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TRR Projects

Project 1
Specific interactions of lipids with protein transmembrane segments
Principal investigators:
PD Dr. Britta Brügger
Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center
britta.bruegger@bzh.uni-heidelberg.de

Prof. Dr. Felix Wieland
Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center
felix.wieland@bzh.uni-heidelberg.de


Project 2
Lipid localization and lipid-protein interactions studied in living cells
Principal investigator:
PD Dr. Carsten Schultz
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
schultz@embl.de


Project 5
Structure-function analysis of membrane-inserted FGF2 oligomers in unconventional secretion
Principal investigator:
Prof. Dr. Walter Nickel
Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center
walter.nickel@bzh.uni-heidelberg.de


Project 6
Prominin/membrane-lipid assemblies and their relevance for apical plasma membrane protrusions
Principal investigators:
Dr. Denis Corbeil
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden
denis.corbeil@biotec.tu-dresden.de


Project 7
Characterization of saposin-dependent microdomains in inner lysosomal membranes of Drosophila
Principal investigators:
Prof Dr. Michael Hoch
Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES) University of Bonn
m.hoch@uni-bonn.de

Prof. Dr. Konrad Sandhoff
Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES) University of Bonn
sandhoff@uni-bonn.de


Project 8
Molecular mechanisms of multivesicular body biogenesis
Principal investigator:
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Hoflack
BIOTEC, TU Dresden
Bernard.Hoflack@biotec.tu-dresden.de


Project 10
The role of membrane microdomains in membrane fusion
Principal investigator:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Söllner
Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center
thomas.soellner@bzh.uni-heidelberg.de


Project 11
Role of lipids in the organization and function of exocytotic membrane domains
Principal investigator:
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Lang
Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES) University of Bonn
thorsten.lang@uni-bonn.de


Project 12
Reconstitution of lipid droplet function
Principal investigator:
Prof. Dr. Christoph Thiele
Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES) University of Bonn
cthiele@uni-bonn.de


Project 13
Cellular and viral determinants of the hepatits C virus replication compartment
Principal investigator:
Prof. Dr. Ralf Bartenschlager
Department of Molecular Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg
ralf_bartenschlager@med.uni-heidelberg.de


Project 14
Lipid composition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and its relevance for particle formation, stability and infectivity
Principal investigator:
Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg Kräusslich
Department of Virology, Institute for Hygiene, University Hospital Heidelberg
hans-georg.kraeusslich@med.uni-heidelberg.de


Project 15
Membrane microdomain interactions of the HIV-1 pathogenicity factor Nef
Principal investigator:
Prof. Dr. Oliver Fackler
Department of Virology, Institute for Hygiene, University Hospital Heidelberg
oliver.fackler@med.uni-heidelberg.de


Project 17
Shotgun lipidomics on hybrid tandem mass spectrometers
Principal investigator:
Dr. Andrej Shevchenko
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden
shevchenko@mpi-cbg.de


Project 18
Lipid allostery and cell signaling
Principal investigator:
Dr. Ünal Coskun
Paul Langerhans Institut Dresden (PLID)
coskun@plid.de


Project 19
Endocannabinoids in the Hedgehog pathway
Principal investigator:
Dr. Suzanne Eaton
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden
eaton@mpi-cbg.de


Project 20
High resolution imaging of lipids
Principal investigators:
Dr. Lars Kürschner
Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES) University of Bonn
kuerschn@uni-bonn.de

Dr. Ashraf Al-Amoudi
German Center for Neurodegenerative Dieseases DZNE and CAESAR
ashraf.al-amoudi@dzne.de


Project 21
Molecular recognition of cholesterol crystals
Principal investigator:
Prof. Dr. Eicke Latz
Institute of Innate Immunity, University Hospitals, Bonn
eicke.latz@uni-bonn.de


Project 22
Role of lipids in membrane protein insertion and regulation
Principal investigator:
Prof. Dr. Irmgard Sinning
Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center
irmi.sinning@bzh.uni-heidelberg.de


Project 23
Synthetic endosomes
Principal investigator:
Prof. Dr. Marino Zerial
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden
zerial@mpi-cbg.de