Meet Andreas Stadler - LINXS guest researcher within the IPDD theme
LINXS is happy to welcome incoming guest researcher Andreas Stadler to the Institute. He will stay at LINXS from May to June, and contribute with his expertise to the IPDD theme. Andreas Stadler is a senior scientist at the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. In his research projects, he investigates the extent to which biological macromolecules can be described physically as soft matter, and which differences emerge due to their specific biological properties.
What attracted you to LINXS as a guest researcher?
Andreas Stadler is a senior scientist at the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Forschungszentrum JülichA
I am a LINXS Fellow since 2019 and I have participated actively in the working group "Dynamics and Structure of Biological Macromolecules” within the Dynamics theme. During this time we have initiated a collaborative and international research project on monoclonal antibodies in solution, which has become recently part of the IPDD theme. Within our LINXS mAb project, I am organising the monthly Webinar “Antibodies in Solution” which is hosted by LINXS.
During my LINXS activities I came frequently to Lund, but unfortunately only for one or two days during each visit. As guest researcher at LINXS, I would like to use the extended time to discuss with colleagues and friends from Lund University and universities nearby the active status of our research activities within the LINXS monoclonal antibody project. Furthermore, I would like to explore possibilities of further joint collaborations and projects regarding the application of neutron and X-ray scattering methods and complementary techniques in biological soft matter science.
What do you want to gain from your stay here?
I would like to explore how the application of neutron and X-ray scattering science could be embedded in joint projects between Lund University and my group that is located at Forschungszentrum Jülich. I would like to meet scientists from LINXS and participate in LINXS activities. I also hope to give some talks at LINXS about my current research projects in the field of biophysics and biological soft matter science. As the neutron and X-ray sources at Lund will be operational rather soon, I will most likely spend quite some time in the future in Lund. Within my stay I would like to see and feel the vibrant academic and scientific activities at Lund and get a glimpse of what will expect me here in the future. Finally, I hope to find some spare time to work on current research projects for which I usually don’t have much time.
What are your research interests?
In my research projects, I investigate the extent to which biological macromolecules can be described physically as soft matter, and which differences emerge due to their specific biological properties. For my research, I primarily use neutron and X-ray scattering at large-scale facilities. In two current research projects, I am studying the physical properties of monoclonal antibodies in solution and of biomimetic myelin membranes and their interaction with the intrinsically disordered myelin basic protein.
What will you do in connection to the IPDD theme?
Within the IPDD theme I organise the above-mentioned monthly Webinar on “Antibodies in Solution” which is hosted by LINXS. In Lund during my stay, I will participate in the IPPD theme meeting in May and give a talk about our antibody project that is embedded with the work group “Macromolecular Drugs - Antibodies”. I will also use the time to discuss with collaboration partners at Lund the current state of our research activities and planned publications in this regard.
Researchers are very welcome to contact Andreas to learn more about his research, and set up individual meetings.