Laboratory of Molecular Nanodynamics LND

Our group uses time-resolved electron microscopy to study dynamics at the nanoscale. We are especially interested in systems whose dynamics have a molecular origin. Please take a look around!

Time-resolved and Ultrafast Electron Microscopy – Dynamics of nanoscale systems – Helium Nanodroplets

Shouts & Murmurs

The journal Structure highlights our research

Published:04.06.24 — A Structure Voices feature highlights our work and that of other young investigators who spoke at the recent Ringberg Workshop on Structural Biology organized by Ilme Schlichting.

Review on Microsecond Time-Resolved Cryo-EM

Published:29.05.24 — An overview of our technique and a discussion of its current state. Best of all, the review is very succinct!

Just out in Journal of Chemical Physics !

Published:14.05.24 — Real-time observations elucidate the flash melting process that forms the basis for microsecond time-resolved cryo-EM.

Just out !

Published:17.04.24 — Shaped laser pulses for microsecond time-resolved cryo-EM!

The potential of time-resolved cryo-EM in a news feature in Nature.

Published:21.03.24 — A news feature in Nature highlights our work on microsecond time-resolved cryo-EM.

Monique wins the best poster prize at the LS2 Annual Meeting !

Published:22.02.24 — We are proud to announce that Monique received the best poster prize at the LS2 Annual Meeting 2024 ! Congratulations to Monique!

Just out in Nature Communications!

Published:14.09.23 — We show how microsecond time-resolved cryo-EM can be used to observe the fast dynamics of CCMV, a plant virus. Read more here.

Sarah wins an award at the SCS Fall Meeting 2023!

Published:12.09.23 — We are proud to announce that Sarah received an award for the best oral presentation in Physical Chemistry at the 2023 Swiss Chemical Society Fall Meeting. Congratulations to Sarah!

New lab member!

Published:12.09.23 — Monique joins us as a postdoc on the time-resolved cryo-EM project after finishing her Ph.D. in structural biology at the University of Zurich. Welcome!

New group member!

Published:18.08.23 — After completing his Ph.D. at CERN, Michal is joining us as postdoc. He will be driving forward the development of new instrumentation for time-resolved cryo-EM.

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