Research

The LBR hosts five research groups and various research projects dedicated to addressing a wide range of fundamental biological questions.

Research Groups:

Time-Resolved Structural Biology

Dynamics of soluble and membrane proteins using XFEL and synchrotron X-ray radiation sources

Jörg Standfuss, Laboratory Head and Group leader

Biomolecular Complexes

Regulation of microtubule structure, function and dynamics by proteins and drugs

Michel Steinmetz, Head of PSI Center Life Sciences and Group leader

Mechanisms of Signal Transduction

Structure-function relationship of membrane proteins involved in transmembrane and intracellular signaling

Volodymyr Korkhov, Group leader

Structural Biology of Membrane Proteins

G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) and their signaling complexes

Gebhard Schertler, Group leader

Protein Engineering

Structural studies of proteins that are relevant for infectious diseases

Richard Kammerer, Group leader