Reversible Control of RNA Splicing by Photoswitchable Small Molecules

We demonstrated the potential of photopharmacology modulation in splicing, tweaking the current optochemical toolkit. Our work pioneers a reversible approach to regulate RNA splicing within primary patient-derived cells by synthetic photoswitches. Read more here J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, accepted You cannot imagine how happy we are and what this means for our small lab!! […]

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PhD Dehnick Prize for our Greta

What a fantastic faculty day!! We have missed this so so much. Our contribution: Marco’s and Bene’s presentations and Kaijun’s and Johannes’ poster. Well-done everyone! Day’s golden clasp was the Dehnicke prize for Greta Linden for her development of bioorthogonal chemistry for photodynamic therapy and much more!. We are very proud of you!!! Do you […]

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Life Science PhD Award at UMR for Lea!

Our Lea has been awarded with the Life Science PhD Prize 2021 at Marburg University. Very Proud Lea! Well-deserved! …”When you become a leader, success is all about growing others” —Jack Welch

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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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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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New Doctor in House!! Oh, Yeah!!

“Chemistry is even not close to what Nature does” Lea Albert. However, you are catching on, Lea! New Doctor at Marburg University. Excellent work on photoswitchable peptides as tools for light-controlled modulation of epigenetic protein complexes. The best is about to come. Keep looking! Updated pandemic photo too.

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