Aysecan Ünal

Aysecan Ünal

PhD candidate
Research Interests: Structural Biology - Structure of connective tissue and cryo-electron microscopy

Academic education

Since Jan 2022 PhD candidate at Max Planck School Matter to Life and Heidelberg University - Supervisor: Prof. Frauke Gräter
Sep 2019 – Nov 2021 Master of Science (MSc) in Matter to Life, Heidelberg University
Sep 2013 – Jan 2019 Bachelor of Science (BA) in Chemistry, Istanbul Technical University

Research experience

Since Jan 2022 PhD candidate researcher in Structural Biology, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies and Heidelberg University
Apr 2021 – Nov 2021 Master thesis in Structural Biology, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
Oct 2020 – Mar 2021 Student researcher in Mechanobiology, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies and Heidelberg University
Oct 2017 – Jan 2019 Bachelor thesis in Polymer Synthesis in Istanbul Technical University

Publication

Rennekamp, B.; Karfusehr, C.; Kurth, M.; Ünal, A.; Monego, D.; Riedmiller, K.; Gryn’ova, G.; Hudson, D. M.; Gräter, F. (2023) Collagen Breaks at Weak Sacrificial Bonds Taming Its Mechanoradicals. Nature Communications, 14(1), 2075. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-37726-z

Obarska-Kosinska, A., Rennekamp, B., Ünal, A., Gräter, F. (2021). ColBuilder: A server to build collagen fibril models. Biophysical Journal, 120(17), 3544-3549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2021.07.009

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