Prof. Dr. Matthias Rief
Academic Career and Research Areas
The focus of Professor Rief’s research is molecular biophysics.
After studying physics at TUM (1995) and receiving a doctoral degree at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Professor Rief worked as a post-doc at Stanford University (USA) from 1998 to 2000. Prior to his appointment to the Chair of Molecular Biophysics at TUM (2003), he was a visiting professor (2000-2001) and later an associate professor at Ludwig Maximilian University.
Key Publications
Gebhardt JC, Bornschlogl T, Rief M: "Full distance-resolved folding". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2010; 107: 2013-2018.
AbstractJunker JP, F Ziegler, M Rief: "Ligand-dependent equilibrium fluctuations of single calmodulin molecules". Science. 2009; 323: 633-637.
AbstractBertz M, Wilmanns M, Rief M: "The titin-telethonin complex is a directed, superstable molecular bond in the muscle Z-disk". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2009; 106: 13307-133310.
AbstractDietz H, Berkemeier F, Bertz M, Rief M: "Anisotropic deformation response of single protein molecules". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2006; 103:12724-12728.
AbstractRief M, Gautel M, Oesterhelt F, Fernandez JM, Gaub HE: "Reversible unfolding of individual titin immunoglobulin domains by AFM". Science. 1997; 276: 1109-1112.
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