Aysecan Ünal
Research Interests: Structural Biology - Structure of connective tissue and cryo-electron microscopy
Academic education
| Jan 2022 - Apr 2026 | PhD candidate at Max Planck School Matter to Life and Heidelberg University - Supervisor: Prof. Frauke Gräter |
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| 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
| Jan 2022 - Apr 2026 | PhD candidate researcher in Structural Biology, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies and Heidelberg University |
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| 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