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Fritz K. Winkler

Fritz K. Winkler

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
12426
World Ranking
17882
National Ranking
342

Overview

Fritz K. Winkler is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy, Materials Science, and Engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research covers several main topics, particularly involving GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials, Ga2O3 and related materials, ZnO doping and properties, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, and Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies. These topics reflect a focus on advanced materials and their applications in electronic and optical devices.

Winkler's recent publications include:

  • Metal-Modulated Growth of Cubic, Red-Emitting InGaN Layers and Self-Assembled InGaN/GaN Quantum Wells by Molecular Beam Epitaxy, 2025, ACS Applied Electronic Materials
  • AlScN Pseudosubstrates for High Indium Content InGaN Alloy Epitaxy, 2025, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Frequent co-authors in their work are Silas A. Jentsch, Mario F. Zscherp, Andreas Beyer, Markus Stein, and Kerstin Volz. This collaborative network has contributed to their scientific output across multiple publications.

Winkler's work has appeared in specialized publication venues such as ACS Applied Electronic Materials and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, indicating a focus on applied electronic materials and interfaces in materials science.

Best Publications

  • Structure of human pancreatic lipase

    F. K. Winkler;A. D'Arcy;W. Hunziker

  • The crystal structure of the complex of blood coagulation factor VIIa with soluble tissue factor.

    David W. Banner;Allan D'Arcy;Christiana Chène;Fritz K. Winkler

  • An EB1-Binding Motif Acts as a Microtubule Tip Localization Signal

    Srinivas Honnappa;Susana Montenegro Gouveia;Anke Weisbrich;Fred F. Damberger

  • The crystal structure of EcoRV endonuclease and of its complexes with cognate and non-cognate DNA fragments.

    F.K. Winkler;D.W. Banner;C. Oefner;D. Tsernoglou

  • Refined crystal structure of beta-lactamase from Citrobacter freundii indicates a mechanism for beta-lactam hydrolysis.

    C. Oefner;A. D'Arcy;J. J. Daly;K. Gubernator

  • The mechanism of ammonia transport based on the crystal structure of AmtB of Escherichia coli

    Lei Zheng;Dirk Kostrewa;Simon Bernèche;Fritz K. Winkler

  • Structure of human neutral endopeptidase (Neprilysin) complexed with phosphoramidon.

    Christian Oefner;Allan D’Arcy;Michael Hennig;Fritz K Winkler

  • Crystal structure of human platelet-derived growth factor BB.

    C. Oefner;A. D'Arcy;F.K. Winkler;B. Eggimann

  • X-ray structure of junctional adhesion molecule: structural basis for homophilic adhesion via a novel dimerization motif.

    Dirk Kostrewa;Dirk Kostrewa;Manfred Brockhaus;Allan D'Arcy;Glenn E. Dale

  • Mg2+ binding to the active site of EcoRV endonuclease: a crystallographic study of complexes with substrate and product DNA at 2 A resolution.

    Dirk Kostrewa;Fritz K. Winkler

  • Crystal structure of human dihydrofolate reductase complexed with folate

    Christian Oefner;Allan D'arcy;Fritz K. Winkler

  • Structural insights into the EB1–APC interaction

    Srinivas Honnappa;Corinne M John;Corinne M John;Dirk Kostrewa;Fritz K Winkler

  • Key Interaction Modes of Dynamic +TIP Networks

    Srinivas Honnappa;Oksana Okhrimenko;Rolf Jaussi;Hatim Jawhari

  • Topological similarities in TGF-β2, PDGF-BB and NGF define a superfamily of polypeptide growth factors

    Judith Murray-Rust;Neil Q McDonald;Tom L Blundell;Markus Hosang

  • The crystal structure of the Escherichia coli AmtB-GlnK complex reveals how GlnK regulates the ammonia channel.

    Matthew J. Conroy;Anne Durand;Domenico Lupo;Xiao-Dan Li

  • Structural basis for the specific inhibition of protein kinase G, a virulence factor of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Nicole Scherr;Srinivas Honnappa;Gabriele Kunz;Philipp Mueller

  • Exploring amyloid formation by a de novo design

    Richard A. Kammerer;Dirk Kostrewa;Jesús Zurdo;Andreas Detken

  • Renin inhibition by substituted piperidines: a novel paradigm for the inhibition of monomeric aspartic proteinases?

    C Oefner;A Binggeli;V Breu;D Bur

  • The Caenorhabditis elegans septin complex is nonpolar

    Corinne M John;Richard K Hite;Christine S Weirich;Daniel J Fitzgerald

  • Nanopore Arrays for Stable and Functional Free‐Standing Lipid Bilayers

    X. Han;A. Studer;H. Sehr;I. Geissbühler

Frequent Co-Authors

Mike Merrick
Mike Merrick John Innes Centre
Michel O. Steinmetz
Michel O. Steinmetz Paul Scherrer Institute
Xavier Daura
Xavier Daura Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Kurt Ballmer-Hofer
Kurt Ballmer-Hofer Paul Scherrer Institute
Fábio O. Pedrosa
Fábio O. Pedrosa Federal University of Paraná
Richard A. Kammerer
Richard A. Kammerer Paul Scherrer Institute
Malcolm G. P. Page
Malcolm G. P. Page Jacobs University
Tamas Bartfai
Tamas Bartfai Stockholm University
Michael Fountoulakis
Michael Fountoulakis Roche (Switzerland)
Jean Pieters
Jean Pieters University of Basel

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