Multiprotein complexes governing chlorophyll biosynthesis: Dmitry Shvarev heads new junior research group

The Biology department is pleased to welcome a new principal investigator: Dr. Dmitry Shvarev will head the junior research group “Structural Biology of Photosynthetic Microorganisms“, funded by the DFG's Emmy Noether Programme

Dmitry Shvarev has previously conducted research as a postdoc in the Structural Biology division (headed by Prof. Dr. Arne Möller). His aim is to understand the function of multiprotein complexes that control and regulate chlorophyll biosynthesis.

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