Research Areas


 

Area 1: Structure-function analysis, engineering and design of proteins


  • Research on structure-function analysis of enzymes and pharmaceutical and regulatory proteins
  • Identification of minimal functional elements
  • Protein engineering and design
  • Design of novel functional ligands and inhibitors
  • Design, display and screening strategies of protein libraries for the development of novel functional proteins and therapeutics

FACULTY MEMBERS within Area 1 are Haltrich, Hofbauer, Ludwig, Obinger, Peterbauer, Rüker, Schäffer and Traxlmayr.

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Area 2: Biosynthesis, post-translational modifications and trafficking of recombinant proteins


  • Protein biosynthesis and processing
  • Targeting and modification of proteins in host cells
  • Research on protein degradation in host cells as a basis for efficient production of complex proteins in higher eukaryotic systems
  • Development of suitable quality control procedures for protein therapeutics

FACULTY MEMBERS within Area 2 are Altmann, Grillari, Mach, Strasser and Wilson

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Area 3: Expression systems and cell factories


  • Expression strategies in major microbial, plant and animal host cells
  • Stress regulation
  • Molecular mechanisms and regulation of protein folding and secretion
  • Identification and elimination of bottlenecks in the production of new and complex proteins

FACULTY MEMBERS within Area 3 are Borth, Gasser, Grabherr, Kunert, Mattanovich, Steinkellner, Stöger and Vorauer-Uhl.

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Area 4: Bioinformatics and molecular modelling


  • Data bases and data mining
  • Computational genomics and proteomics
  • Molecular modelling and simulation techniques in protein (bio)chemistry
  • Computational chemistry for in silico target discovery and structure based drug design
  • Elucidation and prediction of biophysical properties of proteins
  • Design and simulation of large-scale protein purification methods

FACULTY MEMBERS within Area 4 are Buyel, Jungbauer, Oostenbrink, Tscheliessnig and Zanghellini.

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