Filter List

Using the Sunlight for Biocyatalysis – Development of Photo-Bioelectrode-Structures for Synthesis Isolation, Stabilization, Modification and Assembly of Photosystems and Its Components in Hybrid-Assemblies for Photo-Biocatalysis

Zouni, Athina, PD Dr. (Honorary Chairs / Professors by Special Appointment / Part-Time Lecturers)

Duration of project: 08/2013 - 10/2017

The aim of the Tamdem-project is to develop light-activated electrode devices for biocatalytical purposes. Therefore photosystems or components should be combined with electrodes for an efficient photo-electron transfer. By coupling various enzyme sy ...

Usage of Solar Energy for the Bioelectrocatalysis – Photobiohybrid Eletrodes for the Light-Driven Synthesis of Valuable Substances (II, SP B)

Zouni, Athina, PD Dr. (Honorary Chairs / Professors by Special Appointment / Part-Time Lecturers)

Duration of project: 02/2018 - 01/2021

The aims of the Tandem-project are light-triggered electrodes for efficient energy conversion. In the frame of the prolonged period of work it is planned to increase the efficiency of photobio-electrodes and also to couple them with enzymatic convers ...

The functional impact of co- and post-translational N-terminal protein modifications in the chloroplast under stresses.

Grimm, Bernhard, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Prof. Dr. (Plant Physiology)

Duration of project: 01/2021 - 12/2023

Chloroplasts primarily function as bioreactors converting light into chemical energy. In addition, they also act as regulatory hub for intracellular communication and mediation of environmental impacts to regulate nuclear gene expression. Chloroplast ...

The Centromeric Nucleosome in Yeast: Interaction With the Inner Kinetochore and Assembly by the Chaperone Yta7/ ATAD2

Ehrenhofer-Murray, Ann, Prof. Dr. (Molecular Cell Biology)

Duration of project: 05/2022 - 04/2025

The faithful transmission of genetic information from mother to daughter cells during mitosis requires that the sister chromatids of each chromosome are properly segregated to the daughter cells. For this, the kinetochore attaches on one side to the ...

Taking snapshots of photosynthetic water oxidation: simultaneous X-ray spectroscopy and crystallography

Zouni, Athina, Dr. (Experimental Biophysics)

Duration of project: 11/2013 - 10/2016

The objective of this project is to study the overall protein structure and dynamics, as well as the chemical structure and dynamics of the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) of the Photosystem II membrane bound protein, that catalyses the light-driven wa ...

Singlet Molecular Oxygen and Photodynamic Effects (PDE)

Röder, Beate, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. (Experimental Physics / Photobiophysics)

Duration of project: 05/2017 - 07/2017

The 2nd Chinese-German Workshop on Singlet Oxygen and Photodynamic Effects will be held on 30th March until 2nd June 2017, in Berlin the capital of Germany, which is a completely independent meeting. The aim is to provide a bilateral scientific and t ...

Single-Shot Spectrometer for Time-Resolved Simultaneous Vis- and IR Measurements

Hegemann, Peter, Prof. Dr. (Head of Department)

Duration of project: 07/2016 - 12/2019

The aim of this project is the set-up of a novel end-station at the IRIS-beamline of BESSY II for simultaneous, microsecond time-resolved infra-red- and UV/Vis-spectroscopy of non-cyclic systems. The station will be used for first experiments in the ...

RTG 2473/1: Bioactive Peptides – Innovative Aspects of Synthesis and Biosynthesis

Seitz, Oliver, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. (Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry III)

Duration of project: 04/2019 - 09/2023

The Research Training Group (RTG) “Bioactive Peptides – Innovative Aspects of Synthesis and Biosynthesis” aims to provide a structured curriculum on peptide research for doctoral students. In the past years, peptide research has become of significant ...

RTG 2424/1: Computational Methods for Oncology: Towards Personalized Therapies in Cancer

Leser, Ulf, Prof. Dr.-Ing. (Knowledge Management in Bioinformatics)

Duration of project: 06/2019 - 11/2023

Recent advances in DNA sequencing and molecular profiling have triggered a major shift in cancer research. Traditional coarse-grained and phenomenological examinations and therapy decisions are replaced by individualized approaches that integrate mol ...

RTG 1772/2: Computational Systems Biology

Klipp, Edda, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. h.c. (Theoretical Biophysics)

Duration of project: 08/2015 - 01/2020

Biology has turned into a quantitative, information-driven science. Like physics in the first half of the twentieth century, biology now generates very challenging questions and masses of data that drive the development of theory and technology. Ther ...