Christoph Karfusehr
PhD candidateResearch interests: DNA, RNA and protein nanotechnology • Molecular and Macro-molecular machines
Academic education
| Since Mar 2022 | PhD candidate at Max Planck School Matter to Life and Technical University of Munich, Supervisor: Friedrich C. Simmel |
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| Oct 2019 - Dec 2021 | Master of Science in Matter to Life, Heidelberg University |
| Oct 2016 - Jun 2019 | Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Heidelberg University |
Research experience
| May 2021 - Nov 2021 | Master thesis in the group of Frauke Gräter, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies |
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| Oct 2020 - Apr 2021 | Student researcher in the group of Kerstin Göpfrich, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg |
| Nov 2018 - May 2019 | Bachelor thesis in the groups of Berit L. Strand and Finn L. Aachmann, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway |
Scholarships
| Since Oct 2019 | Max Plank School stipend and PhD funding |
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| Since Oct 2016 | E-fellow Stipend |
Talks at conferences
| 2024 | Talk at the Max Planck Schools Day, representing the Max Planck School Matter to Life |
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| 2024 | Talk at the Functional DNA nanotechnology workshop, Munich |
| 2021 | Invited speaker at Science slams in Erlangen and Karlsruhe, "What is Life", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_ROMFp6g6Q |
Poster presentations
| 2024 | Poster at the Conference on the Foundations of Nanoscience (FNANO24), Utah, USA |
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Publications
Karfusehr, C.; Eder, M.; Yang, H.Y.; Beinsteiner, B,: Jasnin M.; Simmel F.C. Self-assembled cell-scale containers made from DNA origami membranes. Nat. Mater. (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02418-0
Rennekamp, B., Karfusehr, C., Kurth, M., Ünal, A., Monego, D., Riedmiller, K., ... & Gräter, F. (2023). Collagen breaks at weak sacrificial bonds taming its mechanoradicals. Nature Communications, 14(1), 2075, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37726-z
Dreher, Y., Fichtler, J., Karfusehr, C., Jahnke, K., Xin, Y., Keller, A., & Göpfrich, K. (2022). Genotype-phenotype mapping with polyominos made from DNA origami tiles. Biophysical Journal, 121(24), 4840-4848, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2022.09.006