Principal Investigators

Jun-Prof. Dr. Mercedes Alfonso-Prieto

Principal Investigator of project P6

Proton transfer and substrate recognition in SLC17 transporters

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine – Computational Biomedicine (INM-9/IAS-5)
52428 Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 618934
E-mail:

Prof. Dr. Thomas Baukrowitz

Principal Investigator of project P1

Selectivity filter gating in homomeric and heteromeric K+ channels

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Physiologisches Institut

Hermann-Rodewald-Straße 5

24118 Kiel

Phone: +49 431 8804934

E-mail:

Prof. Dr. Klaus Benndorf

Speaker and Principal Investigator of projects P2 and PZ

Scrutinizing the function of the cyclic-nucleotide binding domain in the activation of HCN channels

Coordination Funds

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Institut für Physiologie II
Kollegiengasse 9

07743 Jena

Phone: +49 3641 9397651
E-mail:

Prof. Dr. Paolo Carloni

Principal Investigator of project P6

Proton transfer and substrate recognition in SLC17 transporters

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine – Computational Biomedicine (INM-9/IAS-5)

52428 Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 618941

E-mail:

Prof. Dr. Christoph Fahlke

Principal Investigator of project P4 and P6

Diversity of transport mechanisms in the SLC1 transporter family

Proton transfer and substrate recognition in SLC17 transporters

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Institute of Biological Information Processing - Molekular- und Zellphysiologie (IBI-1)

52425 Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 614041
E-mail:

Prof. Dr. Holger Gohlke

Principal Investigator of project P7

Disinhibition and inhibition of HCN2 channel function by ligand binding to the cyclic nucleotide binding domain

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Institut für Pharmazeutische und Medizinische Chemie

Universitätsstr. 1

40225 Düsseldorf

Phone: +49 211 8113662

E-mail:

Prof. Dr. Bert de Groot

Principal Investigator of project P5

The molecular dynamics of potassium channel permeation, selectivity and gating

Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie

Computergestützte biomolekulare Dynamik

Am Fassberg 11

37077 Göttingen

Phone: +49 551 2012308

E-mail:

Dr. Wojciech Kopec

Principal Investigator of project P5

The molecular dynamics of potassium channel permeation, selectivity and gating

Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie

Computergestützte biomolekulare Dynamik

Am Fassberg 11

37077 Göttingen

Phone: +49 551 2012306

E-mail:

Dr. Jana Kusch

Principal Investigator of project P2

Scrutinizing the function of the cyclic-nucleotide binding domain in the activation of HCN channels

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Institut für Physiologie II
Kollegiengasse 9

07743 Jena

Phone: +49 3641 9397668
E-mail:

Jun-Prof. Dr. Jan-Philipp Machtens

Principal Investigator of project P4

Diversity of transport mechanisms in the SLC1 transporter family

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Institute of Biological Information Processing - Molekular- und Zellphysiologie (IBI-1)

52425 Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 614043
E-mail:

Prof. Dr. Frank Noé

Principal Investigator of project P8

Combining Experiment, Simulation and Machine Learning to elucidate the activation of Glutamate receptor complexes

Freie Universität Berlin

Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik

Arnimallee 6

14195 Berlin

Phone: +49 30 838 75354

E-mail:

Prof. Dr. Andrew Plested

Principal Investigator of project P3 and P8

Ion Permeation in Potassium Selective and Non-selective Cation Channels

Combining Experiment, Simulation and Machine Learning to elucidate the activation of Glutamate receptor complexes

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Lebenswissenschaftliche Fakultät
Institut für Biologie
Invalidenstraße 110
10115 Berlin

Phone: +49 30 20938845

E-mail:

Dr. Marcus Schewe

Principal Investigator of project P1

Selectivity filter gating in homomeric and heteromeric K+ channels

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Physiologisches Institut

Hermann-Rodewald-Straße 5

24118 Kiel

Phone: +49 431 6003298

E-mail:

Prof. Dr. Indra Schröder

Principal Investigator of project P10

Novel approaches to study the signal chain of the voltage-dependent gating in the selectivity filter of viral K+ channels

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Institut für Physiologie II
Kollegiengasse 9

07743 Jena

Phone: +49 3641 9397686

E-mail:

Dr. Han Sun

Principal Investigator of project P3

Ion Permeation in Potassium Selective and Non-selective Cation Channels

Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie

Bereich Strukturbiologie

Robert-Rössle-Str. 10

13125 Berlin

Phone: +49 30 94793395

E-mail:

Prof. Dr. Christine Ziegler

Principal Investigator of project P9

Role of lipids on the conformational cycling in trimeric Na+-coupled symporters

Universität Regensburg

Institut für Biophysik und physikalische Biochemie - Biophysik II

Universitätsstrasse 31

93053 Regensburg

Phone: +49 941 943 3030

E-mail:

Staff

Meike Berndt

Member of project P4

Diversity of transport mechanisms in the SLC1 transporter family

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Institute of Biological Information Processing - Molecular and Cellular Physiology (IBI-1)

52425 Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 612657

E-mail:

Michele Bonus

Member of project P7

Disinhibition and inhibition of HCN2 channel function by ligand binding to the cyclic nucleotide binding domain

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Institut für Pharmazeutische und Medizinische Chemie

Universitätsstr. 1

40225 Düsseldorf

Phone: +49 211 8112528

E-mail:

Bart Borghans

Member of project P6

Proton transfer and substrate recognition in SLC17 transporters

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Institute of Biological Information Processing - Molecular and Cellular Physiology (IBI-1)

52428 Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 619498

E-mail:

Dr. Sönke Cordeiro

Member of project P1

Selectivity filter gating in homomeric and heteromeric K+ channels

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Physiologisches Institut

Hermann-Rodewald-Straße 5

24118 Kiel

Phone: +49 431 8804655

E-mail:

Nataliia Dmitrieva

Member of project P6

Proton transfer and substrate recognition in SLC17 transporters

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Institute of Biological Information Processing - Molecular and Cellular Physiology (IBI-1)

52428 Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 618067

E-mail:

Nils Drexler

Member of project P10

Scrutinizing the function of the cyclic-nucleotide binding domain in the activation of HCN channels

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Institut für Physiologie II
Kollegiengasse 9

07743 Jena

Phone: +49 3641 9397667
E-mail:

Uta Enke

Coordinator

Coordination Funds

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Institut für Physiologie II
Kollegiengasse 9

07743 Jena

Phone: +49 3641 9397664
E-mail:

Felix Esser

Member of project P4

Diversity of transport mechanisms in the SLC1 transporter family

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Institute of Biological Information Processing - Molecular and Cellular Physiology (IBI-1)

52425 Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 618067

E-mail:

José Antonio Flores Gutiérrez

Member of project P6

Proton transfer and substrate recognition in SLC17 transporters

Forschungszentrum Jülich
Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine – Computational Biomedicine (INM-9)
52428 Jülich
Phone: +49 2461 618927
E-mail:

Arne Franzen

Member of project P6

Proton transfer and substrate recognition in SLC17 transporters

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Institute of Biological Information Processing - Molecular and Cellular Physiology (IBI-1)

52428 Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 614044

E-mail:

Dr. Samira Gholami

Member of project P6

Proton transfer and substrate recognition in SLC17 transporters

Forschungszentrum Jülich
Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine – Computational Biomedicine (INM-9)
52428 Jülich
Phone: +49 2461 614823
E-mail:

Veronika Heinz

Member of project P9

Role of lipids on the conformational cycling in trimeric Na+-coupled symporters

Universität Regensburg

Institut für Biophysik und physikalische Biochemie - Biophysik II

Universitätsstrasse 31

93053 Regensburg

Phone: +49 941 943 3039

E-mail:

Florian Heiser

Member of project P3

Ion Permeation in Potassium Selective and Non-selective Cation Channels

Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie

Bereich Molekulare Neurowissenschaften und Biophysik

Robert-Rössle-Str. 10

13125 Berlin

Phone: +49 30 94793572

E-mail:

Georg Horn

Member of project P9

Role of lipids on the conformational cycling in trimeric Na+-coupled symporters

Universität Regensburg

Institut für Biophysik und physikalische Biochemie - Biophysik II

Universitätsstrasse 31

93053 Regensburg

Phone: +49 941 943 1638

E-mail:

Dr. Emiliano Ippoliti

Member of project P6

Proton transfer and substrate recognition in SLC17 transporters

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine – Computational Biomedicine (INM-9)

52428 Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 618920

E-mail:

Bettina Kolen

Member of project P6

Proton transfer and substrate recognition in SLC17 transporters

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Institute of Biological Information Processing - Molecular and Cellular Physiology (IBI-1)

52428 Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 618067

E-mail:

Dr. Daniel Kortzak

Member of project P4

Diversity of transport mechanisms in the SLC1 transporter family

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Institute of Biological Information Processing - Molecular and Cellular Physiology (IBI-1)

52425 Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 614043
E-mail:

Andrei Kostritskii

Member of project P4

Diversity of transport mechanisms in the SLC1 transporter family

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Institute of Biological Information Processing - Molecular and Cellular Physiology (IBI-1)

52425 Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 614043
E-mail:

Taulant Kukaj

Member of project P2

Scrutinizing the function of the cyclic-nucleotide binding domain in the activation of HCN channels

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Institut für Physiologie II

Kollegiengasse 9

07743 Jena

Phone: +49 3641 9397667

E-mail:

Dr. Laura Miek

Member of project P10

Scrutinizing the function of the cyclic-nucleotide binding domain in the activation of HCN channels

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Institut für Physiologie II
Kollegiengasse 9

07743 Jena

Phone: +49 3641 9397664
E-mail:

Andrei Mironenko

Member of project P5

The molecular dynamics of potassium channel permeation, selectivity and gating

Max-Planck-Institut für Biophysikalische Chemie

Computergestützte biomolekulare Dynamik

Am Fassberg 11

37077 Göttingen

Phone: +49 551 2012300

E-mail:

Jan Münch

Member of project P2

Scrutinizing the function of the cyclic-nucleotide binding domain in the activation of HCN channels

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Institut für Physiologie II

Kollegiengasse 9

07743 Jena

Phone: +49 3641 9397663

E-mail:

Dr. Marianne Musinszki

Member of project P1

Selectivity filter gating in homomeric and heteromeric K+ channels

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Physiologisches Institut

Hermann-Rodewald-Straße 5

24118 Kiel

Phone: +49 431 8802809

E-mail:

Lea Neelsen

Member of project P1

Selectivity filter gating in homomeric and heteromeric K+ channels

Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Physiologisches Institut

Hermann-Rodewald-Straße 5

24118 Kiel

Phone: +49 431 8802024

E-mail:

Dr. Christopher Pfleger

Member of project P7

Disinhibition and inhibition of HCN2 channel function by ligand binding to the cyclic nucleotide binding domain

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Institut für Pharmazeutische und Medizinische Chemie

Universitätsstr. 1

40225 Düsseldorf

Phone: +49 211 8110321

E-mail:

Inga Saß

Member of project P2

Scrutinizing the function of the cyclic-nucleotide binding domain in the activation of HCN channels

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Universitätsklinikum Jena

Institut für Physiologie II

Kollegiengasse 9

07743 Jena

Phone: +49 3641 9397667

E-mail:

Florian Schackert

Member of project P6

Proton transfer and substrate recognition in SLC17 transporters

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine – Computational Biomedicine (INM-9)

52428 Jülich

Phone: +49 2461 619559

E-mail: