Landau Lab

Very proud of Bader Rayan for leading this work uncovering RNA as a regulator of peptide assembly and phase behavior, reshaping the bioactivity of virulent amyloids and host-defense peptides at the interface of bacterial virulence and innate immunity.

In @elife.bsky.social: doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

🎉 Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🔬

Some of our group leaders shared insights into what they love most about their jobs in science. ❤️

CSSB supports women and girls in science through initiatives like Girls‘ and Boys‘ Day.

#WomenInScience @landaulabcssb.bsky.social

My colleagues have put together a nice book chapter on amyloid polymorphism. Have a look! 🧪🧬🧶
#amyloids #cryoem @landaulabcssb.bsky.social @meytallandau.bsky.social @cssbhamburg.bsky.social @stratifa.bsky.social

Had a lab outing to the happiest place #MiniaturWunderland while our institute is shut down for construction updates. When your love for tiny things stretches beyond amyloids ♥️🧬🚂

📣Join us on December 9 for the Academia-Industry Matchmaking Workshop, focused on innovative solutions for challenges in the Life Sciences.

Registration: indico.desy.de/event/50931/

@landaulabcssb.bsky.social @leibnizliv.bsky.social @uni-hamburg.de @fzborstel.bsky.social

Using a combination of X-ray crystallography and cryo-EM, a new study from @landaulabcssb.bsky.social shows that amyloids,form different structures that could be useful as a natural mechanism of immune protection.

More info: t1p.de/4n8se

@amyloid-sam.bsky.social @emilgustavsson.bsky.social

On Wednesday afternoon, students who are part of DESY's ELB-Akademie programme visited CSSB. The students learned about our molecular infection research and visited the @landaulabcssb.bsky.social and our ALFM and cryo-EM facilities.

Find out more about the ELB-Akademie: t1p.de/w89j6

We are hosting another “academia meets industry” workshop this December 9th (Tue) from 16:00-20:00 at CSSB, DESY. This is a great opportunity to connect with members of industry for translational projects or future job opportunities. Registration details will follow in the near future.

Save the date for another exciting "academia meets industry" event!
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social @evotec.bsky.social

Awesome experience at the CCPEM icknield workshop2025 - the double espresso - doppio is an excellent platform - a wrapper for multiple independent program tools to play with cryoEM data.

@landaulabcssb.bsky.social

Structural and Functional Versatility of the Amyloidogenic Non‐Amidated Variant of the Antimicrobial Peptide Citropin 1.3 Citropin 1.3 is an antimicrobial peptide derived from amphibians that forms amyloid structures. Here, the structural and functional properties of citropin 1.3 are characterized. Using high-resolution...

I’m thrilled to share my latest published manuscript, which summarizes my work in the exciting fields of structural biology and amyloid research. A huge thank you to @meytallandau.bsky.social and the team at @landaulabcssb.bsky.social for their shared efforts
doi.org/10.1002/advs...

We had the pleasure of hosting Said Azaizah, Shay Sosnovsky, and Ella Zinger for a short stay at @cssbhamburg.bsky.social
It was a joy to see your curiosity, enthusiasm, and smiles brighten up the lab. Thanks Alex, @hiijanina.bsky.social and the rest of @landaulabcssb.bsky.social for mentoring!

With an amazing collection of posters highlighting the enthusiasm to amyloid fibrils, the first session for Functional amyloid meeting was extremely successful.
Hope there are many more collaborations.
#FFF@DESY2025 #FunctionalFibrilFriends

What a way to end the night ✨
Hamburg truly is beautiful!
#FFFatDESY2025
#FunctionalFibrilFriends

The prettiest of Functional Fibril Friends at the Functional Amyloid Meeting @DESY
#FFFatDESY2025
#FunctionalFibrilFriends
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social

Impressions of yesterday’s poster session at the Functional Amyloid Meeting @DESY 🧬🧪🧶 🍻🥨
#FFFatDESY2025 #FunctionalFibrilFriends
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social

When even the sun decides to contribute to the Functional Amyloid Meeting @DESY ☀️🧬🧪🧶
#FFFatDESY2025 #FunctionalFibrilFriends

Amazing poster session with beers and pretzels at CSSB/DESY at the Functional Amyloid Meeting @DESY 🧬👩🏼‍🔬🧶

#FFFatDESY2025 #FunctionalFibrilFriends
@meytallandau.bsky.social
@landaulabcssb.bsky.social
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social

Postersession with Beer and Pretzels at the Functional Amyloid Meeting @DESY 2025
#FFFatDESY2025 #FunctionalFibrilFriends

Flyer for Functional Amyloid Meeting at DESY

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to the Functional Amyloid Meeting tomorrow. We have a great lineup of speakers, and hopefully many exciting discussions!
#FFFatDESY2025 #FunctionalFibrilFriends
#amyloids
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social
@meytallandau.bsky.social

We are ready to have a coffee with you and discuss your amyloid story
#FFF@DESY2025 #FunctionalFibrilFriends
Centre for Structural Systems Biology CSSB
DESY

Ashwani Thakur

Ashwani Thakur presents his talk

It was great to have Prof Ashwani Thakur, from IIT Kanpur, present his talk about #amyloid protein deposits in human disease and in plants (where they are ‘functional’). From #polyQ to plant seeds!

Catch him at the amyloid meeting in Hamburg. @landaulabcssb.bsky.social @cssbhamburg.bsky.social

Flyer for the Functional Amyloid Meeting at DESY

We are now less than a day away from the Functional Amyloid Meeting! Looking forward to amazing days in sunny Hamburg! 🧪🧬🧶
#FFFatDESY2025 #FunctionalFibrilFriends
#amyloids
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social
@landaulabcssb.bsky.social
@meytallandau.bsky.social

Ready for tomorrow's poster session at the Functional Amyloid Meeting at CSSB/DESY.

#FFFatDESY2025 #FunctionalFibrilFriends
@landaulabcssb.bsky.social
@cssbhamburg.bsky.social

When you see amyloid fibrils at random places
Well instead of pathogenic this was definitely functional ! ;p

#ritter_sport Schokolade
#Berlin Hauptbahnhof
#amyloid_fibrils

Good News! Registration deadline is August 31, 2025!

You can still register to join @landaulabcssb.bsky.social
for their Functional Amyloid Meeting!

landau-cssb.de/registration/

@meytallandau.bsky.social @emilgustavsson.bsky.social
@amyloid-sam.bsky.social

Check out the entire speaker line up for the Functional Amyloid Meeting!

Register today: landau-cssb.de/registration/

@landaulabcssb.bsky.social @meytallandau.bsky.social
@emilgustavsson.bsky.social @amyloid-sam.bsky.social @jankosinski.bsky.social @bosse-lab.bsky.social @carobarisch.bsky.social

Joost Schymkowitz & Frederic Rousseau from the Switch Laboratory, @cbdresearch.bsky.social will give a talk at the Functional Amyloid Meeting

Register today: landau-cssb.de/registration/

@landaulabcssb.bsky.social @meytallandau.bsky.social
@emilgustavsson.bsky.social @amyloid-sam.bsky.social

Registration is open for the Instruct-ERIC Training course on integrative mass spectrometry and AI for protein structural characterization, hosted by @cienciasulisboa.bsky.social!

More below!

instruct-eric.org/events/instr... @astbury-bsl.bsky.social @hche-uhh.bsky.social #UEF #BIOCEV #MSVision

Are you more cautious researching amyloids? Join our Functional Amyloid Meeting and show us what you do!

Register today: landau-cssb.de/registration/

No amyloids were harmed in the making of this film.

Oxana Klementieva from Lund University will give a talk at the Functional Amyloid Meeting

Register today: landau-cssb.de/registration/

@landaulabcssb.bsky.social @meytallandau.bsky.social
@emilgustavsson.bsky.social @amyloid-sam.bsky.social @carobarisch.bsky.social @bosse-lab.bsky.social