Research Focus

We want to understand how protein systems organize living cells.

Rather than examining these processes in whole cells, we use a bottom-up synthetic biology approach. We rebuild complex cellular processes from purified components in vitro and study their behavior using quantitative fluorescence microscopy and computational analysis.

Our interests are broad – covering the entire tree of life. Current projects focus on bacterial cell division and small GTPase signaling pathways .

We collaborate closely with experts in bacterial cell biology, structural biology, evolutionary biology and soft matter physics to explore these systems from multiple angles.

About the Loose Lab

The Loose Lab is part of the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), located in Klosterneuburg, close to Vienna, Austria. Our research is currently funded by the European Research Council (ERC) and EMBO.