Bärbel Lorenz
Doctoral Thesis Project
A Mimicking Approach to Quantify Cell-cell and cell-virus Interactions via Tailored Colloidal Probe Microscopy
Doctoral Thesis Committee
Homepage Department/Research Group
http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/208570.html/
University Education
- 01/2009-present University of Göttingen / GGNB program Physics of Biological and Complex Systems (IMPRS)
- 10/2002-05/2008 Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, Diplom, Chemistry, thesis: "Preparation of MDCK-II basolateral membranes on porous substrates and determination of their mechanical properties by means of atomic force microscopy"
Publications
- Lorenz B, Keller R, Sunnick E, Geil B, Janshoff A* (2010) Colloidal Probe Microscopy of Membrane-Membrane Interactions: from Ligand-Receptor Recognition to Fusion Events. Biophys. Chem. 150, 1-3, 54-63
- Janshoff A, Lorenz B, Pietuch A, Fine T, Tarantola M, Steinem C, Wegener J* (2010) Cell Adhesion to Ordered Pores: Consequences for Cellular Elasticity; Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology 2010; 24, 13-14, 2287-2300(14)
- Lorenz B, Mey I, Steltenkamp S, Fine T, Rommel C, Müller MM, Maiwald A, Wegener J, Steinem C, Janshoff A* (2009) Elasticity Mapping of Pore-Suspending Native Cell Membranes; SMALL 2009; 5 (7), 832-838
Poster Presentations
- Mechanical Properties of Pore Spanning MDCKII Apical and Basolateral Membranes probed by AFM, 2008
- De novo design of coiled coil lipopeptides: a molecular tool for understanding and screening the impact of antagonists on virus mediated membrane fusion, 2009
- Mimicking and quantifying cell-cell and cell-virus interactions via colloidal probe microscopy, 2009
- Colloidal Probe Microscopy of Membrane-Membrane Interactions: from Ligand-Receptor Interactions to Fusion Events, 2010
- Force spectroscopy of membrane-membrane interactions, 2011
Talks
- SPM Workshop Bremen 2009: A Mimicking Approach to Quantify Cell-cell and cell-virus Interactions via Tailored Colloidal Probe Microscopy
Fellowships, Awards, Memberships
- 04/2009-03/2011 International Max Planck Research School Scholarship (State of Lower Saxony)
- Study aid scholarship for diploma students, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
