2022 EFMC Prize for Young Chemical Biologist

This is touching! Great honour to be designated as the winner of the 2022 EFMC Prize for a Young Chemical Biologist in Academia. This would be impossible without my team at Marburg University. I’m totally spoiled, working and having worked with the best people ever at all levels: students, collaborators, administratives, etc. Environment is everything for […]

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Bowling & New Master in House

Olallalab & friends go bowling! Many things to celebrate: Lei’s paper & grant submission, the incorporation of Heiko and Tina, Valeska’s master thesis, who will join us as a PhD in summer. We did had fun! Great to work together! Thanks to Marco and Valeska for organising it.

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ACS Central Science – Accepted!!!

An advanced Xmas present! Our Conformationally Strained Visible light Photoswitches (CS-VIPs) are genuine binary functional switches that enable hematopoisis photocontrol in zebrafish by releasing the chromatin modifier MLL1. An heroic mutidisciplinary effort in pandemic times!! We made it, Lea! Thank you everybody.

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3G Xmas Celebration

We came together for having an end of year celebration! Enjoying home-made food, exchanging personalised gifts, drinking Feuerzangenbowle, and celebrating in a covid-safe environment. Amazing amusement program from our students! Thank you! May this season be full of light & laughter!!

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New Patent Filed – Stay Tuned

In the context of our  6-TramTO-3, we have recently filed a patent (EP21192451.9) to extend the potential of our toolbox for multi-resistant bacteria labelling without genetic modification. More news coming soon!

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Ars Legendi-Fakultätenpreis

Olalla has been awarded with the 2021 Ars Legendi Fakultätenpreis in the category of Chemistry. This award recognises Excellence in University Teaching, and, in particular, Olalla’s implementation of an innovative course for chemist and biologists: A Chemical Biology Approach to Epigenetics. In this context she aims to bring the students the real picture of research. […]

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2021 GDCh MedChem PhD Awardee

Bene has been awarded with the German MedChem PhD Prize by the German Chemical Society (GDCh). What a milestone Dr. Heinrich!!! We miss you in Marburg.

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PNAs enable miR-155 inhibition in macrophages

We achieve manipulation of primary cells without compromising viability by PNA-conjugates. Check our RNA Biology paper of Greta. Congrats, Greta! Well-deserved! Excellent collaboration with Schulte’s Lab.

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