The International Max Planck Research School for Living Matter (IMPRS-LM, formerly IMPRS-CMB) is a collaboration between the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology and three universities, the Technical University Dortmund (TU Dortmund), the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB) and the University of Duisburg-Essen (DUE).
All four institutes are located in the Ruhr Metropolitan Area of Germany, an extremely vibrant and culturally interconnected region. The same spirit is reflected in the science of our program: research groups, with different and often complementary approaches, combine their efforts to study at the molecular level basic cell physiology.
Below you can find all the research groups that are part of IMPRS-LM, in alphabetical order. You can also search groups by name, topic or technique.
Read about OUR SCIENCE by visiting the webpages of our Faculty Members.
Prof. Dr. Philippe I.H. Bastiaens
IMPACT OF DYNAMICS AND SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF SIGNALLING MOLECULES/ACTIVITIES ON CELL PHENOTYPE
Systems Biology
Biophysical Chemistry
Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Network Biology, Synthetic Biology, Theory of Complex Systems
Dr. Sidney Becker
The principles of molecular evolution - from fundamental mechanisms to molecular diagnostics
Innovation in DNA sequencing
In vitro evolution (SELEX)
nucleic acid chemistry, molecular medicine, chemical biology, biochemistry
Dr. Peter Bieling
CELL POLARITY AND MORPHOGENESIS
Prof. Dr. Dominik Boos
VERTEBRATE DNA REPLICATION
Dr. habil. Leif Dehmelt
SPATIO-TEMPORAL REGULATION OF THE NEURONAL CYTOSKELETON
Prof. Dr. Michael Ehrmann
PROTEIN QUALITY CONTROL
Prof. Dr. Ralf Erdmann
PROTEIN IMPORT INTO PEROXISOMES
Dr. Malte Gersch
CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
Ubiquitin system
Proteostasis
SMALL MOLECULE MODULATORS , POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS, CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS, CELL SIGNALING, BIOCHEMISTRY
Prof. Dr. Klaus Gerwert
CHAIR OF BIOPHYSICS AT RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM
Dr. Doris Hellerschmied
PROTEIN HOMEOSTASIS IN THE GOLGI
Biochemistry
Cellular Stress
Chemical and Genetical perturbation; protein structure and function; proteostasis; cell biology; protein engineering expression and purification
Matías Hernández, PhD
CELL-CELL MEMBRANE FUSION
Molecular Biology
Cell Fusion
molecular machines, yeast genetics, biochemical assays, fluorescence microscopy
Dr. Jochen Imig
SYSTEMS BIOLOGY OF NON-CODING RNA NETWORKS IN CANCER
ncRNAs
Cancer
CRISPR; genome editing; miRNA; lncRNA
Prof. Dr. Markus Kaiser
ELUCIDATION OF THE MODE-OF-ACTION OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
Prof. Dr. Stefan M. Kast
THEORETICAL PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Small Molecule Modulators
Protein Structure and Funtion
MODELING AND SIMULATIONS, COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, DRUG DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Katarzyna Kliza
Post-translational modification networks
ADP-Ribosylation
Proteomics
Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Systems Biology; Post-translational modifications
Prof. Dr. Rasmus Linser
NMR-based Structural Biology
Protein Structure Dynamics and Function
Innovation of NMR Technology
enzyme, function, interaction, biochemistry, spectroscopy
Prof. Dr. Hemmo Meyer
CELLULAR HOMEOSTASIS, PROLIFERATION AND STRESS RESPONSES
Prof. Dr. Andrea Musacchio
CELL DIVISION IN VITRO AND IN VIVO
Prof. Dr. Hannes Mutschler
Biomimetic Chemistry
Synthetic Biology
Nucleic Acid Catalysis
Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Biophysics; Microbiology
Prof. Dr. Daniel Rauh
Chemical and Molecular Oncology
Chemical Biology
Medicinal Chemistry
Structural biology, Cancer drug discovery, Protein Structure and function, Screening
Prof. Dr. Stefan Raunser
STRUCTURAL BIOCHEMISTRY
Structural Biology
Cytoskeleton, Host-Pathogen Interaction, Protein Structure and Function, Cryo-Electron Microscopy, Image Processing, X-ray crystallography
Prof. Dr. Barbara Saccà
BIONANOTECHNOLOGY
DNA Nanotechnology
Nanomaterials and Supramolecular Chemistry
MOLECULAR SELF-ORGANIZATION; PATTERN FORMATION; SPATIAL ORGANIZATION; BIOPHYSICS; BIOCONJUGATES
Dr. Christian Schröter
CELL COMMUNICATION AND FATE DECISIONS
Stem Cell Biology
Cell Signalling
cell fate decisions, intercellular communication, pattern formation, live cell imaging, Systems biology
Prof Dr. Frank Schulz
CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
Prof. Dr. Daniel Summerer
NUCLEIC ACID CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
Chemical Biology
Epigenetics
Directed Molecular Evolution, Synthetic Biology, Unnatural Amino Acids, Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Optogenetics
Dr. Peter 't Hart
BIOMACROMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS
Chemical Biology
Macromolecular Interactions
Peptide synthesis, Cell-based assays, Epigenetics, Screening, Biophysics
Prof. Dr. Jörg Tatzelt
BIOCHEMISTRY OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
Biochemistry
Neurodegenerative Diseases
ORGANELLES AND INTERORGANELLE COMMUNICATION, PROTEOSTASIS, CELLULAR STRESS, PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY
Dr. Ingrid Vetter
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
Prof. Dr. Herbert Waldmann
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
Chemical Biology
Synthetic Chemistry
biochemistry, cell biology, computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry
Prof. Dr. Stefan Westermann
KINETOCHORES AND THE MICROTUBULE CYTOSKELETON
Prof. Dr. Konstanze F. Winklhofer
MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY
Prof. Dr. Roland Winter
BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY/MEMBRANE BIOPHYSICS
Membrane Dynamics
Conformational Dynamics
HIGH PRESSURE TECHNIQUES, TIME RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY, X-RAY and NEUTRON SCATTERING
Dr. Peng Wu
CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL BIOLOGY
Small Molecule Probes and Drugs
Structurally Diverse Synthesis
Protein RNA Interactions, Kinase Inhibitors, Cell Signaling Modulators, Organic Synthetic Methodology, Medicinal Chemistry
