Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology: Technology Support and Related Research

We are developing novel tools to monitor and quantify trafficking and signalling of receptor tyrosine kinases and G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).

In close collaboration with the macromolecular crystallography group at PSI and the Institute of Polymer Nanotechnology at FHNW, we are developing solid supports for serial protein crystallography at the SLS and at SwissFEL.

Surfaces for application in biomolecular research range from protein patterns on glass and polymers to micro- and nanostructures and templates for replication in biocompatible polymers.

We are developing tools for bio-reated research, including acoustic tweezers for non-invasive  intracellular manipulation and an ultrasonic acoustic levitation diffractometer for protein crystallography.