Welcome to our research webpages. We are a research group based in the Department of Chemistry. At the University of Oxford. We are interested in the biophysical basis of function, and malfunction, of proteins in health and disease. We combine advanced mass spectrometry techniques with complementary technologies to study the structure and dynamics of macromolecules, and relate this to their behaviour in the cell.

Double degree EPFL - PoliMi. Double degree EPFL - PoliMi. Mathematical modelisation of natural science. Numerical simulation in mechanical engineering.

Compartmentalization of Mammalian Cells and Cell Membranes. How to reach us? Laboratory of Cell and Membrane Biology. Determine the molecular mechanisms by which Anthrax toxin. Hijacks cellular mechanisms to achieve the most efficient intoxication. Understand the physiological and pathological roles of these anthrax toxin receptors. Compartmentalization of mammalian cells and cell membranes.

Institute of Bioengineering - IBI. Institute of Bioengineering - IBI. A graphene-based sensor that is tunable and highly sensitive. New method for measuring the concentration of medicines in the blood. Two major SNSF-ERC grants awarded. How bile acids could fight diabetes.

The physicochemical properties of the different lipid species are essential for the structural and functional organization of the biological membrane and its interaction with integral and peripheral membrane proteins. The lipid head groups are not the only important determinants of membranes; the nature of the lipid acyl chains strongly influences membrane properties. To facilitate the creation of realistic biological membranes for molecular simulations, the present web-server, based on a VMD.