Welcome to the department of Prof. Frauke Gräter!
Biomolecular Mechanics
Biological systems "feel" their environment: Tendons are reinforced only when needed, blood coagulates only when required. Molecular sensing of stimuli, whether mechanical or chemical in nature, drives biological processes and decides on health and disease.
We are a collaborative (and fun!) group of scientists working to unravel the intricacies that govern molecular perception and to design sensing molecular systems from the ground up. We work at the interface of biophysics, chemical biology, and materials science. We use and advance molecular simulations and data-driven computational methods that inspire our wet-lab experiments and vice versa. We embrace diversity and inclusion in our daily work.
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Dr. Alice Allen is establishing a new group at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research under the directorship of Prof. Dr. Frauke Gräter. Our group specializes in developing machine learning techniques for simulating molecular systems.
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In collaboration with the experimental group of Professor Andreas Herrmann from Aachen, we redirected the previously unspecific fragmentation of DNA to dedicated weak points.
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Twelve female Max Planck scientists have been appointed from January 2024 to 2025. Their research focuses are as diverse as their scientific biographies
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Dr. Alice Allen is establishing a new group at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research under the directorship of Prof. Dr. Frauke Gräter. Our group specializes in developing machine learning techniques for simulating molecular systems.
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