2020.05.07 | Awards
The lab has received a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation for working on an "RNA-based platform for metabolic pathway engineering".
2020.05.07 | Education news
The master course has been updated with new name and course description. Will run again in Fall 2020.
2020.02.14 | Events
A new group photo and a few photos from our workshop at Kalø, where we got an introduction from Anne Færch on publishing and worked on papers.
2019.09.13 | People
From the 1st of September 2019, Cody Geary has been employed as an Assistant Professor in the Andersen Lab. We look forward to continue to benefit from his vast and intuitive knowledge and understanding in RNA structures and software development.
2019.06.12 | People
On June 7th, our new PostDoc Ewan started in our group. He previously worked in Dr. Sean McKenna's lab at the University of Manitoba, where he investigated RNA G-quadruplexes and associated helicase proteins. In our group, he will work on single-particle cryo-EM analysis of RNA-protein complexes using RNA origami scaffolds.
2019.06.04 | People
Currently, Joakin Bohlin, a PhD student from the Turberfield lab at Oxford University is visiting our lab. Joakim is a Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher in the DNA robotics ITN. His focus is on modular assembly of DNA and RNA simulations.
2019.06.01 | Knowledge exchange
On the 1st of June, the technical news site Ingeniøren brought a news story about the achievement of producing synthetic E. coli (as described below). Ebbe Sloth Andersen was asked to comment on the findings.
2019.05.28 | Knowledge exchange
On May 15th, the scientific breakthrough of producing synthetic E. coli was published in Nature. It comes from the lab of Jason Chin (Cambridge), with the dane Julius Fredens as first author. The Danish news site Danmarks Radio (dr.dk) featured a news story about the findings, in which Ebbe Sloth Andersen commented on the amazing research.
2019.03.01 | People
Bente starts an industrial PhD project in collaboration with Novo Nordisk with co-supervisor Vera Schramke. The project is funded by the Innovation Foundation Denmark.
2019.02.22 | People
Congratulations to Ane for successfully defending her PhD thesis on taking RNA nanotechnology in vivo in E. coli and C. elegans.
2018.12.06 | Publication
We introduce genus trace and find that it encodes interesting physical and biological information about the three dimensional structural complexity of RNA and protein molecules.
2018.11.02 | People
Adrien Boussebayle starts as a postdoctoral researcher November 2018. He did his PhD studies in laboratory of Beatrix Suess as part of the MetaRNA PhD school. His main research focus is on selection procedures to develop novel sensor elements.
2018.10.08 | Knowledge exchange
Mette's lab bench and and Guido's DNA vault have been exhibited at the local science museum in an exhibition called "Science is passion" that has been made in relation to the 100 year birthday of the local Nobel laureate Jens Christian Skou.
2018.10.08 | Knowledge exchange
Our lab is represented in a recent book called "Videnskab er lidenskab".
2018.09.01 | Positions
Postdoc Guido Grossi has been extended for 1 year to continue his work on RNA-protein nanostructures for synthetic biology.
2018.09.01 | People
Postdoc Cody Geary has been extended for 1 year to continue his work on design software for RNA origami structures.
2018.08.24 | People
Elisa Franco from UC Riverside visited our lab to discuss current and future collaboration projects.
2018.07.03 | Positions
We are seeking an expert to work on RNA-based biosensors for applications in metabolic engineering - a project funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Deadline for applications is September 1, 2018.
2018.07.03 | Positions
We seek a candidate for an Industrial PhD from the Innovation Fund Denmark. The PhD project is a collaboration between the Andersen Lab and Novo Nordisk to work on developing fluorescent aptamer sensors for high-throughput screening of secretory phenotypes in droplets.
2018.06.28 | People
Jakob Smidt has gotten his bachelor degree based on his report on RNA origami trigger systems. A job well done resulting in top grade. Congrats!
2018.06.22 | People
Mads defended his thesis on de novo protein design and received top grade for his efforts.
2018.06.21 | People
Néstor Sampedro has been accepted for the DNA-Robotics PhD position in our lab by the Graduate School for Science and Technology (GSST). Congrats to Nestor and welcome! He will be part of the European network on DNA-based nanorobotics (DNA-Robotics) funded by the European Commission – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.
2018.05.31 | People
Today is Steffen's last day in our group. He has been in the group since 2010 when he did his Bachelor's project. He did his Ph.D. in our group and has been with us as a Postdoc since April 2017. It has been a long and joyful journey, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavours. Tomorrow he will start his new job as Risk Manager at…
2018.05.29 | Publication
Hans Christian Høiberg and Steffen M. Sparvath have published their work on an RNA origami with intrinsic siRNAs in Biotechnology Journal. The project started out as a contribution to the 2011 BIOMOD competition.
2018.05.25 | Publication
Denis Selnihhin has published his work on a Multifluorophore DNA Origami Sensor in ACS Nano.
2018.05.04 | Positions
We are looking for an expert to join a new research project on RNA-protein nanostructures for synthetic biology. The position is a 1-year postdoctoral position and is available from September 1st 2018. The application deadline is May 27th 2018.
2018.05.02 | People
Ilenia Manuguerra has been hired for a period of 1.5 years for working on the RNA biosensor project funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.
2018.05.01 | Research
Thom and his students Pedro and Matt have been visiting us this summer in May/June to work on collaboration projects.
2018.05.01 | Positions
We have a PhD position available on RNA robotics with application deadline on May 1, 2018. The PhD position is part of an European PhD school on DNA-Robotics that aims at constructing modules for advanced molecular robotics of the future.
2018.04.01 | People
We are seeking an expert to work on RNA-based biosensors for applications in metabolic engineering - a project funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Deadline for applications are April 2, 2018.
2018.03.01 | People
Andreas Bøggild has been hired for working on cryo-EM characterization of RNA origami structures for a period of 3 years.
2018.02.13 | Awards
News on the iNANO website about the DNA-Robotics PhD school that we are part of. The PhD school is organized by Kurt Gothelf and funded by the European Commission – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions.
2018.02.06 | Knowledge exchange
Ebbe S. Andersen gives talk on "Design of biomolecules and nanorobots" on February 6, 2018 at the Public Science Talks arranged by the Faculty of Science and Technology.
2018.02.01 | Education news
In February 2018 a new bachelor course on Biomolecules in Nanoscience has been initiated. The course is organized by Daniel Otzen and Ebbe S. Andersen.
2018.01.24 | Research news
Mette D. E. Jepsen gives a short introduction to her study on RNA-based apta-FRET devices and their potential future applications. The highlight is published in Cell Systems Calls.
2018.01.02 | Publication
Mette D. E. Jepsen and Steffen M. Sparvath have published their work on an RNA aptamer-based FRET system in Nature Communications.
2017.12.20 | Research news
News story about the DNA vault paper by Peter Gammelby published in Rømer.
2017.12.08 | Publication
Guido Grossi publishes a review in MRS Bulletin on DNA nanostructures and their use in organizing and controlling enzymes.
2017.12.08 | Publication
Ebbe Sloth Andersen publishes a review in MRS Bulletin on the prospects and difficulties of engineering RNA nanostructures.
2017.12.05 | Research news
Ditte Høyer Engholm is blogging about how to illustrate science.
2017.10.19 | Publication
Guido Grossi paper on the construction of a DNA nanovault to control enzyme activity is finally published in Nature Communications. Congratulations Guido!!!
2017.10.05 | Publication
Ditte Høyer Engholm publishes her visual review of Streptococcus pneumoniae in FEMS Microbiology Reviews.
2017.09.04 | Publication
Ditte Høyer Engholm has published an article in the book "The Aesthetics of Scientific Data Representation - More than Pretty Pictures” edited by Lotte Philipsen, Rikke Schmidt Kjærgaard.
2017.09.01 | People
George Pothoulakis was hired as Postdoc in the lab to work on synthetic biology applications of RNA origami structures. George did his PhD in the laboratory of Tom Ellis at Kings College London.
2017.08.31 | Publication
Ilenia Manuguerra published a work on ACS Nano about design, assembly and characterization of a new DNA motif for self-assembly of DNA wireframe lattices. The work is the result of a collaboration among 4 research groups at iNANO, Aarhus University.
2017.08.29 | Awards
The lab received a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation to work on genetically encoded RNA-based FRET biosensors.
2017.08.01 | Positions
The project involves computer-aided design and simulations of folding kinetics, molecular biology techniques for cloning, expression and purification, and high-resolution biophysical characterization using e.g. cryo-electron microscopy at the Titan-Krios EM facility at Aarhus University. Application deadline June 15, 2017
2016.12.01 | Research news
The facility is centered on a flagship Titan Krios microscope with post-Quantum Gatan K2 detector and screening microscopes.
2016.12.01 | Education news
2-day PhD course providing an overview of the cryo-electron microscopy methodology presented by experts in the field.
2016.11.04 | Publication, Software
Steffen Sparvath publishes a book chapter describing a tutorial for RNA origami design. The chapter "Computer-Aided Design of RNA Origami Structures" is published in "Methods in Molecular Biology". The book is called "3D DNA Nanostructures" edited by Yonggang Ke and Pengfei Wang.
2016.08.31 | Publication
The thesis describes the work of the PhD studies of Guido Grossi.
2016.03.08 | Knowledge exchange
A member of the visualization lab was interview to P1 Morgen about her visualization project about the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae. You can download the podcast from March 7th to hear the interview (from 24:10 to 29:40 minutes in the program).
2016.03.03 | Knowledge exchange
A member of the Andersen Lab has started to publish her comic strip on the Danish science site videnskab.dk. Here it is possible to follow the progress of her work on visualizing the bacterium pneumococcus in Danish cartoons.
2016.02.29 | Research news
News from the Faculty of Science and Technology about the ERC consolidator grant that was awarded to Ebbe S. Andersen to conduct research on RNA origami for synthetic biology applications.
2016.01.01 | Awards
The ERC Consolidator Grant was awarded to Ebbe S. Andersen to work on RNA origami for synthetic biology applications.
2015.11.02 | Knowledge exchange
The Danish science news site DR Viden published the article "Ditte's PhD project fuses art and science” about a current PhD project. The project aims to visualize, as accurately as possible, the inside of a pneumococcal cell.
2015.09.03 | Publication
Ebbe publishes a commentary in Nature Nanotechnology about recent research from the Yan lab on producing wireframe DNA origami shapes.
2014.12.17 | Publication
Penner, R., Andersen, E. S., Jensen, J. L., et al., 17.12.2014, "Hydrogen bond rotations as a uniform structural tool for analyzing protein architecture", Nature Communications, vol. 5. Journal article
2014.11.13 | Publication, Software
Denis Selnihhin publishes a book chapter describing a tutorial for DNA origami design. The chapter "Computer-Aided Design of DNA Origami Structures" is published in "Methods in Molecular Biology". The book is called "Computational Methods in Synthetic Biology" edited by Mario Andrea Marchisio.
2014.10.22 | Publication
Members of Visualization Lab edited and published in Biozoom Vol 3 2014 on Scientific Visualization: www.biokemi.org/biozoom (Cover illustration by David S. Goodsell).
2014.10.22 | Public/media
The international conference More Than Pretty Pictures – the Aesthetics of Data Representation held 13-16 April 2015 is now open for submission of papers. The call closes on 6 December 2014.
2014.08.15 | Software
In connection with our paper "A single-stranded architecture for cotranscriptional folding of RNA nanostructures" published in Science, we have made our scripts available at our website. The scripts were used to design the single-stranded RNA origami structures presented in the paper.
