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Contact
Lab: | Prof. Dr. Sonja-Verena Albers |
Department: | Institute of Biology II- Microbiology Molecular Biology of Archaea |
Address: | Schänzlestrasse 1 79104 Freiburg |
Phone: | +49 761 203 2630 |
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Lab homepage: | www.ag-albers.uni-freiburg.de |
PhD positions available: | YES |
Research Area: | Protein Structure and Function |
Research Interests: | - Biogenesis of the archaeal cell envelope -Assembly of macromolecular structures in the archaeal cell envelope -Regulation of archaellum biosynthesis -Signaltransduction cascades and the involvement of protein phosphorylation - Development of genetic tools for different archaeal species |
CV
Education & Training: | 1991-1996: Studies of Biology: Julius-Maximilians-Universität zu Würzburg, Germany Diplom awarded (August 1996) for thesis work performed at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany. Topic “Towards a transformation system for Sulfolobus solfataricus: Conjugative transfer of the plasmid pNOB8” (Supervisor Prof. Dr. W. Zillig) 1997-2001: PhD: University of Groningen, Molecular Microbiology, Haren, The Netherlands. Titel: “Sugar transport in the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus” (Supervisors: Prof. W.N. Konings and Prof. A.J.M. Driessen) |
Employment & Experience: | 09/2014-present: W3 professorship for microbiology at the University Freiburg, Germany 12/2011 Habilitation: Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany. Topic “The archaeal cell surface” (Supervisor Prof. Dr. E. Bremer) 2008-2015: Max Planck research group leader: Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, Germany. Topic: “Molecular Biology of Archaea” 2006-2011: VIDI laureate: University of Groningen, Molecular Microbiology, Haren, The Netherlands, from August 2008 at the Max Planck Institute for terrestrial Microbiology, Germany. Topic: “Secretion and assembly of the bindosome in the archaeal cell envelope” 2003-2006: VENI laureate: University of Groningen, Molecular Microbiology, Haren, The Netherlands. Topic: “Mechanism of secretion of macromolecules across the archaeal cell envelope” 1996: Scientific assistant: Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany (06/96-12/96) Topic: “Vector development for Sulfolobus solfataricus” (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. W. Zillig) |
Honors
Honors and Awards: | 2013-2017 ERC starting grant |
Publications
Selected Publications: | Banerjee A, Tsai CL, Chaudhury P, Tripp P, Arvai AS, Ishida JP, Tainer JA, Albers SV (2015) FlaF is a β-sandwich protein that anchors the archaellum in the archaeal cell envelope by binding the S-layer protein. Structure, doi:10.1016/j.str.2015.03.001. Abstract Reimann J, Esser D, Orell A, Amman F, Pham TK, Noirel J, Lindas AC, Bernander R, Wright PC, Siebers B, Albers SV. (2013) Archaeal Signal Transduction: Impact of Protein Phosphatase Deletions on Cell Size, Motility and Energy Metabolism in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. Mol Cell Proteomics, 12:3908-23. Abstract Reindl, S., Ghosh, A., Williams, G.J., Lassak, K., Neiner, T., Henche, A.L., Albers, S.V. *and J.A. Tainer *(2013) Insights on FlaI functions in archaeal motor assembly and motility from structures, conformations and genetics. Mol Cell, doi:pii: S1097-2765(13)00047-6.* co-corresponding authors Abstract Banerjee, A., Ghosh, A., Mills, D.J., Kahnt, J., Vonck, J., and S.V. Albers. (2012) FlaX, a unique component of the crenarchaeal archaellum, forms oligomeric ring-shaped structures and interacts with the motor ATPase FlaI. J Biol Chem, 287:43322-43330. Abstract |
SGBM PhD students
SGBM PhD students: | Megha Patro (since October 2018)
Alumni: Lisa Bischof (January 2015-March 2019) Patrick Tripp (January 2015-November 2019) João Nuno de Sousa Machado (January 2017-March 2022) |