Research Group Böttger
Members and General Information
Members
- Erik C. Böttger, M.D., principal investigator
- Dimitri Scherbakov, Ph.D., postdoctoral research assistant
- Rashid Akbergenov, Ph.D, postdoctoral research assistant
- Tanja Matt, Ph.D. student, University of Zurich MNF
- Stefan Duscha, Ph.D. student, University of Zurich MNF
- Martin D. Meyer, Ph.D. student, University of Zurich MNF
- Heithem Boukari, Ph.D. student, University of Zurich MNF
- Pietro W. Freihofer, Ph.D. student, University of Zurich MNF
- Tanja Janusic, technician
Collaborations
- S. Douthwaite, Odense (Denmark)
- J. Schacht, Michigan (USA)
- V. Ramakrishnan, Cambridge (England)
- A. Vasella, Zurich (Switzerland)
- D. Wilson, Munich (Germany)
- A. Yonath, Rehovot (Israel)
- E. Westhof, Strassbourg (France)
- M. Rodnina, Witten (Germany)
- R. Beckman, Munich (Germany)
- K. Long, Copenhagen (Denmark)
Peter Pfister, Erik C. Böttger and Sven Hobbie discussing the strucutral model of the ribosomal A-site complexed with paromomycin - under Kurt Schwitter's critical eyes
Supported by
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), European Commission, National Institutes of Health (USA), University of Zurich, Bonizzi Theler Stiftung, UBS Optimus Foundation
Contact and further information
Erik C. Böttger, M.D.
boettger@imm.uzh.ch
Dimitri Scherbakov, Dr. rer. nat.
dscherbakov@imm.uzh.ch
Projects
The ribosome: drug target and structure-function relationships
Mechanisms of ribosome function
Ribosome engineering and disease
Positions open
Interested coworkers at the bachelor, diploma, master or doctoral level are encouraged to apply.