Biological Soft Matter

Professor Corinne Nardin is conducting research in the Physics and Chemistry (EPCP) department of the Institut pluridisciplinaire de recherche sur l'environnement et les materiaux (IPREM). After a professorship at the University of Geneva from 2011 to 2015 awarded by the Swiss National Science Foundation, she relocated to the UPPA. Corinne Nardin authored over 40 scientific publications and 4 book chapters. Helmut Schlaad is professor at the University of Potsdam. He finished habilitation in 2004, mentored by Markus Antonietti, and became professor in 2014. His research interests are directed towards polymer synthesis, bio-sourced polymers, smart functional materials, and bio-inspired polymer structures. Helmut Schlaad authored more than 150 scientific publications and 11 book chapters.

PART I: Natural and Artificial Polymers
DNA nano-engineering and DNA driven nanoparticle assembly
Polysaccharides and glycoproteins
Engineered Biopolymers
Engineered Hydrogels
PART II: Macromolecular Assemblies
Lipid membranes: fusion, instabilities and cubic structure formation
Small Molecule Inhibitors for Amyloid Aggregation
Inorganic nanomaterials as promoters/inhibitors of amyloid fibril formation
PART III Mechanobiology
Mechanobiology