VISION Research Projects
First Cohort
A01 – Spatiotemporal orchestration of alphaherpesvirus capsid assembly, genome packaging and nuclear egress
Julian Kraft
Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB)
A02 – Protein-protein interactions determining influenza A virus (IAV) shape and assembly
Konstantin Gilep
Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB)
A03 – Probing interactions of Hepatitis E virus (HEV) capsid proteins with attachment factors and neutralizing antibodies using NMR
Nachiket Moti
Universität zu Lübeck (UzL)
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A04 – From deciphering to blocking assembly of human norovirus-like particles
Jennifer Rothe
Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB)
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A05 – Dimerisation of viral capsid proteins investigated by single molecule FRET
Leon Westermann
associated
Universität zu Lübeck (UzL)
A06 – Secondary envelopment of herpesviruses
Jedrzej Mazur
associated
Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB)
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A07 – Structural Characterization of HCV-Antibody Interactions
Frithjof Besa
associated
Universität zu Lübeck (UzL)
A08 – Structural Characterization of Complement Control Protein of Kaposi´s Sarcoma Associated Herpes Virus
Hera Fatima
associated
Universität zu Lübeck (UzL)
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B01 – High-resolution structure and conformational flexibility of Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) fusion protein gB
Julia Nentwig
Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB)
B02 – Structural and functional characterisation of the scavenger receptor B1 – a cellular receptor for Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
Niklas Ebersberger
Universität zu Lübeck (UzL)
B03 – Topological and functional characterization of the pestiviral non-structural protein 4B (NS4B)
Sabine Höppner
associated
Universität zu Lübeck (UzL)
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C01 – Structural and functional features of a conserved DNA-binding domain in herpes viral proteins as a basis for innovative targeted therapies
Fatama Sornaly
Universität zu Lübeck (UzL)
C02 – Characterisation of the structural and molecular mechanism how Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) Large T-Antigen tumps hallmark mutations occur
Tommaso Mari
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
C03 – Structural and functional characterisation of the hepaci- and pestiviral NS2-NS3 polyprotein region
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Universität zu Lübeck (UzL)
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C04 – Role of the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) E3 SUMO ligase pUL69 in virus reactivation
Sairam Dasika
Universität zu Lübeck (UzL)
C05 – The mechanism of Z-based RNA synthesis inhibition in Lassa virus as an antiviral strategy
Annika Rammelt
Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB)
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C06 – Revealing SARS-CoV-2 replication-transcription super-complex (RTC) architecture and dynamics via native MS
Fatema-Aqila Said
Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB)