Regular biography
Henning Stahlberg is a Full Professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the Physics Institute and the Laboratory of Biological Electron Microscopy (LBEM). His research focuses on high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy to study neurodegeneration and protein systems, as well as the development of novel imaging technologies in electron microscopy hardware, data analysis, and sample preparation. Stahlberg's work includes the creation of software tools such as 2dx, FOCUS, and DYNAMO, which have advanced cryo-EM data processing. His research also explores the structural characterization of alpha-synuclein fibrils and microfluidic sample preparation for cryo-EM. He teaches courses on the physics of life and cryo-electron microscopy structural analysis of proteins.
Scholar-generated biography
Henning Stahlberg is a Professor of Physics at EPFL, Switzerland, specializing in Electron Microscopy, Structural Biology, Parkinson's disease, Membrane Proteins, and Image Processing. His research focuses on elucidating the structural mechanisms of diseases such as Parkinson's through advanced imaging techniques like cryo-electron microscopy. He has contributed significantly to understanding the structural basis of protein fibrils, membrane dynamics, and ion transporters. His work includes the structural characterization of alpha-synuclein fibrils, the human multidrug transporter ABCG2, and the type VI secretion system. Stahlberg's research also extends to computational tools for cryo-EM data analysis, enhancing the efficiency of structural studies.