Our Guiding Questions for Project Development
Molecular coding of conformational ensembles
How do sequence, stereochemistry, side chains, and chain length determine folding and conformational dynamics?
Competition between folding and self-assembly
Which key features determine whether a sequence folds intramolecularly, assembles hierarchically, forms a gel or remains soluble?
Translation from molecular information to function
Can key properties for catalysis, molecular recognition, sensing, and biological interfaces be encoded by conformation?
Translation from sequence-defined oligomers to materials
Is molecular information retained, amplified or transformed during polymerisation and/or network formation?
Funding
Funding for the following projects is provided by the European Research Council and national funding agencies:
Evolution from shape-defined macromolecules to functional systems.
ERC Starting Grant No 101116700
01.10.2024 – 30.09.2029
Polymers with sequence-controlled properties as next generation materials for data archiving.
SONATA BIS No 2021/42/E/ST4/00010
03.10.2022 – 02.10.2028
Sequence-defined polymer materials that are programmed for the selective sensing of bioactive water pollutants.
Project No. LIDER/27/0148/L-12/20/NCBR/2021
01.03.2022 – 01.01.2027
Sequence-regulated self-assembly of polymers as a gateway to abiotic materials mimicking living systems.
OPUS LAP – Project No. 2021/43/I/ST4/01294
01.01.2023 – 01.01.2027
Asymmetric catalysis using enzyme-like ligands based on sequence-defined oligourethanes.
This project is carried out in collaboration with Dr Pawel Dydio, Université de Strasbourg, and University of Cambridge.
Project SONATINA No 2022/44/C/ST4/00063
Sequence-defined macromolecules carrying folding information to control their secondary structures.
SONATA No 2028/31/D/ST5/01365
01.10.2019 – 01.02.2024
