GDCh-Kolloquium: Prof. Dr. Helmut Grubmüller

Prof. Dr. Helmut Grubmüller, MPI für Multidisziplinäre Naturwissenschaften, Göttingen
Microtubules' bends, cryo-cool ribosimes, and wet proteins

The extraordinary diversity and complexity that evolution has produced over the course of around one to two billion years is simply amazing. We are fascinated by the very complex and highly specialized organs that are familiar to us -- such as the eye, muscles, and brain. Nevertheless, evolution has achieved its masterpieces much earlier on the molecular level: Without similarly complex biological macromolecules such as proteins, life would be impossible. Combining atomistic computer simulations and statistical mechanics approaches, we are beginning to gain a better understanding of how these highly specialized 'molecular machines' perform their very diverse functions.