The course is for advanced students and covers selected topics from magnetic resonance spectroscopy. It is concerned with inference of structure and dynamics of proteins and their complexes from data obtained by EPR and liquid-state NMR experiments. The special focus is on multi-state and ensemble modelling.

Introduction to statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. Prediction of thermodynamic and kinetic properties from molecular data.

This Master level course delves into the emerging field of biomolecular condensates - membrane-less organelles in cells. Using interdisciplinary concepts from biology, chemistry, biophysics, and soft matter, we will explore the biological properties of these condensates, their functions in health and disease, and their potentiol as new biomimetic materials for various applications.

Short peptide amyloids are models for their more complex protein counterparts in the study of disease-related and functional aggregation as well as being interesting in their own right as molecules that may have played a role in the origin of life. This block course will allow the students to study novel peptides in order to characterize their aggregation landscape and also to assess the ability o

Selected chapters of chemistry, covered in depth:1a) Fullerenes and curved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; 1b) hydrogen bonds.2) History of radioactivity and modern radiochemistry.3) Understanding thermodynamics.4a) Direct solid-state analysis; 4b) laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; 4c) quantitative analysis.

Selected chemistry topics, covered in depth:1a) Chirality and other aspects of stereochemistry1b) The origin of biomolecular homochirality2) Chemistry and sustainability.3) Origin of life: The amyloid peptide world hypothesis, compared with the RNA world hypothesis.

Seminar series covering current developments in Physical Chemistry

The laws of thermodynamics: empirical temperature, energy, entropy. Models and standard states: ideal gases, ideal solutions and mixtures, activity, standard thermodynamic values. Reaction thermodynamics: chemical potential, thermodynamic parameters of reactions, equilibrium conditions and their temperature and pressure dependence, biochemical reactions, surface effects, colligative properties.

Thermodynamic foundations of phase equilibria, intermolecular interactions, and molecular self-assembly; kinetics of chemical reactions and transport processes

Theoretical foundations of magnetic resonance (NMR,EPR) and selected applications.

Theoretical foundations of magnetic resonance (NMR,EPR) and selected applications.

thermal radiation and Planck's law; transition probabilities, rate equations;atomic structure and spectraelectronic, vibrational, and rotational spectroscopy of moleculessymmetry, group theory, and selection rules

Laboratory experiments to acquire a profound knowledge of spectroscopical methods and techniques in chemistry. Evaluation and visualization of measurement data. Writing lab reports.