We are an international team of researchers excited by proteins (their interactions, their dynamics, their structures), nuclear spins, programming, a little bit of machine learning, or all of these at once. We have various backgrounds, including biology, biophysics, biochemistry, chemistry or physics. We value curiosity, creativity, respect, and a collaborative work environment.
Paul Schanda
Paul got a MSc in Chemistry (Vienna) and a PhD in Physics (Grenoble). He is passionate about using and developing integrated structural biology to study biological mechanisms.
Download Paul’s CV or have a peek at his ORCID or Google Scholar profiles. Contact details on the institute page of the group.
Lea Marie Becker
Lea studied biophysics in Frankfurt and is particularly interested in magic-angle spinning NMR methods. In her PhD studies, Lea develops new approaches to probe protein dynamics by MAS NMR.
Louis Brigandat
Louis received his PhD at Université de Lyon, where he used solution- and MAS NMR to probe viral assemblies. In our group, Louis delves into mechanisms of enzymes adapted to high pressure.
Undina Guillerm
With a background in biology and biochemistry and several years of work at Institut Pasteur Paris and IBS Grenoble, Undina’s PhD research focuses on mitochondrial protein import. She combines cryo-EM and NMR with a host of biochemical/biophysical techniques to unravel the secrets of membrane-protein import.
Anna Kapitonova
Anna studied biochemistry at Lomonosov Moscow State University and enjoys solving biochemical challenges. Anna works on several projects including mitochondrial protein import, enzyme mechanisms and in-cell NMR.
Fede Napoli
Fede got his training at University of Verona with research stays in Utrecht and Grenoble. He is excited about enzyme mechanisms, allostery and protein dynamics. Moreover, Fede develops machine-learning tools to get the best from NMR data, and combines NMR with cryo-EM.
Darja Rohden
After her training in chemistry and computer sciences in Konstanz and Vienna, Darja’s PhD is at the interface of chemistry and NMR: she synthesizes new isotope-labelled compounds to specifically label proteins. These specific isotope labels allow her to probe biomolecular interactions and dynamics in a very specific and efficient manner.
Rajkumar Singh
Raj has more than a decade of research experience in structural biology. He worked with membrane proteins, applying a range of structural and biochemical techniques during his PhD and post-doctoral research in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden. As senior research technician, Raj now spearheads several research projects, including isotope-labelling and chaperone studies.
Jakob Schneider
With a background in biochemistry and NMR during his undergraduate studies in Halle and Regensburg, Jakob’s PhD work focuses on mitochondrial protein import and the fascinating mechanisms of the machinery that handles proteins in the cytosol.
Ben Tatman
Ben got his training in Natural Sciences at University and Cambridge and a PhD in Chemistry at University of Warwick, where he developed MAS NMR tools to study protein dynamics. He is excited about (mostly MAS-) NMR methods that allow him to probe dynamics and its evolution in a family of enzymes.
