The Institute aims to identify DNA variants by means of modern high-throughput sequencing methods (NGS) and to clarify their functional consequences at the molecular and cellular level level.
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Functional and Forensic Genomics using Next Generation Sequencing (FunForGen)
Utilization of Molecular Modelling for Bio-Chemical Application Scenarios (UMMBAS)
Analysis platform for molecular mechanisms and cellular functions
Atomare Strukturaufklärung von Biomolekülen durch automatisierte Kristallisation (AStaBaK)
Automatisierte funktionale Analytik von Ionenkanälen und Transportern
Aminoacylases (Deficiencies of Aminoacylase 1 and of Aspartoacylase/ Canavan Disease)
Inborn Errors of Metabolism: Disorders of the catabolism of branched-chain amino acids and D-glycerate kinase deficiency
Amino acid N-Acyltransferases in Human Metabolism
Ketone bodies: More than just energy carriers! (KETOplus)
CytoTransport - Mechanisms and Modulation of Cellular Transport Processes