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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Hermann E. Gaub is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research spans across multiple disciplines including biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, physics and astronomy, and medicine. The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields such as atomic and molecular physics and optics, infectious diseases, molecular biology, ecology, and cell biology.

The research topics covered by Hermann E. Gaub focus particularly on force microscopy techniques and applications, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, mechanical and optical resonators, molecular junctions and nanostructures, biotin and related studies, as well as RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Lukas F. Milles, Leonard C. Schendel, Magnus S. Bauer, Sophia Gruber, and Jan Lipfert.

Hermann E. Gaub has published in various venues, with a notable number of works appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Nanoscale
  • Chemical Reviews
  • Science Advances

Recent papers authored by or involving Gaub include:

  • Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Force Spectroscopy and Multiparametric Imaging of Biomolecular and Cellular Systems, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Streptavidin/biotin: Tethering geometry defines unbinding mechanics, 2020, Science Advances
  • A tethered ligand assay to probe SARS-CoV-2:ACE2 interactions, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Extreme mechanical stability in protein complexes, 2020, Current Opinion in Structural Biology
  • Different Vinculin Binding Sites Use the Same Mechanism to Regulate Directional Force Transduction, 2020, Biophysical Journal

Throughout their career, Hermann E. Gaub has been recognized by scientific institutions including election to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2004, with a focus on biochemistry and biophysics. They are also a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Reversible Unfolding of Individual Titin Immunoglobulin Domains by AFM

    Matthias Rief;Mathias Gautel;Filipp Oesterhelt;Julio M. Fernandez

  • Adhesion forces between individual ligand-receptor pairs.

    Ernst Ludwig Florin;Vincent T. Moy;Hermann E. Gaub

  • Cytotoxicity of colloidal CdSe and CdSe/ZnS nanoparticles.

    Christian Kirchner;Tim Liedl;Stefan Kudera;Teresa Pellegrino

  • How Strong Is a Covalent Bond

    Michel Grandbois;Martin Beyer;Matthias Rief;Matthias Rief;Hauke Clausen-Schaumann

  • Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy on Polysaccharides by Atomic Force Microscopy

    Matthias Rief;Filipp Oesterhelt;Berthold Heymann;Hermann E. Gaub

  • From molecules to cells: imaging soft samples with the atomic force microscope

    M Radmacher;RW Tillamnn;M Fritz;HE Gaub

  • Intermolecular forces and energies between ligands and receptors

    Vincent T. Moy;Ernst Ludwig Florin;Hermann E. Gaub

  • Sequence-dependent mechanics of single DNA molecules

    Matthias Rief;Hauke Clausen-Schaumann;Hermann E. Gaub

  • Single-Molecule Optomechanical Cycle

    Thorsten Hugel;Nolan B. Holland;Anna Cattani;Luis Moroder

  • Unfolding pathways of individual bacteriorhodopsins.

    F. Oesterhelt;D. Oesterhelt;M. Pfeiffer;Andreas Engel

  • Molecular Organization of Surfactants at Solid-Liquid Interfaces

    Srinivas Manne;Hermann E. Gaub

  • Single molecule force spectroscopy by AFM indicates helical structure of poly(ethylene-glycol) in water

    F Oesterhelt;M Rief;H E Gaub

  • Direct Visualization of Surfactant Hemimicelles by Force Microscopy of the Electrical Double-Layer

    S. Manne;S. Manne;J. P. Cleveland;J. P. Cleveland;H. E. Gaub;H. E. Gaub;G. D. Stucky;G. D. Stucky

  • Single molecule force spectroscopy of spectrin repeats: low unfolding forces in helix bundles.

    Matthias Rief;Jaime Pascual;Matti Saraste;Hermann E Gaub

  • Single-cell force spectroscopy.

    Jonne Helenius;Carl-Philipp Heisenberg;Hermann E. Gaub;Daniel J. Muller

  • Mechanical Stability of Single DNA Molecules

    Hauke Clausen-Schaumann;Matthias Rief;Carolin Tolksdorf;Hermann E. Gaub

  • Sensing specific molecular interactions with the atomic force microscope

    Ernst-Ludwig Florin;M. Rief;H. Lehmann;M. Ludwig

  • Force spectroscopy with single bio-molecules.

    Hauke Clausen-Schaumann;Markus Seitz;Rupert Krautbauer;Hermann E Gaub

  • Imaging viscoelasticity by force modulation with the atomic force microscope

    M. Radmacher;R.W. Tillmann;H.E. Gaub

  • The Mechanical Stability of Immunoglobulin and Fibronectin III Domains in the Muscle Protein Titin Measured by Atomic Force Microscopy

    Matthias Rief;Mathias Gautel;Alexander Schemmel;Hermann E. Gaub

  • Discrete interactions in cell adhesion measured by single-molecule force

    Martin Benoit;Daniela Gabriel;Günther Gerisch;Hermann E. Gaub

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang J. Parak
Wolfgang J. Parak Universität Hamburg
Paul K. Hansma
Paul K. Hansma University of California, Santa Barbara
Mathias Gautel
Mathias Gautel King's College London
Edward A. Bayer
Edward A. Bayer Weizmann Institute of Science
Klaus Schulten
Klaus Schulten University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Harden M. McConnell
Harden M. McConnell Stanford University
Hongbin Li
Hongbin Li University of British Columbia
Andreas Engel
Andreas Engel University of Basel
Galen D. Stucky
Galen D. Stucky University of California, Santa Barbara

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