AG - EPR Spectroscopy Prof. Schiemann — AG Prof. Dr. Schiemann

Welcome to the AG - EPR Spectroscopy

Eine Wissenschaftlerin und ein Wissenschaftler arbeiten hinter einer Glasfassade und mischen Chemikalien mit Großgeräten.

FGMR 2025

The 46th FGMR Discussion Meeting will take place from September 15–18, 2025, in Bonn, Germany,

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Research

We are working in the field of structure-dynamics-function relationships in oligonucleotides, proteins, and their complexes. Our main method is Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (EPR). We synthesize model compounds and spin labels for new EPR methods.

Software

We have developed programs for the analysis of Pulse Dipolar EPR measurements

Bachelor/Master/PhD Projects

We are always looking for motivated students interested in working in an interdisciplinary environment.
Our research topics cover biochemistry, chemical synthesis, and the development and application of EPR spectroscopic methods. If you are interested, get in touch with Olav Schiemann.

News

Olav has been awarded the 2025 Biology/Medicine Medal of the International EPR Society.

The 2025 Biology/Medicine Medal has been awarded to Olav Schiemann for his seminal contributions advancing the field of EPR in Biology via his pioneering efforts to resolve structural aspects of spin labelled nucleic acids and proteins.

As part of the STEM Day for girls, we showed some motivated girls our bio- and organic chemistry labs.

As part of the STEM Day for girls, we showed some motivated girls our bio- and organic chemistry labs. The aim was to give the participants an insight into the different parts of chemistry. https://www.informatik.uni-bonn.de/de/ueber-uns/an-schulerinnen/mint-tag-2025

We had the pleasure of welcoming two student interns.

We had the pleasure of welcoming two student interns. They analyzed the growth of various bacterial strains on agar in relation to antibiotic resistance, which gave them insights into working in a biochemistry lab.

Kevin Kopp gave an excellent talk about „Magnetically coupled Bistrityls“

Kevin Kopp gave an excellent talk about „Magnetically coupled Bistrityls“ at the event "Junge Chemiker stellen sich vor“ of the local GDCh group Bonn.

Auf der Suche nach dem Metallion

Mit GPS-Prinzip ans Ziel: Wissenschaftlern am Institut für physikalische und theoretische Chemie der Universität Bonn ist es nun gelungen, ein Navigationssystem für Moleküle zu entwickeln, um Metallionen in Enzymen zu lokalisieren, was in der Zukunft bei der Medikamentenentwicklung von großer Bedeutung sein kann

Der Chemie-Kindergarten – Lokalzeit aus Bonn

Chemie Kindergarten