Welcome to our research group website! I am an independent Group Leader at the Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH). Our research focuses on understanding the intricate interplay between proteins and lipids within cellular membranes. We combine physics-based simulations with in vitro reconstitution experiments to explore the role and influence of lipids in these complex systems. Given that a single lipid type can already form a stable membrane, what accounts for numerous lipid types in our cellular membranes? Do proteins possess a distinctive lipid signature? What are the consequences when we engineer the lipid environment surrounding these proteins?