Prof. Patrizia Agostinis
Biological and related sciences, Health, Cell Biology, Cellular signaling, Cancer biology, Cancer therapy
Biological and related sciences, Physical sciences
Biophysical Chemistry & Nanobiotechnology
single molecule fluorescence spectroscopy
single molecule force spectroscopy
protein dynamics
enzyme kinetics
enzyme optimization & biocatalysis
biohybrid chemistry
VIDI grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), 01/2009-12/2014, RU Nijmegen
Long-term fellowship from the International Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), 12/2007-12/2008, KU Leuven (PostDoc)
Long-term fellowship from the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS), 06/2007-11/2007, ISIS Strasbourg (PostDoc)
Fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), 06/1999-12/1999, University of Zurich (diploma thesis)
Dutch, English, German
S. Mandal, Z. H. Eksteen-Akeroyd, M. J. Jacobs, R. Hammink, M. Koepf, A. Lambeck, C. Wilson, K. Blank, C. Figdor, A. E. Rowan (2013) Therapeutic Nanoworms; Towards Novel Synthetic Dendritic Cells for Immunotherapy. Chemical Science 4:4168-4174
A. M. van Buul, E. Schwartz, P. Brocorens, M. Koepf, D. Beljonne, J. C. Maan, P. C. M. Christianen, P. H. J. Kouwer, R. J. M. Nolte, H. Engelkamp, K. Blank, A. E. Rowan (2013) Stiffness versus architecture of single helical polyisocyanopeptides. Chemical Science 4:2357-2363
T. G. Terentyeva, H. Engelkamp, T. Komatsuzaki, A. E. Rowan, J. Hofkens, C.-B. Li, K. Blank (2012) Dynamic Disorder in Single Enzyme Experiments: Facts and Artifacts. ACS Nano 6:346-354
I. J. Minten, V. I. Claessen, K. Blank, A. E. Rowan,, R. J. M. Nolte, J. J. L. M. Cornelissen (2011) Catalytic capsids: the art of confinement. Chemical Science 2:358-362
J. L. Zimmermann, T. Nicolaus, G. Neuert, K. Blank (2010) Thiol-based, site-specific and covalent immobilization of biomolecules for single molecule experiments. Nature Protocols 5:975-985
H. Gumpp, E. M. Puchner, J. L. Zimmermann, U. Gerland, H. E. Gaub, K. Blank (2009) Triggering enzymatic activity with force. Nano Letters 9:3290-3295
K. Blank, T. Mai, I. Gilbert, S. Schiffmann, J. Rankl, R. Zivin, C. Tackney, T. Nicolaus, K. Spinnler, F. Oesterhelt, M. Benoit, H. Clausen-Schaumann, H. E. Gaub (2003) A force-based protein biochip. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 100:11356-11360
C. Albrecht, K. Blank, M. Lalic-Mülthaler, S. Hirler, T. Mai, I. Gilbert, S. Schiffmann, T. Bayer, H. Clausen-Schaumann, H. E. Gaub (2003) DNA: a programmable force sensor. Science 301:367-370
VIDI grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) "Single molecule enzymology"
Young Investigator Grant from the International Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) "Nano-electronic biosensors: novel tools to watch individual enzymes at work"
Grant from the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM) "Single Molecule Mechanobiochemistry"
Protein Society
American Biophysical Society
Dutch Society for Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering
German Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (GBM)
German Society for Biophysics (DGfB)
German Physical Society (DPG)
NWO VENI committee 2011, 2012
Appointment committee for 3 tenure track positions, RU Nijmegen
Exam committee of 8 PhD students at KU Leuven and RU Nijmegen
Academic leadership (RU Nijmegen)
"Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs" (teaching qualification, RU Nijmegen)
Mentoring program for talented female scientists (RU Nijmegen)
Professional training: Project management (IHK München)
Professional training: Intellectual property management (LMU München)
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Biological and related sciences, Health, Cell Biology, Cellular signaling, Cancer biology, Cancer therapy
Biological and related sciences, Evolutionary biology, Animal behaviour, Gender studies, Science studies
Physical sciences, Asteroseismology
Physical sciences, Quantum simulation, Ultracold atoms