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Dear colleagues,<br>
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you are welcome to the KFN Neutron Webinar by Emanuel Schneck on<br>
<h3>Neutron scattering for the study of functional biomacromolecular
assemblies: From interacting membranes to nanoglobules in the
slime of worms</h3>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Prof. Dr. Emanuel Schneck</b><br>
TU Darmstadt<br>
Friday, 17 April 2026, 11:00 - 12:00 CET<br>
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Zoom Link:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://fz-juelich-de.zoom-x.de/j/61202221381?pwd=LQYkPZn0TraYkj5QkuXPeusmxwLIJa.1">https://fz-juelich-de.zoom-x.de/j/61202221381?pwd=LQYkPZn0TraYkj5QkuXPeusmxwLIJa.1</a><br>
Meeting-ID: 612 0222 1381<br>
Kenncode: 456627<br>
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Self-assembled macromolecular structures on the nanometer scale
are the foundational elements of cellular and extracellular
biomatter. Examples range from the self-organization of
lipid-based biomembranes to functional protein/lipid nanoglobules
in biological liquids. Understanding their functions requires
insights into structure and dynamics at near-physiological
conditions. We investigate well-defined models systems and native
biomatter with various neutron scattering techniques (small-angle
and quasi-elastic neutron scattering as well as reflectometry) to
obtain structural information that is inaccessible otherwise and
yields insights into functional aspects of biomolecular
assemblies. This seminar talk covers studies on the influence of
glycolipids on membrane interactions [1] and mechanics [2] and on
the architecture of the prey capture slime of velvet worms in bulk
[3] and when in contact with hydrophobic ("prey-like") surfaces.<br>
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[1] Bange, Mukhina, Fragneto, Rondelli, Schneck; Influence of
adhesion-promoting glycolipids on the structure and stability of
solid-supported lipid double-bilayers; Soft Matter, 20, 2113
(2024)<br>
[2] Bange, Rahimzadeh, Mukhina, von Klitzing, Hoffmann, Schneck;
Small-angle and quasi-elastic neutron scattering from polydisperse
oligolamellar vesicles containing glycolipids; J. Phys. Chem.
Lett., 16, 1327 (2025)<br>
[3] Baer, Hoffmann, Mahmoudi, Poulhazan, Harrington, Mayer,
Schmidt, Schneck; The internal structure of the velvet worm
projectile slime: A small-angle scattering study; Small, 2300516
(2023)<br>
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The lecture will be recorded, and there is information on data
protection at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.sni-portal.de/en/files/kfn-neutron-webinar-data-protection">https://www.sni-portal.de/en/files/kfn-neutron-webinar-data-protection</a><br>
On the website
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.sni-portal.de/en/user-committees/committee-research-with-neutrons/neutron-webinar">https://www.sni-portal.de/en/user-committees/committee-research-with-neutrons/neutron-webinar</a>
you will find announcements of upcoming lectures.<br>
<br>
Kind regards,<br>
<br>
Karin Griewatsch (KFN PR)<br>
Mirijam Zobel (KFN chair)<br>
Frank Schreiber and Thomas Gutberlet (Webinar organization)</p>
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