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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Huge congratulations to Matthias Pöhnl on successfully defending his thesis today🎉 An impressive achievement and the culmination of a tremendous amount of hard work, persistence, and scientific curiosity. Supported by @fau.de and NHR@FAU

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Happy to host Students from Italy, Spain, France and Germany during our international workshop on constant-pH molecular dynamics simulations @fau.de @m-a-r-i-u-s.bsky.social

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

A late Easter dinner with fantastic colleagues, great pizza, and truly insightful discussions… @fau.de

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Now in Small: pH-dependent remodeling of #LNP membranes. #Constant-pH MD reveals effect of LNP-lipids on the LNP #pKa. Video: Membrane remodeling from pH 5 → pH 7 Blue = charged aminolipids | Yellow = neutral | Green = cholesterol #lipids @fau.de @m-a-r-i-u-s.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/smll...

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Want to learn constant-pH MD simulations hands-on in GROMACS? Apply now for our workshop: “GROMACS for Constant-pH MD Simulations” in Erlangen @fau.de @m-a-r-i-u-s.bsky.social

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

3rd #AMPeL Meeting on antimicrobial peptides, this time at @fau.de, in inspiring environment of Villa Jordan, a guest house at FAU. Many thanks to Gutsmann, Grünewald and Eggeling Labs for stimulating collaboration, and @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de for support!

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

An Editor of some high-impact Journal asking for data from a mouse model - in an all-atom simulation study… Our answer:

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Die Vorbereitungen zur Langen Nacht der Wissenschaften am 25. Oktober laufen an… #LNdW2025 @fau.de

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

We're hiring! Join our team at @fau.de ! We are seeking an enthusiastic candidate for a PhD position in our lab specializing in cutting-edge theoretical and computational membrane biophysics. Please send your CV, and a statement of research interests via email. www.biomemphys.nat.fau.de/jobs/

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

@biomemphys.bsky.social lab at #EBSA2025 in Rome! Happy to discuss recent work on membranes and LNPs at Posters and in Talk! @m-a-r-i-u-s.bsky.social @fau.de

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

How many theoreticians do you need to unmount a kitchen? @fau.de

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Bube Dame König Ober - heute Hörsaalquiz der Biologie @fau.de

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

New study alert, published in PNAS! Our team revisits lipid nanoparticle composition and structure, challenging coarse-grained simulation approaches that may mask crucial pH-driven phase transitions. Discover how setups may bias LNP structures #LNP @fau.de www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2422995122

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

🚨 Preprint Alert! 🚨 Check out our new book chapter on Constant-pH MD Simulations of Lipids! Learn how to use CpHMD simulations to study pH-dependent behavior of aminolipids in lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery. 💊🧬 #membranes #LNP @m-a-r-i-u-s.bsky.social @fau.de biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

🚨 Preprint Alert 🚨pH-induced phase transitions in lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations are crucial for LNP function – but not all settings in MD simulations allow to observe these transitions... #membranes #LNP @fau.de arxiv.org/abs/2412.02731

Phase transition of LNP lipid formulation

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

🚨 Review Preprint Alert 🚨 Discover how computational and experimental tools are employed in antimicrobial peptide (AMP) research for combating bacteria. Great Collaboration with Eggeling and Gutsmann Labs Read now on chemRxiv #AntimicrobialPeptides #membranes @fau.de chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Preprint alert! 🚨 "To be protonated or not to be protonated? That is the question! 🤔 In our latest study, we used constant-pH simulations to uncover the dynamic (de)protonation of ionizable aminolipids in Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs). #membranes @fau.de

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Böckmann Lab @biomemphys.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Very grateful for research funding granted by #DFG to study antimicrobial peptide Lugdunin's selectivity for gram-positive bacteria. Thrilled to continue collaboration with Steinem Lab, Göttingen. Insights could pave the way for new strategies against resistant infections. @UniFAU

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