Research in the Department of Theory & Bio-Systems (2011/2012) Glycans as Universal Tools for Proteins and Lipids Cargo Transport by Teams of Molecular Motors: Elastic Coupling and Interference Regimes Depolymerization of Actin Filaments Stability of Lipids and Lipid Bilayers Lipid Membranes in Contact with Aqueous Phases of Polymer Solutions Interplay of Curvature and Composition in Membranes Stochastic Processes in Complex Bio-Systems Report 2009/2010
Research in the Department of Theory & Bio-Systems (2009/2010) The Power of Polypeptides from a Molecular Perspective. Conformational Dynamics of Complex Oligosaccharides. Membranes, Ions, and Water at the Molecular Level. Binding Cooperativity of Membrane Adhesion Receptors. Aqueous Phase Separation in Vesicles: Wetting Phenomena and Nanotube Formation. Stochastic Processes in Complex and Biological Systems. Regulation of Bio-Processes. Report 2007/2008
Research in the Department of Theory & Bio-Systems (2007/2008) Polypeptides: Amyloid Formers and Molecular Motors. Motor Cycles and Operation Modes of Kinesin. Cooperative Transport by Molecular Motors. Morphologies of Vesicles Loaded with Aqueous Polymer Solution. Morphological Transitions of Vesicles in AC Electric Fields. Lipid Flow Patterns in Vesicles. Membranes and Nonpolar Surfaces. Tension Induced Membrane Fusion. Membrane Adhesion. Life Cycle of Chlamy Cells + Activity Patterns on Networks. Report 2005/2006
Research in the Department of Theory & Bio-Systems (2005/2006) Peptide Folding, Aggregation, and Adsorption at Interfaces. Chemomechanical Coupling of Molecular Motors. Cooperative Transport by Molecular Motors. Polymerization of Filaments. Semiflexible Polymers and Filaments. Fractionation and Low-Density-Structures in Systems of Colloidal Rods. Exploring Vesicle Fusion with Dissipative Particle Dynamics. Molecular Recognition in Membrane Adhesion. Unveiling Membrane Fusion. Electro-Deformation and -Poration of Vesicles. Activity Patterns on Scale-Free Networks. Holding with Invisible Light: Optical Trapping of Small and Large Colloidal Particles. Report 2003/2004
Research in the Theory Department (2003/2004) Wetting Morphologies at Structured Surfaces. Mesoscopic Simulations of Complex Nanostructures and Processes. Properties of Thermally Fluctuating Vesicles. Mastering Membrane Fusion. Membrane Adhesion. Structure Formation in Systems of Mesoscopic Rods. Semiflexible Polymers and Filaments. Traffic of Molecular Motors. Ions Interacting with Membranes and Polymers and in-between Comes Water.
