Forschungsimpuls – CytoTransport

CytoTransport - Mechanisms and Modulation of Cellular Transport Processes

The DFG-funded research cluster "CytoTransport" combines expertise in biomedicine, computational modeling, structural biology, chemistry and materials science to investigate cellular transport mechanisms in health and disease. To this end, 9 working groups from two university research focuses are working together, represented by the two research institutes IFGA and TREE. An overarching goal is to bundle the institutes' overlapping interests and expertise in the long term.

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Research Focus and Aims

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CytoTransport - Publications

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Fields of Research

Cellular Transport Mechanisms

In this field of research, transport processes through ion channels and transport proteins as well as intracellular mechanisms associated with them are investigated.

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Bio-inspired Nanomaterials

In this field of research, bio-inspired nanomaterials for the modulation of transport processes and artificial membrane technologies are being developed.

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In-silico Modeling and New Methods Development

In this field of research, in-silico models of biological and biotechnological systems are developed.

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Events

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November
2026

Life Sciences Lunchtime Research Seminars - Wintersemester 2026/2027

03.11.2026, 11:45 – 12:30 in Lecture Hall HS 3, Campus Rheinbach Prof. Dr. Günther Schmalzing (RWTH Aachen) The Various Facets of Pore Dilation in the P2X7 Receptor

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December
2026

Life Sciences Lunchtime Research Seminars - Wintersemester 2026/2027

08.12.2026, 11:45 – 12:30 in Lecture Hall HS 3, Campus Rheinbach Anita Schulz (Research Group Prof. Schemionek-Reinders) Investigating Bone Marrow Niche–Mediated Stemness and Therapy Resistance in Multiple Myeloma

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January
2027

Life Sciences Lunchtime Research Seminars - Wintersemester 2026/2027

12.01.2027, 11:45 – 12:30 in Lecture Hall HS 3, Campus Rheinbach Kevser Buse Karadeniz (Research Group Prof. Preller) Structural and Functional Insights into Epithelial Sodium Channel - Actin Interactions