Fredrik Westerlund is a Professor at Chalmers University of Technology, working with single-molecule biophysics for nucleic acid analysis. Within MeChaNiSM he will host 2 students working on mechanical characterization of nucleic acids and nucleic acid-drug interactions. @westerlundlab.bsky.social
Jocelyne Vreede is a professor at University of Amsterdam, using molecular simulation to study nucleic acids in atomistic detail. She will host 2 students within MeChaNiSM to characterise how modified bases and small molecules affect nucleic acid structure and dynamics. @vreedecompchem.bsky.social
Erwin Peterman is a professor at VU University Amsterdam and an expert on combining fluorescence with optical tweezers. He will host 1 student within MeChaNiSM, who will study novel fluorescently modified nucleic acids, including base analogs with these tools. See the profile page.
Andrew Kellett is Professor at Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social, working to develop nucleic acid targeted therapies. Within MeChaNiSM he will host 2 students working on artificial gene editing systems and Holliday junction recognition agents. @akellett.bsky.social
Marcus Wilhelmsson is Professor at Chalmers University of Technology, working with nucleobase modifications, for example, for fluorescence labeling. He will host one student who develops novel nucleobase analogues that will facilitate single-molecule biophysics studies. @wilhelmssonlab.bsky.social
Enrico Carlon is Professor at the KU Leuven, working on mechanics and statistical mechanics of DNA. Within MeChaNiSM he will host one student working on simulations and mechanical characterization of DNA kinks. @ecarlon.bsky.social
Stephanie Kath-Schorr is Professor at University of Cologne, expanding the functional repertoire of nucleic acids using organic synthesis and chemical biology. She will host 2 students working on the development of novel fluorescent unnatural base pairs and photoswitches in nucleic acids. @kathlab.bsky.social
Felix Ritort is a Professor at the University of Barcelona, working on force spectroscopy of DNA and RNA. Within MeChaNiSM, he will host two students working on RNA folding and RNA-protein interactions, see the lab page.