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  <h3> Biology, Master 4<sup>th</sup> semester </h3>
 
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  <h3> Molecular Biotechnology, Bachelor 6<sup>th</sup> semester </h3>
 
  <h3> Molecular Biotechnology, Bachelor 6<sup>th</sup> semester </h3>
 
<p>Merle is an incredibly enthusiastic person. With idealism and stamina, she puts all her effort in the achievement of our team´s goals, while inspiring others to give their all. She is always a source of creative ideas, led the “Secretion” subproject to success, and plays a major role in the iGEM goes green initiative.  
 
<p>Merle is an incredibly enthusiastic person. With idealism and stamina, she puts all her effort in the achievement of our team´s goals, while inspiring others to give their all. She is always a source of creative ideas, led the “Secretion” subproject to success, and plays a major role in the iGEM goes green initiative.  
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<h3> Molecular Biotechnology, Bachelor 6<sup>th</sup> semester </h3>
 
<h3> Molecular Biotechnology, Bachelor 6<sup>th</sup> semester </h3>
 
<p>Jonathan is working day and night in the lab for investigating communication between encapsulated bacteria. He is also involved in fundraising, wiki, presentation and basically everything else. He is not only an all-rounder but an incorrigible idealist as well, spending countless hours working towards the sustainability goals we set with iGEM goes Green. He will definitely continue to promote lab sustainability in future after iGEM. If you cannot find him in the lab he is probably on stage with his <a target="_blank" href ="https://www.thegreatcascade.com/">band</a>.
 
<p>Jonathan is working day and night in the lab for investigating communication between encapsulated bacteria. He is also involved in fundraising, wiki, presentation and basically everything else. He is not only an all-rounder but an incorrigible idealist as well, spending countless hours working towards the sustainability goals we set with iGEM goes Green. He will definitely continue to promote lab sustainability in future after iGEM. If you cannot find him in the lab he is probably on stage with his <a target="_blank" href ="https://www.thegreatcascade.com/">band</a>.
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<p>He is not a mortal man, he is Henri Deda, the thesis student who is responsible for the signal peptide toolbox setup and design. Together with Stefan Tassoulas, he presented in front of boards of major research institutions in Dresden to scour funding for the team, as well as soliciting from private companies in the area. Henri is also a frequent social media poster on Facebook and Instagram, keeping a record of our accomplishments and entertaining the public about synthetic biology.
 
<p>He is not a mortal man, he is Henri Deda, the thesis student who is responsible for the signal peptide toolbox setup and design. Together with Stefan Tassoulas, he presented in front of boards of major research institutions in Dresden to scour funding for the team, as well as soliciting from private companies in the area. Henri is also a frequent social media poster on Facebook and Instagram, keeping a record of our accomplishments and entertaining the public about synthetic biology.
 
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<p>Katja is right at the heart of our team. If it wasn´t for her, we wouldn´t even have been able to set up our mail account. She does not only have a solution on hand for every technical problem we encountered so far, she also has the intrinsic motivation and disposition for perfectionism needed to single-handedly create our wiki, join the lab forces and promote the iGEM goes green initiative for all she is worth.
 
<p>Katja is right at the heart of our team. If it wasn´t for her, we wouldn´t even have been able to set up our mail account. She does not only have a solution on hand for every technical problem we encountered so far, she also has the intrinsic motivation and disposition for perfectionism needed to single-handedly create our wiki, join the lab forces and promote the iGEM goes green initiative for all she is worth.
 
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<h3> Molecular Biotechnology, Bachelor 6<sup>th</sup> semester </h3>
 
<h3> Molecular Biotechnology, Bachelor 6<sup>th</sup> semester </h3>
 
<p>Lydia has not only conquered the realm of encapsulating bacteria in Peptidosomes by developing completely new methods to bring them together and test their combined superpower. She has also been our tamer of finances and German bureaucracy, kept track of our bank balance and made sure we all filled the right forms to get our flights paid (we would have been totally lost without her!). Meanwhile, she also ensured secure working conditions during the project by keeping an eye on all the safety regulations coming up with organizing an S1 laboratory.
 
<p>Lydia has not only conquered the realm of encapsulating bacteria in Peptidosomes by developing completely new methods to bring them together and test their combined superpower. She has also been our tamer of finances and German bureaucracy, kept track of our bank balance and made sure we all filled the right forms to get our flights paid (we would have been totally lost without her!). Meanwhile, she also ensured secure working conditions during the project by keeping an eye on all the safety regulations coming up with organizing an S1 laboratory.
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<h3> Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<h3> Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<p>Anastasia's mind flows like molasses. She has a lot of ideas and opinions about almost everything that is going on. That is why she has been ever present in many different projects; from the signal peptide toolbox to organizing the German-wide meetup, as well as the wiki. She likes to get work done in the iGEM project and make the most of the iGEM experience. In the future, she hopes to continue working in science as a bioinformatician and search for basic algorithms behind biological processes.  
 
<p>Anastasia's mind flows like molasses. She has a lot of ideas and opinions about almost everything that is going on. That is why she has been ever present in many different projects; from the signal peptide toolbox to organizing the German-wide meetup, as well as the wiki. She likes to get work done in the iGEM project and make the most of the iGEM experience. In the future, she hopes to continue working in science as a bioinformatician and search for basic algorithms behind biological processes.  
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<h3> Molecular Bioengineering, Master 4<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<h3> Molecular Bioengineering, Master 4<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<p>Jorge is probably the funniest person you will ever meet in your life. He works on our Peptidosomes, giving his best to stabilize these tiny objects. Together with Lydia, he encapsulated bacteria in Peptidosomes and made them grow happily inside. Although the plate reader isn’t his best friend, he managed to develop a lot of useful methods. Additionally, he has filled every lab day with laughter.   
 
<p>Jorge is probably the funniest person you will ever meet in your life. He works on our Peptidosomes, giving his best to stabilize these tiny objects. Together with Lydia, he encapsulated bacteria in Peptidosomes and made them grow happily inside. Although the plate reader isn’t his best friend, he managed to develop a lot of useful methods. Additionally, he has filled every lab day with laughter.   
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<h3> Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<h3> Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<p>Davide is a humble student who always has a smile on his face. He assists in the secretion project with Merle and Henri and oversaw organizing the German-wide meetup. He brought brawn to the team as he has cloned over 10 signal peptides and worked with other members to keep track of iGEM deadlines and fill in the gaps when necessary.  
 
<p>Davide is a humble student who always has a smile on his face. He assists in the secretion project with Merle and Henri and oversaw organizing the German-wide meetup. He brought brawn to the team as he has cloned over 10 signal peptides and worked with other members to keep track of iGEM deadlines and fill in the gaps when necessary.  
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<h3>Regenerative Biology and Medicine, Master 3<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<h3>Regenerative Biology and Medicine, Master 3<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<p> Having done a bachelor thesis in microbiology, Olga joined our team to continue work on a topic she is well aware of. She has contributed to signal peptide toolbox and was always willing to help others with our other projects. She was also crucial for the organization of the German wide meetup and other team-activities. Having a great abundance of optimism and bright personality, she is always shining to us with her good mood.   
 
<p> Having done a bachelor thesis in microbiology, Olga joined our team to continue work on a topic she is well aware of. She has contributed to signal peptide toolbox and was always willing to help others with our other projects. She was also crucial for the organization of the German wide meetup and other team-activities. Having a great abundance of optimism and bright personality, she is always shining to us with her good mood.   
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<h3>Regenerative Biology and Medicine, Master 3<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<h3>Regenerative Biology and Medicine, Master 3<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<p>Labu is the official photographer and art designer of our team. She was ready to advise with all the design associated issues. She created the iGEM goes green logo and hand-designed our wiki images. She was also involved in the organization of the German-wide meetup. She has also participated in team project by implementing surface decoration of peptidosomes.   
 
<p>Labu is the official photographer and art designer of our team. She was ready to advise with all the design associated issues. She created the iGEM goes green logo and hand-designed our wiki images. She was also involved in the organization of the German-wide meetup. She has also participated in team project by implementing surface decoration of peptidosomes.   
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<h3> Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<h3> Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<p>Stefan mainly contributed to our project in the very beginning, as he was able to make fundraising within BIOTEC, CRTD, and other parts of TU-Dresden - which allowed us to be able to achieve more in our project and outreach. As a former iGEM <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:GeorgiaTech">participant</a>, Stefan shared some experience with the team. He was a starting point and crucial element for participation of our team in Long Night of Science.  With his genuine and unique individuality, Stefan cheered us up a lot of times and infused the team with perfect level of chill.   
 
<p>Stefan mainly contributed to our project in the very beginning, as he was able to make fundraising within BIOTEC, CRTD, and other parts of TU-Dresden - which allowed us to be able to achieve more in our project and outreach. As a former iGEM <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:GeorgiaTech">participant</a>, Stefan shared some experience with the team. He was a starting point and crucial element for participation of our team in Long Night of Science.  With his genuine and unique individuality, Stefan cheered us up a lot of times and infused the team with perfect level of chill.   
 
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<h3> Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<h3> Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<p>Defending the iGEM spirit and our team’s attitude towards the public, Vanessa has earned the title warrior of our team. She was involved in the InterLab Study, took care of a first wiki arrangement, wrote many texts for the wiki and was our usual minutes keeper during meetings. In the iGEM goes green initiative, she was one of the GoGreenGuide authors and consequently our first contact person regarding sustainable lab work. Vanessa was involved in social media matters and together with Nina, created our Jamboree poster.  
 
<p>Defending the iGEM spirit and our team’s attitude towards the public, Vanessa has earned the title warrior of our team. She was involved in the InterLab Study, took care of a first wiki arrangement, wrote many texts for the wiki and was our usual minutes keeper during meetings. In the iGEM goes green initiative, she was one of the GoGreenGuide authors and consequently our first contact person regarding sustainable lab work. Vanessa was involved in social media matters and together with Nina, created our Jamboree poster.  
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<h3> Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<h3> Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3<sup>rd</sup> semester </h3>
 
<p>Always nice to everybody, Lisa was trying to put us all together and keep peace in precarious moments. Keeping track of all aspects of the iGEM goes green initiative she was involved in various topics, like writing the GoGreenGuide, maintaining contact to sustainable experts from university and the creation of a Newsletter informing the other green teams. Unfortunately, we haven’t had enough capacities for a crowdfunding campaign that she was planning. Lisa was part of the wiki team and also has put her effort into making the Jamboree presentation great.  
 
<p>Always nice to everybody, Lisa was trying to put us all together and keep peace in precarious moments. Keeping track of all aspects of the iGEM goes green initiative she was involved in various topics, like writing the GoGreenGuide, maintaining contact to sustainable experts from university and the creation of a Newsletter informing the other green teams. Unfortunately, we haven’t had enough capacities for a crowdfunding campaign that she was planning. Lisa was part of the wiki team and also has put her effort into making the Jamboree presentation great.  
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<h3>PhD student, supervisor </h3>
 
<h3>PhD student, supervisor </h3>
 
<p>After participating in iGEM <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich">2014</a>, Philipp still is keen on tackling some aspects of <i>B. subtilis</i> biology, so he is guiding us through roads of iGEM: He advised on all our experiments as well as teaching us different methods of molecular biology. We largely profit from his mentoring, learning many new aspects in terms of laboratory experience and proper handling of instruments and disposables. With his humor and sarcasm, he always helps us to go through difficult moments of the project.  
 
<p>After participating in iGEM <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich">2014</a>, Philipp still is keen on tackling some aspects of <i>B. subtilis</i> biology, so he is guiding us through roads of iGEM: He advised on all our experiments as well as teaching us different methods of molecular biology. We largely profit from his mentoring, learning many new aspects in terms of laboratory experience and proper handling of instruments and disposables. With his humor and sarcasm, he always helps us to go through difficult moments of the project.  
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<h3>PhD student, supervisor </h3>
 
<h3>PhD student, supervisor </h3>
 
<p>Franzi is a <a target="_blank" href="https://2012.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich">2012</a> iGEM participant, who still feels as a iGEM alumni community member and works with Prof. Dr. Mascher, ever since her iGEM project in 2012. We are extremely glad, that she is always there to help with our <i>B. subtilis</i> newbies questions and to advise us on weekly meetings.  
 
<p>Franzi is a <a target="_blank" href="https://2012.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich">2012</a> iGEM participant, who still feels as a iGEM alumni community member and works with Prof. Dr. Mascher, ever since her iGEM project in 2012. We are extremely glad, that she is always there to help with our <i>B. subtilis</i> newbies questions and to advise us on weekly meetings.  
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<p>Since 2015,  Prof. Dr. Thorsten Mascher has been Full Professor of General Microbiology at the Technische Universität (TU) Dresden. The main interest of the department is how microorganisms communicate with, and respond to changes occurring within their environment. He has supervised four iGEM teams till today (<a target="_blank" href="https://2011.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich">2011</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://2012.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich">2012</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich">2014</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:TU Dresden">2017</a>) reflecting his engagement and heart blood for iGEM competitions.  
 
<p>Since 2015,  Prof. Dr. Thorsten Mascher has been Full Professor of General Microbiology at the Technische Universität (TU) Dresden. The main interest of the department is how microorganisms communicate with, and respond to changes occurring within their environment. He has supervised four iGEM teams till today (<a target="_blank" href="https://2011.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich">2011</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://2012.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich">2012</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:LMU-Munich">2014</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:TU Dresden">2017</a>) reflecting his engagement and heart blood for iGEM competitions.  
 
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<p>Since 1994, Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Braun has been the head of the polymer micro- and nanostructure group at the IPF (Institute of Polymer research), focusing on the formation at surfaces and interfaces. Discovery of self-assembling monolayers by his research group was the starting point of the whole Peptidosomes story. He also has great experience in biotechnological competitions teams supervision, and is interested in our team progress in different aspects: from German-wide meetup organisation to liability of bacteria inside Peptidosomes.
 
<p>Since 1994, Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Braun has been the head of the polymer micro- and nanostructure group at the IPF (Institute of Polymer research), focusing on the formation at surfaces and interfaces. Discovery of self-assembling monolayers by his research group was the starting point of the whole Peptidosomes story. He also has great experience in biotechnological competitions teams supervision, and is interested in our team progress in different aspects: from German-wide meetup organisation to liability of bacteria inside Peptidosomes.
 
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Revision as of 11:06, 31 October 2017

Nina Lautenschläger

Biology, Master 4th semester

Nina is our most experienced lab member who has keeps an open ear for everyone and helps in every situation – she often saved us from totally ruining our own experiments! Putting all of her power in creating a completely new Beta-lactam biosensor in Bacillus subtilis, to get the best results, she spent countless hours in the lab. Furthermore, she runs our Instagram profile, planned parts of our travel and organized a lot of the funding from sponsors. Our beautiful team logo also originates from her pen. Additionally, she is a member of our iGEM goes Green Team and won a photo competition with one of her nice snapshots that enabled us to compensate for our flights to Boston.

Merle Brügmann

Molecular Biotechnology, Bachelor 6th semester

Merle is an incredibly enthusiastic person. With idealism and stamina, she puts all her effort in the achievement of our team´s goals, while inspiring others to give their all. She is always a source of creative ideas, led the “Secretion” subproject to success, and plays a major role in the iGEM goes green initiative.

Jonathan Hammer

Molecular Biotechnology, Bachelor 6th semester

Jonathan is working day and night in the lab for investigating communication between encapsulated bacteria. He is also involved in fundraising, wiki, presentation and basically everything else. He is not only an all-rounder but an incorrigible idealist as well, spending countless hours working towards the sustainability goals we set with iGEM goes Green. He will definitely continue to promote lab sustainability in future after iGEM. If you cannot find him in the lab he is probably on stage with his band.

Henri Deda

Molecular Biotechnology, Bachelor 6th semester

He is not a mortal man, he is Henri Deda, the thesis student who is responsible for the signal peptide toolbox setup and design. Together with Stefan Tassoulas, he presented in front of boards of major research institutions in Dresden to scour funding for the team, as well as soliciting from private companies in the area. Henri is also a frequent social media poster on Facebook and Instagram, keeping a record of our accomplishments and entertaining the public about synthetic biology.

Katja Linnemann

Computer Science, Diplom 8th Semester

Katja is right at the heart of our team. If it wasn´t for her, we wouldn´t even have been able to set up our mail account. She does not only have a solution on hand for every technical problem we encountered so far, she also has the intrinsic motivation and disposition for perfectionism needed to single-handedly create our wiki, join the lab forces and promote the iGEM goes green initiative for all she is worth.

Lydia Kirsche

Molecular Biotechnology, Bachelor 6th semester

Lydia has not only conquered the realm of encapsulating bacteria in Peptidosomes by developing completely new methods to bring them together and test their combined superpower. She has also been our tamer of finances and German bureaucracy, kept track of our bank balance and made sure we all filled the right forms to get our flights paid (we would have been totally lost without her!). Meanwhile, she also ensured secure working conditions during the project by keeping an eye on all the safety regulations coming up with organizing an S1 laboratory.

Anastasia Sveshnikova

Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3rd semester

Anastasia's mind flows like molasses. She has a lot of ideas and opinions about almost everything that is going on. That is why she has been ever present in many different projects; from the signal peptide toolbox to organizing the German-wide meetup, as well as the wiki. She likes to get work done in the iGEM project and make the most of the iGEM experience. In the future, she hopes to continue working in science as a bioinformatician and search for basic algorithms behind biological processes.

Jorge Jimenez

Molecular Bioengineering, Master 4rd semester

Jorge is probably the funniest person you will ever meet in your life. He works on our Peptidosomes, giving his best to stabilize these tiny objects. Together with Lydia, he encapsulated bacteria in Peptidosomes and made them grow happily inside. Although the plate reader isn’t his best friend, he managed to develop a lot of useful methods. Additionally, he has filled every lab day with laughter.

Davide Recchia

Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3rd semester

Davide is a humble student who always has a smile on his face. He assists in the secretion project with Merle and Henri and oversaw organizing the German-wide meetup. He brought brawn to the team as he has cloned over 10 signal peptides and worked with other members to keep track of iGEM deadlines and fill in the gaps when necessary.

Olga Mitrofanova

Regenerative Biology and Medicine, Master 3rd semester

Having done a bachelor thesis in microbiology, Olga joined our team to continue work on a topic she is well aware of. She has contributed to signal peptide toolbox and was always willing to help others with our other projects. She was also crucial for the organization of the German wide meetup and other team-activities. Having a great abundance of optimism and bright personality, she is always shining to us with her good mood.

Anastasia "Labu" Labudina

Regenerative Biology and Medicine, Master 3rd semester

Labu is the official photographer and art designer of our team. She was ready to advise with all the design associated issues. She created the iGEM goes green logo and hand-designed our wiki images. She was also involved in the organization of the German-wide meetup. She has also participated in team project by implementing surface decoration of peptidosomes.

Stefan Tassoulas

Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3rd semester

Stefan mainly contributed to our project in the very beginning, as he was able to make fundraising within BIOTEC, CRTD, and other parts of TU-Dresden - which allowed us to be able to achieve more in our project and outreach. As a former iGEM participant, Stefan shared some experience with the team. He was a starting point and crucial element for participation of our team in Long Night of Science. With his genuine and unique individuality, Stefan cheered us up a lot of times and infused the team with perfect level of chill.

Vanessa Gilly

Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3rd semester

Defending the iGEM spirit and our team’s attitude towards the public, Vanessa has earned the title warrior of our team. She was involved in the InterLab Study, took care of a first wiki arrangement, wrote many texts for the wiki and was our usual minutes keeper during meetings. In the iGEM goes green initiative, she was one of the GoGreenGuide authors and consequently our first contact person regarding sustainable lab work. Vanessa was involved in social media matters and together with Nina, created our Jamboree poster.

Lisa Schöne

Molecular Bioengineering, Master 3rd semester

Always nice to everybody, Lisa was trying to put us all together and keep peace in precarious moments. Keeping track of all aspects of the iGEM goes green initiative she was involved in various topics, like writing the GoGreenGuide, maintaining contact to sustainable experts from university and the creation of a Newsletter informing the other green teams. Unfortunately, we haven’t had enough capacities for a crowdfunding campaign that she was planning. Lisa was part of the wiki team and also has put her effort into making the Jamboree presentation great.

Philipp Popp

PhD student, supervisor

After participating in iGEM 2014, Philipp still is keen on tackling some aspects of B. subtilis biology, so he is guiding us through roads of iGEM: He advised on all our experiments as well as teaching us different methods of molecular biology. We largely profit from his mentoring, learning many new aspects in terms of laboratory experience and proper handling of instruments and disposables. With his humor and sarcasm, he always helps us to go through difficult moments of the project.

Franziska Dürr

PhD student, supervisor

Franzi is a 2012 iGEM participant, who still feels as a iGEM alumni community member and works with Prof. Dr. Mascher, ever since her iGEM project in 2012. We are extremely glad, that she is always there to help with our B. subtilis newbies questions and to advise us on weekly meetings.

Prof. Dr. Thorsten Mascher

Primary PI

Since 2015, Prof. Dr. Thorsten Mascher has been Full Professor of General Microbiology at the Technische Universität (TU) Dresden. The main interest of the department is how microorganisms communicate with, and respond to changes occurring within their environment. He has supervised four iGEM teams till today (2011, 2012, 2014 and 2017) reflecting his engagement and heart blood for iGEM competitions.

Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Braun

Secondary PI

Since 1994, Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Braun has been the head of the polymer micro- and nanostructure group at the IPF (Institute of Polymer research), focusing on the formation at surfaces and interfaces. Discovery of self-assembling monolayers by his research group was the starting point of the whole Peptidosomes story. He also has great experience in biotechnological competitions teams supervision, and is interested in our team progress in different aspects: from German-wide meetup organisation to liability of bacteria inside Peptidosomes.