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Project:	A11

Title:          Structure and dynamics of biomimetic lipid membranes:
		A new hydration chamber for lipid membranes - calibration and proof of principle

DESY group:     FS-PETRA-D (PETRA Diffraction and Scattering)

Type:           On-site project

Duration:       19th july - 29th august 2021

Description: 
The project belongs to the field of surfaces and interfaces in soft matter, with a focus on the structure and dynamics of biomimetic lipid membranes. This project extends over six-weeks, including both hands-on and data analysis experimental work. Preferentially, it shall be conducted on site at Hamburg DESY campus. The student will join into our efforts to develop a hydration chamber for oriented lipid membranes for X-ray experiments. Specifically, the chamber will be calibrated and tested in an initial swelling experiment with a laboratory X-ray diffractometer. In parallel, the student will be trained in data analysis by working on datasets from a previous X-ray experiment such as to get familiar with the structural studies on lipid systems. Eventually, the student will join an X-ray experiment at beamline P08 using the new chamber and analyze the obtained data. The student will be co-supervised by Dr. Shen from DESY and Prof. Klösgen from the University of Southern Denmark.


Special Qualifications expected:
- bachelor of sciences in physics;
- previous participation in X-ray experiment advantageous, but not demanded


Link to further information: 
https://www.desy.de/f/students/2021/projects/A11.pdf

Cancellation Policy:
This project may be cancelled any time due to CoViD pandemic restrictions. It can not be transformed into an online project.
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