Seminars
Postgraduate Seminar
During semesters, the Postgraduate Seminar is held weekly. Here, students working on their bachelor, master and doctoral theses exchange their research results and keep themselves informed on the latest developments.
Information on and a schedule of the Postgraduate Seminar for participants:
Institute Seminar
During semesters the Institute Seminar is held every Friday at 9:00 am, unless specifically announced otherwise.
Please note that we are using different rooms in the Winter Term 2023/24, as stated in the timetable below. Room 114 (Rittersaal) is on the 1st Floor, the small lecture hall (kl. HS) is on the 3th Floor and the great lecture hall (gr. HS) is on the 5th Floor of Härtelstr. 16-18. Please use the courtyard entrance.
Institute Seminar - Winter Term 2023/24
| Date | Room | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.10.23 | kl. HS | Henri Franquelim | |
| 27.10.23 | 114 | Roland Schwarzer, Eva Müller | |
| 03.11.23 | 114 | ||
| 10.11.23 | 114 | ||
| 17.11.23 | gr. HS | Russel Kitson | |
| 24.11.23 | gr. HS | Holger Sieg | |
| 01.12.23 | 114 | Ferdinand Fandrei | |
| 08.12.23 | gr. HS | Sergey Samsonov | |
| 15.12.23 | 114 | Josefine Umlauft | |
| 22.12.23 | |||
| 05.01.24 | 114 | Viola Döbel | Sicherheitsbelehrung / safety instruction |
| 12.01.24 | gr. HS | Marlon R. Schneider | |
| 19.01.24 | gr. HS | ||
| 26.01.24 | gr. HS | ||
| 02.02.24 | 114 | Jeannette Oettrich | |
| 02.02.24 | gr. HS | Georg Künze |
Institute Seminar - Summer Term 2023
| Date | Room | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
14.4.23 | Rittersaal | FMP Berlin | NMR as a versatile tool in integrated structural biology |
| 21.4.23 | 110 | Uni Lübeck | In-tube extraction and slice selective NMR experiments allow imaging via statistical analysis of metabolic profiles |
| 28.4.23 | gr. HS | MLU Halle-Wittenberg | Towards complex lipid membranes using solid-state NMR |
| 5.5.23 | Rittersaal | Uniklinikum Leipzig | Oral health and systemic diseases – a promising interlink for research and clinic |
| 12.5.23 | 110 | Uniklinikum Leipzig | Chronic inflammation and obesity Role of free fatty acids |
| 19.5.23 | Rittersaal | ||
| 26.5.23 | Rittersaal | MLU Halle-Wittenberg | Molecular Structure of Long n-Alkanes in Lipid Membranes: Combining NMR and MD simulations |
| 2.6.23 | Rittersaal | Uni Leipzig | (Lyso)-Phospholipids |
| 9.6.23 | gr. HS | FAU Erlangen | Protonation, hydration, and conformational changes as means of communication in proteins |
| 16.6.23 | gr. HS | Universität Leipzig | AI in literature research |
| 23.6.23 | Rittersaal | LMU Munich | DNA origami tools for sensing single molecules |
| 30.6.23 | 110 | Peter Schmidt/ Alexander Vogel Universität Leipzig | The eXciting case of how to eXcite Xenon in a cage |
| 7.7.23 | gr. HS | Universität Leipzig | Dosimetry, imaging and diagnostics of micro and nanoparticles by means of high resolution techniques |
| 14.7.23 | Rittersaal | Universität Leipzig | Cargo Encapsulation inside DNA Origami Nanocages
|
Institute Seminar - Winter Term 2022/23
| Date | Room | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.10.22 | 114 Rittersaal | University of Erlangen-Nürnberg | Curving molecules – on the fascinating role of lipids in COVID-19 vaccines and cell membranes |
| 28.10.22 | kl. HS | Leipzig University Institut of Drug Discovery | Computational protein design of novel immunotherapeutic drugs |
| 04.11.22 | gr. HS | Universität Leipzig Laboratoriumsmedizin | Clinical metabolomics in targeted und non-targeted applications |
| 11.11.22 | gr. HS | Universität Leipzig Rechtsmedizin | Der Tod im Anflug – Wundballistik in der Rechtsmedizin Vortrag in deutscher Sprache / talk in german |
| 18.11.22 | gr. HS | MPI Göttingen Department of NMR-based Structural Biology | Structural analysis of membrane catalyzed hIAPP aggregates: Road to potential therapeutic intervention in type II diabetes |
| 25.11.22 | gr. HS | IOCB Prague | Structural mechanisms of rhomboid superfamily proteins and their implications for biology |
| 02.12.22 | gr. HS | German Sport University Cologne Institute of Biochemistry | “Challenges in Sports Drug Testing: Anabolic Androgenic Steroids” |
| 09.12.22 | gr. HS | Universität Leipzig Institut für med. Physik und Biophysik | „Thin-layer chromatography in lipid research” |
| 16.12.22 | 114 Rittersaal | ||
| 06.01.23 | 114 Rittersaal | Viola Döbel Universität Leipzig Institut für med. Physik und Biophysik | Sicherheitseinweisung |
| 13.01.23 | gr. HS | Universitätsklinikum Jena Institut für Molekulare Zellbiologie | Titel: GRK Knock-out cells reveal new insights into GPCR regulation |
| 20.01.23 | Zoom | Leiden University | Exploring the potential of 28.2 T MRI to resolve microstructural details and white matter tracts in young adult zebrafish brain Zoom only: https://uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/63261926503?pwd=cEwzSGVxYTJzY29NQUFscTd2OGtzZz09 |
| 27.01.23 | gr. HS | Universitätsklinikum Leipzig Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Virologie | Cellular and biophysical approaches to characterize rubella virus infection at barrier structures |
| 03.02.23 | gr. HS | Dr. Milica Matijevic Universität Leipzig Institut für med. Physik und Biophysik | Investigations of the interaction of photosensitive nanocomposite system based on undoped and doped titanium oxide nanoparticles with biomolecules and cells |
| 10.02.23 | gr. HS | Universitätsklinikum Leipzig Institut für Wirkstoffentwicklung | From Genes to Molecules – Genome-assisted Natural Product Discovery |
Institute Seminar - Winter Term 2021/22
| Date | Place | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.10.21 | Kl. HS | Markus Fischer Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics Leipzig University | Prediction of protein binding from sequence |
| 22.10.21 | Kl. HS | Prof. Dr.-Ing. René Androsch Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg | Crystallization of polymers at processing-relevant conditions |
| 29.10.21 | online 16:00 | Dr. Christoph Gorgulla Harvard Medical School U.S.A. | Ultra-large virtual screenings |
| 05.11.21 | Kl. HS | J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry Prag, Czech Republic | Relating in-membrane oligomerization numbers of proteins to their functions |
| 12.11.21 | Kl. HS | Fakultät für Physik | Understanding allostery in GPCRs using Molecular Dynamics simulations |
| 19.11.21 | online | Prof. Dr. Maria do Rosário Domingues Department of Chemistry University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal | Oxidized phospholipid and mass spectrometry fingerprinting to unveil the biological roles of these epilipids |
| 26.11.21 | Kl. HS | Faculty of Life Sciences Leipzig University | Molecular tuning of mechanosensory communication |
| 03.12.21 | online | Medical Department University of Cardiff, Wales | Using mass spectrometry to uncover endogenous lipids that regulate blood clotting |
| 10.12.21 | Gr. HS and online | Emelyne Pacull Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics | Investigation of the structure and dynamics of the ghrelin/GHS receptor complex by solid-stte NMR |
| 17.12.21 | Gr. HS and online | Dr. René Staritzbichler Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics | Christmas tale: the magic of physics |
| 07.01.22 | Online 15:00 Uhr! | Prof. Dr. Hassane Mchaourab https://uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/63261926503?pwd=cEwzSGVxYTJzY29NQUFscTd2OGtzZz09 | EPR in the age of cryoEM: Two recent stories. |
| 14.01.22 | Gr. HS and online | PD Dr. Veronika Witte Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften, Leipzig | Impact of diet and obesity on brain structure and function |
| 21.01.22 | Online 15:00 Uhr! | Dr. Erkan Karakas https://uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/63261926503?pwd=cEwzSGVxYTJzY29NQUFscTd2OGtzZz09 | Structural basis for activation and gating of IP3 receptor calcium channels |
| 28.01.22 | Online 15:00 Uhr! | Dr. Ilya Levental https://uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/63261926503?pwd=cEwzSGVxYTJzY29NQUFscTd2OGtzZz09 | The lateral and transbilayer organization of the mammalian plasma membrane |
| 04.02.22 | Prof. Dr. Swen Hesse IFB Adipositas Universität Leipzig | cancelled | |
| 11.02.22 | Prof. Dr. Thomas Günther-Pomorski Molekulare Biochemie https://uni-leipzig.zoom.us/j/63261926503?pwd=cEwzSGVxYTJzY29NQUFscTd2OGtzZz09 | Molecular dissection of membrane transporters – Gaining new insights from biophysical approaches |
Institute Seminar - Summer Term 2021
| Date | Place | Speaker | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04.21 | Gr. HS and online | Dr. Alexander Vogel Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics Leipzig University | Molecular Dynamics of the Human Y1 Receptor in the Presence of an Antagonist and in the apo State |
| 23.04.21 | no Institute Seminar | ||
| 30.04.21 | Gr. HS and online | Institute of Biochemistry Leipzig University | How to wake a giant – Activation mechanisms of adhesion G protein-coupled receptors |
| 07.05.21 | System Security Lab TU Darmstadt | High-fidelity biomacromolecular modelling: lipids, amyloids, open science | |
| 14.05.21 | no Institute Seminar | ||
| 21.05.21 | Prof. Dr. Panagiotis Kastritis Kastritis Lab for Biomolecular Research MLU Halle-Wittenberg | Exploring cellular organization in native cell extracts with cryo-electron microscopy | |
| 28.05.21 | Gr. HS and online | Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics Leipzig University | Structural mechanism of receptor catalyzed G-protein activation |
| 04.06.21 | Gr. HS and online | Biomembrane Physics University of Graz, Austria | Membrane asymmetry: current insight and future challenges |
| 11.06.21 | Gr. HS and online | Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics | AlignMe – Alignment of Membrane Proteins |
| 18.06.21 | Gr. HS and online | Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria | Dynorphin, the better opiod |
| 25.06.21 | Gr. HS and online | Biozentrum Universität Würzburg | Optogenetics |
| 02.07.21 | Gr. HS and online | Institut für Laboratoriumsmedizin, Klinische Chemie und Molekulare Diagnostik Universität Leipzig | Clinical Decision Support Systems – Machine Learning in Medicine |
| 09.07.21 | Gr. HS and online | Department of Chemistry University of Warwick Great Britain | Keeping track of zinc in biological systems with molecular and inorganic mass spectroscopy |
| 16.07.21 | Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik Charité Berlin | CANCELLED | |
| 23.07.21 | Medical University of Vienna, Austria | The development of small molecule chemotherapeutics for cancer treatment |