Mina Aleksanyan Defended her PhD with Suma Cum Laude!
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Mina Aleksanyan Defended her PhD with Suma Cum Laude!

Nov 11, 2024
November 6, 2024 Congratulations to Mina! Well deserved for all the hard work Thesis title: Photomanipulation of membrane properties, shape and transport Mina’s Articles: Photoswitchable endocytosis of biomolecular condensates in giant vesicles, A. Mangiarotti, M. Aleksanyan, M. Siri, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Adv. Sci. 11, 2309864 (2024)DOI: 10.1002/advs.202309864 Photomanipulation of minimal synthetic cells: area increase, softening, and interleaflet coupling of membrane models doped with azobenzene-lipid photoswitches, M. Aleksanyan, A. Grafmüller, F. Crea, V.N. Georgiev, N. Yandrapalli, S. Block, J. Heberle and R. Dimova, Adv. Sci. 10, 2304336 (2023) DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304336 Kinetic relaxation of giant vesicles validates diffusional softening in a binary lipid mixture, K. Sapp,…
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Biomembrane Days 2025
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Biomembrane Days 2025

Nov 04, 2024
September 29 - October 1, 2025, Berlin The Biomembrane Days are a tri-annual workshop highlighting recent advances in understanding the morphology and molecular organization of biomimetic and biological membranes. The conference took place in the Harnack House in Berlin, Germany. Read more... Organizers: Rumiana Dimova, Helge Ewers and Thomas Weikl Official website
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Awards from the BPS meeting, Philadelphia, Feb 2024
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Awards from the BPS meeting, Philadelphia, Feb 2024

Feb 21, 2024
Congratulations to Matti and Agu!!! Matilte Accorsi (right) and Agustin Mangiarotti (left) attended the Biophysical Society meeting meeting in Philadelphia in February 2024. Matti’s attendance was supported by an EBSA poster award and Agu was supported by the Biophysical Society travel award.
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Mareike Stephan Defended her PhD!
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Mareike Stephan Defended her PhD!

Oct 19, 2023
October 19, 2023 Congratulations to Mareike! Thesis title: A bacterial mimetic system to study bacterial inactivation and infection. Mareike’s Articles: Biomimetic asymmetric bacterial membranes incorporating lipopolysaccharide, M. Stephan, V. Dunsing, S. Pramanik, S. Chiantia, S. Barbirz, T. Robinson and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. 122, 2147-2161 (2023) DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.12.017 Full text Tunable biomimetic bacterial membranes from binary and ternary lipid mixtures and their application in antimicrobial testing, E. Krok, M. Stephan, R. Dimova and L. Piatkowski, Biochim. Biophys. Acta - Biomembranes 1865, 184194 (2023) DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2023.184194 Full text BioRxiv link Bilayer charge asymmetry and oil residues  destabilizes membranes upon poration, F.S.C. Leomil, M. Stephan, S. Pramanik,…
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When a Membrane Meets a Droplet
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When a Membrane Meets a Droplet

May 22, 2023
Press release (link) ... about the mutual molding of artificial cells and condensate droplets. Article: Mangiarotti et al. Nature Commun. 14, 2809 (2023) Wetting and complex remodeling of membranes by biomolecular condensates
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Submitted Publications

Jun 23, 2022
Light-controlled membrane remodeling in gel-fluid phase-separated giant vesicles using photoswitchable lipids, T.-W. Sun, E. Sabri, M. Aleksanyan, and R. DimovaBioRxiv link Full textSeeing the chemistry of biomolecular condensates: in situ mapping of composition and water content, E. Sabri, A. Mangiarotti, C.N.Z. Schmitt and R. DimovaBioRxiv link Full textThe hidden cost of fusion: intrinsic asymmetry in vesicle fusion restricts synthetic cell growth, R.B. Lira, R.M. Cavalcanti, K.A. Riske, and R. DimovaBioRxiv link Full textInsights into CPSFL1 induced membrane dynamics: a multifaceted regulator linking vesicle formation to thylakoid biogenesis, M. Sedaghatmehr, S. Pramanik, R. Dimova, A. Erban, J. Kopka and A.P. HertleBioRxiv link Full textBacteriophages inject DNA into giant unilamellar vesicles mimicking Gram-negative lipopolysaccharide outer…
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