weisser-wuerfel

about Rainer

My driving force is the curiosity of the unknown, but also simply the fun of designing and building new instruments.

Since my PhD in Heidelberg, I am working in the field of super-resolution fluorescence microscopy – a family of light microscopy methods to circumvent the classical resolution limit of optical imaging. As a physicist my focus lies on new technological developments to broaden the application range of this microscopy method for the biological community.

Through my postdoc time in Oxford, I got more and more attracted to the concept of combining super-resolution fluorescence microscopy with electron microscopy, particularly under cryo-conditions to image vitrified (flash-frozen) biological samples. Cryo microscopy presented – and still is – a rather unknown territory for super-resolution techniques. The unknown and the technical challenges related to cryo imaging is what fascinates me in this area of research.

 

For about two and a half years, I am now back in Germany leading my own research group thanks to a Freigeist-Fellowship of the Volkswagen-Foundation and a W2 (associate) professorship in the physics department at the University of Hamburg. It is amazing to have the possibility of being fully independent and directing the way of the research we are doing. My driving force is the curiosity of the unknown, but also simply the fun of designing and building new instruments.

 

More about Rainer’s research: uhh.de/cryofm

 

picture rainer kaufmann
weisser-wuerfel

about Rainer

My driving force is the curiosity of the unknown, but also simply the fun of designing and building new instruments.

picture rainer kaufmann

Since my PhD in Heidelberg, I am working in the field of super-resolution fluorescence microscopy – a family of light microscopy methods to circumvent the classical resolution limit of optical imaging. As a physicist my, focus lies on new technological developments to broaden the application range of this microscopy method for the biological community.

Through my postdoc time in Oxford, I got more and more attracted to the concept of combining super-resolution fluorescence microscopy with electron microscopy, particularly under cryo-conditions to image vitrified (flash-frozen) biological samples. Cryo microscopy presented – and still is – a rather unknown territory for super-resolution techniques. The unknown and the technical challenges related to cryo imaging is what fascinates me in this area of research.

 

 For about two and a half years, I am now back in Germany leading my own research group thanks to a Freigeist-Fellowship of the Volkswagen-Foundation and a W2 (associate) professorship in the physics department at the University of Hamburg. It is amazing to have the possibility of being fully independent and directing the way of the research we are doing. My driving force is the curiosity of the unknown, but also simply the fun of designing and building new instruments.

 

More about Rainer’s research: uhh.de/cryofm

 

icon hand tastaturNever miss another episode!

sign up for our newsletter here and always get a message as soon as a new episode on an exciting topic is online. Take part in the discussion and register now!

Contact Rainer

send E-Mail

Press Contact

send E-Mail