News Archive

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14th August 2024

Successful conclusion of the 2024 Code𝛘 Summer School at TU Dresden

Our 2024 Code𝛘 Summer School was hosted by the Center for Molecular Bioengineering (B CUBE) at TU Dresden from August 12th to 14th, 2024, under the supervision of Dr. Luca Bertinetti, a senior scientist at B CUBE and a member…

21st February 2024

Hans Merzendorfer’s Team Completes On-Site Training on Creoptix WAVEsystem

Prof. Hans Merzendorfer’s team recently completed a two-day on-site training focused on the newly installed Creoptix WAVEsystem in his lab. Hosted at the University of Siegen on February 15th and 16th, the sessions were conducted by experts from the company…

7th February 2024

CodeChi Kick-off Meeting: A Remarkable Success!

The eagerly awaited SPP 2416 (CodeChi) Kick-off Meeting unfolded at the University of Siegen on February 1st and 2nd, marking a significant milestone in the fields of chitin-related research in Germany. Welcoming scientists from 20 esteemed German research institutions, alongside one representative…

7th February 2024

Kelvin Anggara’s work featured in Science Journal

We are excited to announce Dr. Kelvin Anggara’s recent publication in Science, representing a significant breakthrough in glycoconjugate analysis. Dr. Anggara’s work introduces a novel approach utilizing low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy for single-molecule analysis of glycoconjugates. This technique enables the direct…

11th December 2022

Biotechnologically produced chitosans behave different

In a recent article published in Nature Communication it was demonstrated that biotech chitosans with specific acetylation patterns possess different physicochemical properties and biological activities compared to conventional technical chitosans with random acetylation. Sreekumar, S., Wattjes, J., Niehues, A., Mengoni,…

24th September 2022

Structural basis for directional chitin biosynthesis unraveled

In a recent article published in Nature cryo-EM structures of chitin synthase 1 from Phytophthora sojae (PsChs1) are presented in the apo, GlcNAc-bound, nascent chitin oligomer-bound, UDP-bound (post-synthesis) and chitin synthase inhibitor nikkomycin Z-bound states of the enzyme, providing detailed…

7th July 2022

New DFG Priority Programme

Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) richtet ab 2023 acht neue Schwerpunktprogramme ein. Einer dieser überregionalen und interdisziplinären Forschungs-Verbünde wird von Prof. Dr. Hans Merzendorfer vom Institut für Biologie der Universität Siegen koordiniert. Die Substanz „Chitin“ ist vielen Menschen von Insekten-Panzern oder…