Christoph Karfusehr
PhD candidate
Research interests: DNA, RNA and protein nanotechnology • Molecular and Macro-molecular machines
Academic education
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Since Mar 2022
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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
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Master of Science in Matter to Life, Heidelberg University
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Oct 2016 - Jun 2019
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Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, Heidelberg University
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Research experience
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May 2021 - Nov 2021
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Master thesis in the group of Frauke Gräter, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
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Oct 2020 - Apr 2021
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Student researcher in the group of Kerstin Göpfrich, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg
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Nov 2018 - May 2019
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Bachelor thesis in the groups of Berit L. Strand and Finn L. Aachmann, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Scholarships
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Since Oct 2019
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Max Plank School stipend and PhD funding
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Since Oct 2016
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E-fellow Stipend
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Talks at conferences
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2024
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Talk at the Max Planck Schools Day, representing the Max Planck School Matter to Life
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2024
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Talk at the Functional DNA nanotechnology workshop, Munich
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2021
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Invited speaker at Science slams in Erlangen and Karlsruhe, "What is Life", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_ROMFp6g6Q
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Poster presentations
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2024
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Poster at the Conference on the Foundations of Nanoscience (FNANO24), Utah, USA
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Publications
Karfusehr, C., Eder, M., & Simmel, F. C. (2024). Self-assembled cell-scale containers made from DNA origami membranes. bioRxiv, 2024-02, https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.09.579479
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