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[more] Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Marina Bennati We are developing and applying electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy to study the structure and function of biomolecular systems, particularly at high microwave frequencies. We employ electron-electron and electron-nuclear double resonance ... [more] Sleep and Waking Henrik Bringmann Sleep-like states occur in the life of almost every animal studied. While the function of waking is obvious, the function of sleep is unknown. Sleep has been suggested to serve a restorative function in the nervous system. Our lab is trying to ... [more] Biological Micro- and Nanotechnology Thomas Burg Development of micro- and nanotechnological methods for quantitative biophysical and biochemical measurements; applications of micro- and nanotoechnology to the characterization of cellular and sub-cellular structures and dynamic processes. [more] Nuclear Architecture Volker Cordes The research group focuses on the molecular principles that govern the infrastructural organization of the cell nucleus in different types of cells. In particular, we are interested in architectural elements of the nuclear interior and their ... [more] Computational biomolecular dynamics Berend L. de Groot Dynamics and function of biological macromolecules at the atomic level studied by computer simulations [more] Chromatin Biochemistry Wolfgang Fischle Chromatin is the physiological template of genetic information controlling the capacity of a cell’s genome to store, release, and inherit biological information. The fundamental unit of chromatin is the nucleosome: a stretch of DNA wrapped around a ... [more] Biomedical NMR Research GmbH Jens Frahm Development and application of spatially resolved NMR procedures [more] Nucleic Acid Chemistry Claudia Höbartner We are interested in the chemisty and biochemistry of the nucleic acids RNA and DNA, with special emphasis on novel functional and structural properties of catalytic nucleic acids. [more] Mitochondrial Structure and Dynamics Stefan Jakobs Molecular mechanisms underlying mitochondrial biogenesis and morphology studied by molecular biology, biochemistry, and (light-) microscopy. In addition we investigate switchable fluorescent proteins. [more] Developmental Biology Michael Kessel Developmental Biology of vertebrates [more] Systems Biology of Motor Proteins Martin Kollmar Understanding motor protein mediated processes at a systems level and at atomic resolution. [more] Enzyme Biochemistry Manfred Konrad Our goal is to decipher the structures and mechanisms of action of nucleoside and nucleotide kinases and structurally related proteins in vitro and in vivo. [more] Molecular Physiology Ronald P. Kühnlein Energy homeostasis is a fundamental property of animals ensuring a constant metabolic supply despite continuous changes in food access and energy consumption. The tightly controlled accumulation of storage fat at occasions of feast and the ... [more] Solid-state NMR Adam Lange We develop and apply novel solid-state NMR methods for the characterization of biomolecular structure and dynamics. In particular, we are interested in membrane proteins embedded in lipid bilayers (see e.g. Lange et al., Nature, 2006). Another focus of our ... [more] Molecular Cell Differentiation Ahmed Mansouri Studying the molecular mechanisms controlling cell fate destiny and diversity is of fundamental interest for understanding pathological processes and diseases. We are using mouse genetics to study the role of transcription factors during cell ... [more] Statistical Inverse Problems in Biophysics Axel Munk The statistical analysis of biophysical experiments requires tailor suited regularization techniques which are able to incorporate specific prior information and biophysical model building. [more] Cell Biology Mary Osborn [more] Circadian Rhythms Henrik Oster Molecular basis of circadian clocks in mammals [more] Biomolecular Dynamics Dietmar Pörschke Investigation of the dynamics of biological macromolecules using chemical and physical relaxation processes [more] Biophysics of Synaptic Transmission Takeshi Sakaba The group aims at understanding basic mechanisms of synaptic transmission. [more] Membrane Transport in Yeast Hans Dieter Schmitt Eukaryotic cells use membrane-bound carriers to secrete and internalize macromolecules. [more] Molecular Organogenesis Reinhard Schuh We analyze the molecular mechanisms that lead to the development and morphogenesis of cellular tubular networks. [more] Reaction Dynamics Dirk Schwarzer Our research focuses on a detailed understanding of reactive and dynamical processes relevant to molecular transformations in solution. We gain this information from time-resolved experiments based on femtosecond laser spectroscopy and classical ... [more] Gene expression and signaling Halyna Shcherbata We study the regulation of stem cell division and maintenance by the RNAi pathway in Drosophila germline . Moreover, by means of a Drosophila model of muscular dystrophy we want to obtain new insights into the origin of muscular ... [more] 3D Electron Cryo-Microscopy Holger Stark Investigation of the three-dimensional structures of biological macromolecules with the single particle electron cryomicroscopy technique [more] AG Molecular Developmental Neurobiology Anastassia Stoykova The human brain, built by billions of neurons and ten times more glial cells, interconnected in a network, is both fascinating and puzzling. The research interest of the group is focussed on molecular mechanisms for patterning and neurogenesis in ... [more] Laser Chemical Processing Michael Stuke The "Laser Chemical Processing" Research Group, headed by Prof. Dr. Michael Stuke, focusses on the interaction of laser radiation with surfaces, often in contact to suitable chemical environments. [more] Activity-Dependent and Developmental Plasticity at the Calyx of Held Holger Taschenberger Neurons communicate with each other via specialized contacts called synapses. These basic building blocks for neural information processing are not static but highly regulated. The efficacy of signal transfer at individual synaptic connections ... [more] Structural Dynamics of (Bio)chemical Systems Simone Techert Investigating fundamental problems of structural dynamics, material science of photo-active matter and structural dynamics of biological systems [more] Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Henning Urlaub The group works on the detection and analysis of proteins, protein complexes, nucleic acids and ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes, using electrospray ionisation (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) mass spectrometry. [more] Molecular Cell Dynamics Gerd Vorbrüggen Life of every multicellular organism depends on the functional cellular network that enables an interaction of many different cell types. This network is formed during embryonic development by a combination of cell migration and cellular growth. [more] Biomolecular Spectroscopy and Single-Molecule Detection Peter J. Walla An important focus of our research is the development of real label-free detection technologies with the goal of unravelling biomolecular interactions in microscopic dimensions. [more] Ribosome dynamics Wolfgang Wintermeyer Research interests of the group are focused on various aspects of ribosomal protein synthesis. [more] Protein structure determination using NMR Markus Zweckstetter Structure-function analysis of proteins and protein-protein complexes in solution using NMR spectroscopy; Molecular mechanism of the type III protein secretion system; Characterization of the dynamics and residual structure of native unfolded ... [more] Print version   Top © 2011, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen