Overview
Overview
Overview
Annika Berger
Annika Berger is driven by a strong interest in understanding the molecular function of biomolecules at atomic resolution. She studies the structure and dynamics of antimicrobial peptides using NMR spectroscopy and is involved in optimizing the NMR workflow for the structural characterization of peptides.
Contact details: Room 403 (Organic Chemistry Building), +49 221 470 3274, aberge23[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Benno Wallwitz
With a background in structural biology, Benno Wallwitz investigates the structures of non-coding RNAs that play essential roles in epigenetic inheritance. Using NMR spectroscopy, he characterizes their structures, dynamics, and interactions with proteins involved in chromatin remodeling and gene activation.
Contact details: Room 403 (Organic Chemistry Building), +49 221 470 3274, bwallwit[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Dr. Daniel Friedrich
Research Group Leader and Head of NMR Facility
Daniel Friedrich leads the NMR Research Group at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Cologne. His research focuses on uncovering structure–activity relationships in biomolecular interactions at atomic resolution. He also serves as Head of the department’s NMR Facility.
Contact details: Room 114 (Organic Chemistry Building), +49 221 470 3081, daniel.friedrich[at]uni-koeln.de
Daniela Naumann
With her rich experience and expertise in performing NMR experiments, Daniela Naumann is responsible as technician for both routine measurements and detection of hetero nuclei, especially for inorganic molecules. She also records triple-resonance NMR spectra of proteins.
Contact details: Rooms 113 and 115 (Organic Chemistry Building) and 212a (Inorganic and Materials Chemistry Building), +49 221 470 1787, +49 221 470 3082 and +49 221 470 3273, daniela.naumann[at]uni-koeln.de
Franka Reimann
Trained as a chemist, Franka Reimann investigates the structure and dynamics of peptides, with a particular focus on their interactions with lipids and cellular membranes. She is also involved in the study of nucleic acid structure and dynamics. To this end, she specializes in NMR spectroscopy.
Contact details: Room 403 (Organic Chemistry Building), +49 221 470 3274, freimann[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Kathrin König
As a technician and expert for NMR experiments, Kathrin König takes care of acquisition of NMR spectra of higher dimensionality as well as involving hetero nuclei. She further works on protein purification to produce isotopically labeled protein samples suitable for NMR studies.
Contact details: Rooms 113 and 115 (Organic Chemistry Building), +49 221 470 1787 and +49 221 470 3082, kathrin.koenig[at]uni-koeln.de
Lena Widera
Lena Widera is a chemist and investigates the structure and dynamics of biomolecules, with a particular focus on peptide interactions and conformational behaviour. She specifically determines peptide structures by NMR spectroscopy and analyzes their functional implications.
Contact details: Room 403 (Organic Chemistry Building), +49 221 470 3274, lwidera3[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Matilde Rossi
As a PhD student at University of Florence, Matilde Rossi specializes in the chemistry of biological macromolecules. She develops PNA–peptide conjugates to target guanosine quadruplexes in DNA. Her current research focuses on the structural characterization of the interactions of these molecules using NMR spectroscopy in our group.
Contact details: Room 403 (Organic Chemistry Building), +49 221 470 3274, mrossi5[at]uni-koeln.de
Dr. Philipp Hegemann
After graduating in 2014 with a Diploma in Chemistry at University of Bonn, Philipp Hegemann received his PhD in 2020, specializing in Physical Chemistry. Since 2019, he works as engineer in the NMR group and is an expert for both hardware and software of Bruker NMR systems. He is also responsible for automation of analytic measurements in the NMR lab.
Contact details: Room 116A (Organic Chemistry Building), +49 221 470 3874, philipp.hegemann[at]uni-koeln.de
Sonja Bazhenova
Sonja Bazhenova is a chemist specializing in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. Her research focuses on the development of antimicrobial peptides using solid-phase synthesis techniques. She investigates their structure–activity relationships through a range of biochemical and biophysical methods such as cell-based activity assays and NMR spectroscopy.
Contact details: Room 403 (Organic Chemistry Building), +49 221 470 3274, sbazhen1[at]uni-koeln.de
Alumni
André Zenz (Master student)
Angela Esser (Master student)
Benedikt Zeitz (Master student)
Michael Quagliata (PhD student, collaboration with Ines Neundorf and Anna Maria Papini)
Sebastian von Döllen (Master student)
Vincent Berg (Master student, collaboration with Uli Baumann)