Faculty
Dr. Sidney Becker
The principles of molecular evolution - from fundamental mechanisms to molecular diagnostics
- Innovation in DNA sequencing
- In vitro evolution (SELEX)
nucleic acid chemistry, molecular medicine, chemical biology, biochemistry
Prof. Dr. Dominik Boos
VERTEBRATE DNA REPLICATION
Prof. Dr. Dana Branzei
Biological and Genomic Treatment Approaches
- DNA damage and repair
- Molecular biology
Genomics; Genetic engineering; Single molecule microscopy; Fluorescence microscopy
Prof. Dr. Thorben Cordes
Biophysical Chemistry
- Protein structure and function
- ABC transporters
biochemistry; biophysics; drug development
Prof. Dr. Michael Ehrmann
PROTEIN QUALITY CONTROL
Prof. Dr. Ralf Erdmann
PROTEIN IMPORT INTO PEROXISOMES
Prof. Dr. Malte Gersch
CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
- Ubiquitin system
- Proteostasis
SMALL MOLECULE MODULATORS , POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS, CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS, CELL SIGNALING, BIOCHEMISTRY
Prof. Dr. Doris Hellerschmied-Jelinek
PROTEIN HOMEOSTASIS IN THE GOLGI
- Biochemistry
- Cellular Stress
Chemical and Genetical perturbation; protein structure and function; proteostasis; cell biology; protein engineering expression and purification
Prof. Dr. Amelie Heuer-Jungemann
Hybrid Bio NanoSystems
- DNA Nanotechnology
- Bioengineering
Synthetic Biology; Biocatalysis; Biophysics; Chemical Biology
Prof. Dr. Markus Kaiser
ELUCIDATION OF THE MODE-OF-ACTION OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
Prof. Dr. Müge Kasanmascheff
Biophysical Chemistry and Biocatalysis
- EPR spectroscopy
- Protein Structure and Function
metalloproteins; in-cell spectroscopy; physical chemistry; protein engineering, expression and purification
Prof. Dr. Stefan M. Kast
THEORETICAL PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
- Small Molecule Modulators
- Protein Structure and Funtion
MODELING AND SIMULATIONS, COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Leo Kiss
CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY
Dr. Katarzyna Kliza
Post-translational modification networks
- ADP-Ribosylation
- Biochemistry & Proteomics
Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Systems Biology; Post-translational modifications
Prof. Dr. Rasmus Linser
NMR-based Structural Biology
- Protein Structure, Dynamics and Function
- Innovation of NMR Technology
enzyme, function, interaction, biochemistry, spectroscopy
Prof. Dr. Hemmo Meyer
CELLULAR HOMEOSTASIS, PROLIFERATION AND STRESS RESPONSES
Prof. Dr. Andrea Musacchio
CELL DIVISION IN VITRO AND IN VIVO
Prof. Dr. Hannes Mutschler
Biomimetic Chemistry
- Synthetic Biology
- Nucleic Acid Catalysis
Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Biophysics; Microbiology
Prof. Dr. Boris Pfander
Cell Biology
- Genome Integrity
- Genetic Engineering
CELL BIOLOGY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA DAMAGE and REPAIR; NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING
Prof. Dr. Daniel Rauh
Chemical and Molecular Oncology
- Chemical Biology
- Medicinal Chemistry
Structural biology, Cancer drug discovery, Protein Structure and function, Screening
Prof. Dr. Stefan Raunser
STRUCTURAL BIOCHEMISTRY
- Structural Biology
Cytoskeleton, Host-Pathogen Interaction, Protein Structure and Function, Cryo-Electron Microscopy, Image Processing, X-ray crystallography
Prof. Dr. Barbara Saccà
BIONANOTECHNOLOGY
- DNA Nanotechnology
- Nanomaterials and Supramolecular Chemistry
MOLECULAR SELF-ORGANIZATION; PATTERN FORMATION; SPATIAL ORGANIZATION; BIOPHYSICS; BIOCONJUGATES
Prof. Dr. Frank Schulz
CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
Dr. Andrija Sente
MOLECULAR NEUROSCIENCE
Prof. Dr. Daniel Summerer
NUCLEIC ACID CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
- Chemical Biology
- Epigenetics
Directed Molecular Evolution, Synthetic Biology, Unnatural Amino Acids, Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Optogenetics
Prof. Dr. Jörg Tatzelt
BIOCHEMISTRY OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
- Biochemistry
- Neurodegenerative Diseases
ORGANELLES AND INTERORGANELLE COMMUNICATION, PROTEOSTASIS, CELLULAR STRESS, PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY
Prof. Dr. Britta Trappmann
Complex 3D Cellular Systems
- Tissue engineering
- Cell-matrix interactions
biomaterials; 3D cell culture; fluorescence microscopy; cell-based assays
Prof. Dr. Stefan Westermann
KINETOCHORES AND THE MICROTUBULE CYTOSKELETON
Prof. Dr. Konstanze F. Winklhofer
MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY
Dr. Peng Wu
CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
- Small Molecule Probes and Drugs
- Structurally Diverse Synthesis
Protein RNA Interactions, Kinase Inhibitors, Cell Signaling Modulators, Organic Synthetic Methodology, Medicinal Chemistry