Alexander Gansen

• Coordination and participation in several international collaborations • Independent planning and execution of research projects to characterize protein-DNA interactions • Assistant supervision of a research subgroup (3-4 members) • Writing of project applications and publications • Invited guest scientist at the National University of Singapore: Combination of TIRF microscopy with magnetic force spectroscopy • Frequent teaching (lectures and lab practicals in Molecular Biophysics)

• Prototyping of polymer-based microfluidic systems (design, fabrication, validation and optimization) • Chip-based DNA analysis with digital (RT-)PCR and LAMP • Assessment of alternative materials for microchip fabrication • Co-authoring of one two patent applications

• Design, construction and maintenance of a confocal microscope for single molecule detection • Characterization of protein-DNA complexes and nucleic acids with Fluorescence Spectroscopy • Assay development and validation to improve sample throughput and sensitivity in bulk FRET experiments • Analyze transient intermediate conformations in nucleosome structure • Visiting Scientist at the University of Debrecen in Hungary: Upgrade of a commercial microscope for single molecule detection

• Analysis of micro-scale flow profiles using 2-Focus FCCS (implemention in a commercial laser scanning microscope)