ATM WiSe 2021/22 – Integrated Research Training Group of the SFB/TRR 102

[BEAM] Native mass spectrometry to study protein-ligand interactions (March 29+31, 2022)

Day 1:
• Lecture (approx. 90 mins): Introduction to mass spectrometry, protein identification, structural MS (basics of native MS)
• Wet lab: Sample preparation for native MS, preparing electrospray emitters for native MS, acquisition of native mass spectra (proteins and protein complexes)
Day 2:
• Lecture (approx. 90 mins): Advanced native MS experiments, data analysis, examples from literature
• Wet lab: Acquisition of native mass spectra (protein-ligand complexes), data analysis

Te scientific module is organized by RTG BEAM. Registration is closed.

[BEAM] ATM: NMR spectroscopy for biomolecular and materials characterization (December 20-21, 2021)

Aims

This module addressed doctoral students in chemistry, physics, biophysics, and related fields without much prior knowledge in NMR spectroscopy. It introduced the basic theoretical and technical concepts necessary for an understanding of data/spectrum acquisition in pulsed NMR and the information content, and focused on a few specific experimental techniques to study dynamics in polymer and biopolymer systems.

[BEAM] ATM: Amphiphilic polymers on the Langmuir trough (January 26-28, 2022)

Content

Behavior of amphiphilic (macro)molecules on the air/water interface
Synthesis of amphiphilic polymers by ATRP
Surface pressure versus mean molecular area isotherms, phase transitions
Brewster Angle Microscopy, Epifluorescence Microscopy
X-ray and neutron reflectivity, granzing incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering

[BEAM] ATM: Applications of EPR in softmatter: from polymers to proteins (February 22-23, 2022)

content: self-assembly, nanoscopic properties, nano-scale distance measurements

Taking theory part only is possible (reduced credit points)

lecturer: Dr. Haleh Hashemi-Haeri/ Prof. Dariush Hinderberger

Registrations closed!

[BEAM] ATM: How we can model and use symmetry (30.-31.3.2022)

After some motivation and first examples, we looked at groups systematically and explored the mathematical language to study them. There were exercises to work on and we discussed the solutions (even if incomplete). One of the goals was to understand the symmetry of regular n-gons and to really get in touch with mathematical reasoning. And we discussed where symmetry might play a role in participants’ work!

lecturer: Prof. Rebecca Waldecke

Registrations closed!

Introduction to mass spectrometry (October 5-7, 2021)

Aims

This advanced training module addressed doctoral students in chemistry, physics, biophysics, and related fields without much prior knowledge or experience in mass spectrometry. It introduced the basic theoretical and technical concepts of mass spectrometry and provided hands-on experiments in the labs.