We investigate cellular membranes using advanced biophysical models and quantitative fluorescence microscopy.

Our research focuses on:

• Membrane biophysics (artificial membrane models, membrane curvature, membrane asymmetry)
• Development of analytical methods for quantitative fluorescence microscopy (e.g. FCS, RICS, N&B)
• Virus assembly and budding (e.g. Influenza A virus, Hantavirus)
• Cell-cell interaction

Research Projects:

Influenza virus assembly

Hepatitis C virus assembly

Orthohantavirus assembly

HIV assembly

Protein-protein interaction analysis of amyloid precursor proteins and developmental cell-cell fusion proteins