News from the RTG
Neue Termine fĂĽr BEAM Kids – Kinderuni verfĂĽgbar
Neue Termine fĂĽr 2027:
Mittwoch 4.08.2027
Bereits vergebene Termine:
Dienstag 23.02.2027
Mittwoch 14.04.2027
Donnerstag 17.06.2027
Dienstag 14.09.2027
Dienstag 09.11.2027
Mehr Informationen unter: https://beam.uni-halle.de/kinderuni/
Pioneering Women: Exhibition in Halle (Saale)
We are pleased to announce that BEAM’s “Pioneering Women” exhibition is now on display at the Stadtwerke Customer Center in Halle (Saale).
The exhibition celebrates pioneering female scientists whose achievements have shaped the natural sciences but have often remained overlooked. Featuring AI-assisted portraits by science photographer Gesine Born, it brings their stories and contributions into the spotlight.
The exhibition can be visited at BornknechtstraĂźe 5, Halle (Saale), from September 1, 2026.
Congratulations to Dr. Mariana Schuster on receiving an ERC Starting Grant!
We are delighted to congratulate Dr. Mariana Schuster, Principal Investigator at BEAM, on being awarded a prestigious ERC Starting Grant for her project FRONTERA.
With €1.5 million in funding over five years, Dr. Schuster and her team will investigate how the targeted cleavage of membrane proteins regulates plant immune responses. Through FRONTERA, they aim to uncover a largely unexplored regulatory mechanism in plant immunity and advance our understanding at the interface of plant biology, biochemistry, and immunology.
ERC Starting Grants are among Europe’s most competitive research awards, supporting outstanding early-career researchers in pursuing ambitious and innovative research.
Congratulations, Dr. Mariana Schuster, on this outstanding achievement!
Read more about her research and the FRONTERA project in the IPB press release. https://www.ipb-halle.de/fileadmin/OEffentlichkeit/2020_ONLINE_Newsletter/2026_9_PM_Mariana/2026_9_pm_erc.html
Current Research
Anna Luisa Upterworth, Tom Erik Steinkopf, Daniel Sebastiani
Front Cover: Molecular Origins of Philicity: How Atomic Interactions Determine Miscibility and Diffusivity (ChemPhysChem 13/2026)
Abstract (click here)
Anna Luisa Upterworth and Daniel Sebastiani
From Atomic Interactions to Molecular Miscibility and Philicity: Deciphering Enthalpic Driving Forces
Abstract (click here)
Sebastian Michler, Christian Schwieger, Florian Arndt Schöffmann, Dariush Hinderberger
Functional thermodynamics govern the ligand binding to human cytosolic transport proteins
Abstract (click here)
Upcoming Events
- BEAM-Colloquium with Dr. Marion Baudoin
Event Date: 02.12.2026
Combining the biochemistry of enzymes with the physics of foams: A new approach to polymer degradation. - CMM 1: How we can use and model symmetry
Event Date: tbd
What are groups, where do they naturally appear? How do we mathematically model symmetry and what does it have to do with groups? Motivation, examples from own research environment? - CMM 2: NMR spectroscopy for biomolecular and materials characterization
Event Date: tbd
This module provides a conceptual and hands-on introduction into the basic principles of NMR spectroscopy, focusing on technical aspects and options beyond simple high-resolution spectra interpretation.