würzburg

Acknowledgements
First and foremost I would like to thank Dr. Peter Kuhlencordt for his
scientific guidance and moral support. I am indebted to him for being there
for me at time of utmost need. He had been very patient and understanding
and had not only tolerated my failures but had also helped me overcome my
frustrations, by his pep talks. He had been the source of my inspiration and
motivation as a researcher and had also nurtured me into the researcher
that I am today. I sincerely thank him for giving me the liberty and
encouragement to make crucial decisions. I really appreciate his
constructive critical comments and the brainstorming discussions/”debates”
which eventually led to my progress. His amazing capability to quote
citations had been highly admirable. In addition to being my project
supervisor, he had also taken personal care and helped me acclimatise in
Germany. In addition to research, I had also learned a lot from him to deal
people diplomatically and suavely. Without his kindness, care and
understanding it would have been tough to have completed this work
against all the odds. I would always remember him for his smartness and
sweetness, which has made my doctoral thesis work an enjoyable
experience. In short, it had been a great pleasure and fun working with him.
I would like to thank Prof. Georg Ertl for giving me the opportunity to
perform my thesis in his reputed institute. I really appreciate his simplicity
and amicability. I also extend my sincere thanks to Prof. Roland Benz for
taking time to look into the progress of my project and his useful
suggestions during our discussions.
Many thanks to Dr.Fink (Noxygen Science Transfer & Diagnostics,
GmbH) for his ‘online’ guidance and helping me establish the ESR and
HPLC techniques in the lab. His generous help and expertise had aided me
in standardising these techniques. I would also like to thank Dr. Andreas
Kamlowski (Brukers Biospin GmbH) for his co-operation in establishing the
ESR technique in the lab and many thanks to IZKF (Interdisziplinären
Zentrum für Klinische Forschung) for the financial support.
I am thankful to my colleagues Gabriele Riehl and Alla Ganscher,
who had helped me in many ways and for their kindness and care. They had
taken personal care of me and had always wished for my well-being. I am
grateful to Gabriele for having taken immense responsibility in taking care
of all my animals. I greatly appreciate Alla for her patience in helping me
learn German and for having tolerated my poor German!!
I sincerely thank my other lab mates, Johannes Schödle, Sebastian
Rützel, Eva Ostermeier, Angelika Schröttle, Elisabeth Bendel, Nadja Miller
and Carolin Knoll and institute members especially Lisa Bauer and Helga
Wagner for all their timely help and for creating a good working
atmosphere. I am thankful to Elisabeth and Nadja for their help in German
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