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Research Training Group 2900 "nanomaterials@biomembranes"

The Research Training Group 2900

The mission of “nanomaterials@biomembranes” is to offer interdisciplinary research training at the interface of biology, chemistry and physics. The research program will be focused on developing novel biophysical techniques to resolve dynamic processes at lipid membranes from mesoscopic down to atomic scales. For this purpose, we will exploit the unique electronic and optical properties of emerging nanomaterials to achieve interrogation and manipulation of biological processes with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. Projects are organized into highly collaborative, interdisciplinary clusters, each of which is aligned with an overarching aim. Dedicated research training will be complemented by a tailored qualification program to ensure efficient onboarding, successful completion of the PhD project and optimum preparation for further career steps.

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The current PhD students in the graduate school

News

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Resolving Immune Signaling Complex Assembly Inside Living Cells with Sub-Nanometer Resolution

How do multiprotein complexes responsible for processing immunological responses assemble inside cells? To address this challenge, researchers from the RTG2900 engineered high-density nanodot arrays using capillary nanostamping and tailored surface chemistry. By capturing transmembrane adaptors, [...]

© Osnabrück University - Daniella Hübner

How can red light trigger chemical reactions in water?

Sensitized triplet–triplet annihilation upconversion (sTTA-UC) can convert two low-energy photons into one of higher energy, but its use in water is often limited by the poor solubility of the required chromophores. Researchers from the RTG2900 overcome this challenge by encapsulating a [...]

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nanomaterials@biomembranes meets Nanobiophotonics

At this year’s RTG “nanomaterials@biomembranes” Retreat in Göttingen, young researchers from the departments of Biology, Chemistry and Physics met with leading scientists from the University of Göttingen and the Max Planck Institute.

Events

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RTG Speaker Seminar: Dr. Mauricio Rocha-Martins - Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Münster

From chaos to order: how developing tissues regrow and self-reorganize to repair damage

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RTG Speaker Seminar: Prof. Dr. Jochen Niemeyer - University of Duisburg-Essen

Rotaxanes, catenanes and macrocycles: Using the supramolecular toolbox for the design of novel catalysts