Members from the b-ACTmatter Biomimetic Nanotechnology group (Dr. Henri G. Franquelim, Subhasini Singh and Rayehe Mamaghaniyeh) attended the international “Cell Physics 2023” conference in Saarbrücken, Germany between October 10 – 13, 2023; meeting co-organized by the German Society for Cell Biology (DGZ, DGZ Annual Meeting) and Collaborative Research Center, SFB 1027.
Here, Rayehe Mamaghaniyeh won a best poster award sponsored by ibidi GmbH, with her poster entitled “Targeting Phase Separation on Membranes Using Fatty Acid-Functionalized DNA Origami”. In this presented work, Rayehe developed amphipathic DNA origami nanostructures with selective affinity for specific lipid phases on model membranes. As biological membranes are heterogenous in lipid composition and this variety can affect cell functions, this work may then open new avenues to target important biological processes, such as signaling, membrane trafficking, and/or viral infections.
