Professorships & Research Groups

Research in molecular bioengineering within the institute rests on three main pillars, in Cell- and Developmental Biology, Biophysics and Bioinformatics. The research concepts and interactions of these groups are briefly summarized below, and in more detail on the individual group pages.

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Molecular Bioengineering

Bioinformatics

The bioinformatics groups employ algorithms and databases to interpret the massive amounts of data generated in biomedical research as well developing and applying computational methodology to establish new approaches.

Cell and developmental biology

The cell- and developmental biology groups aim to understand biological processes and their genetic control on a more cellular level, employing stem cells and genetic engineering, but often employing also single molecule or bioinformatics methods in collaboration with other BIOTEC groups.

Biophysics

The biophysics groups are concerned with the physical properties that drive all processes in life and build the basic language of all biological processes. These groups develop and apply biophysical tools that allow imaging the molecular machinery of the cell and quantifying their interactions from the sub-molecular to the cellular and even tissue scale.

Research Groups

Simon Alberti - Cellular Biochemistry
Konstantinos Anastassiadis - Genetic Engineering of Stem Cells
Marko Brankatschk - Neuro-glial Membranes
Henrik Bringmann - Cellular Networks and Systems
Denis Corbeil - Tissue Engineering
Alf Honigmann - Biophysics
Marcus Jahnel - Dynamics of Biomolecules
M. Teresa Pisabarro - Structural Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
Anna Poetsch - Biomedical Genomics
Michael Schroeder - Bioinformatics
Anna Taubenberger - Oncomechanics

Senior Professorship
Francis Stewart - Applied Genomics

Affiliated Groups
Hans Georg Braun - Microstructures in Biomaterials and Chemistry
Jörg Opitz - Bio- and Nanotechnology

Honorary Professorships
Karim Fahmy - Professorship for Structural Dynamics of Biomolecules
Stephan Grill - Professorship for the Physics of Life
Jochen Guck - Professorship for Cellular Machines

Former research groups can be found at Alumni