D2: Biophysics of Molecules and Cells I – 13160

(2 hrs/week; 2 CP; Fall 2028)

Roderick Lim, Sebastian Hiller

"Structural dynamics of ordered and disordered systems" - Biomolecules are highly dynamic entities that continuously move and interact in cells and tissues to create life. This lecture series covers advanced approaches for studying biomolecular dynamics in both ordered and disordered systems across a wide range of spatiotemporal scales. Topics include nuclear magnetic resonance, single molecule FRET, single molecule tracking, super resolution MINFLUX microscopy, high-speed atomic force microscopy, time-resolved electron microscopy, and time-resolved crystallography. 

The two parts of the lecture series D2 and D5 will consist of different selections from these topics, such that they can be attended independently.

Previous lecturers*:

FS 2025:
Ben Schuler, Zurich
Jonas Ries, Vienna, Austria
Jörg Standfuss, PSI, Villigen
Olivier Duss, EMBL, Heidelberg
Ulrich Lorenz, EPFL, Lausanne

HS 2022:
Carsten Grashoff, Münster
Javier Fernandez, New York
Philipp Kukura, Oxford
Miao Yu, Mainz
Florian Wilfling, Frankfurt
Ulrich Kubitscheck, Bonn

FS 2020:
Arnold Boersma, Aachen
Vahid Sandoghdar, Erlangen
Ohad Medalia, Zürich
Michael Mayer, Fribourg

HS 2017:
Kirsten Bacia, Halle
Suliana Manley, Lausanne
Francesco Cardarelli
Petra Dittrich, ETH Zürich, Basel
Orane Guillaume-Gentil, ETH Zürich
Ohad Medalia, Zürich
 

* Order of names as per the program schedule