• 1987–1989 Studies of Biology at the University of Münster


• 1989–1994 Studies of Chemistry at the University of Münster, with honor


• 1994–1997 PhD thesis under supervision of Prof. Dr. H.-J. Galla


• 1997–1998 Postdoctoral Researcher at the Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, CA, USA)


• 1999–2001 Habilitation in Biochemistry at the University of Münster in the group of Prof. Dr. H.-J. Galla and Prof. Dr. H. Fuchs


• 2001–2006 Associate Professor (C3) for Physical Chemistry at the University of Mainz


• 2006–2008 Full Professor (W3) for Biophysical Chemistry at the University of Mainz


• since 2008 Full Professor (W3) for Biophysical Chemistry at the University of Göttingen

Major Research Interests

• Membrane Biophysics


• Cell mechanics


• Sensor design


• Single-molecule force spectroscopy

Homepage Department/Research Group
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Selected Recent Publications

• Schäfer, E.; Westendorf, C. Bodenschatz, E.; Beta, C.; Geil, B.; Janshoff, A. (2011) Shape oscillations of Dictyostelium discoideum cells on ultramicroelectrodes monitored by impedance analysis . Small 7, 723-726.


• Tarantola, M.; Marel, A.-K.; Sunnick, E.; Adam, H.; Wegener, J.; Janshoff, A. (2010) Dynamics of human cancer cell lines monitored by electrical and acoustic fluctuation analysis. Int. Biol. 2, 139-150.


• Lorenz, B.; Keller, R.; Sunnick, E.; Geil, B.; Janshoff, A. (2010) Colloidal Probe Microscopy of Membrane-Membrane Interactions: from Ligand-Receptor Interactions to Fusion Events. Biophys. Chem. 150, 54-63.


• Janke, M.; Rudzevich, Y.; Molokanova, O.; Metzroth, T.; Mey, I.; Diezemann, G.; Marszalek, P.E.; Gauss, J., Böhmer, V.; Janshoff, A. (2009) Mechanically locked nanocapsules under force allow reversible hydrogen bond breakage. Nat. Nanotechnol.4,225-229.


• Fine, T.; Mey, I.; Rommel, C.; Wegener, J.; Steinem, C.; Janshoff, A. (2009) Elasticity mapping of apical cell membranes. Soft Matter 5, 3262-3265.


• Lorenz, B.; Mey, I.; Steltenkamp, S.; Fine, T.; Rommel, C.; Müller, M.M.; Maiwald, A.; Wegener, J.; Steinem, C. Janshoff, A. (2009) Elasticity mapping of pore suspending native cell membranes. Small 5, 832-838.


• Mey, I.; Stephan, M. Schmitt, E.K.; Müller, M.M.; Ben-Amar, M.; Steinem, C.; Janshoff, A. Local membrane mechanics of pore-spanning bilayers. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 7031–7039.


• Schuy, S., Schäfer, E.; Yoder, N.C.; Vogel, R.; Kumar, K.; Janshoff, A. Lipopeptides derived from HIV and SIV mimicking the prehairpin intermediate of gp41 on solid supported lipid bilayers. J. Struct. Biol. 168, 126-136.


• Schuy, S., Schäfer, E.; Yoder, N.C.; Vogel, R.; Hobe, S.; Kumar, K.; Janshoff, A. (2009) Coiled coil lipopeptides mimicking the prehairpin intermediate of gp41. Angew. Chemie. Int. Ed. 48, 751-754.


• Schuy, S.; Treutlein, B.; Pietuch, A.; Janshoff, A. (2008) In situ synthesis of lipopeptides as versatile receptors for the specific binding of nanoparticles and liposomes to solid supported membranes. Small 4, 970-982.