GRK 612:
Molecular Physiology: Interactions between Cellular Nanostructures
Subject Area
Basic Research in Biology and Medicine
Term
from 2000 to 2009
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 273037
The scientific aim of this research training group is to better understand the molecular basis of cellular processes by analyzing complex cell functions, using modern biological, chemical and physical methods. Protein-protein interactions are investigated as well as interactions between proteins and membrane surfaces, phospholipids, nucleic acids or polysaccharides, and biomimetic projects examine interactions between artificial nanostructures and proteins. A topic can be chosen to pursue an experimentally oriented PhD thesis and to concomitantly deepen the theoretical knowledge. The interdisciplinary research and teaching programme supports young researchers during the period of their thesis. Thus, collaborations between biologists, chemists and physicists, as well as accompanying lectures, international workshops and special practical courses are part of the programme. Being focussed on supramolecular interactions, the research programme complements the Osnabrück collaborative research centre 431 "Membrane Proteins: Functional Dynamics and Coupling to Reaction Chains".
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