Welcome!
Welcome to the homepage of Jörg Matysik's research group at the Institute of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Leipzig. The University of Leipzig has been founded in 1409 and has a remarkable history in Natural science.
The group aims for understanding the spin- and photochemistry of natural and artificial photosynthetic systems, of photoreceptors and materials as well as for development and application of optical NMR methods. Furthermore, being aware of the rising global problem of microplastics, we identify, analyse and optimise enzymes able to degenerate PET.
RESEARCH NEWS
- Role of dynamics: old and new photosynthetic reaction centers (Nov 2024)
- Accumulation of PET nanoparticles in organisms studied by MRI (Aug. 2024)
- Characterization of flavin radical: small molecule but dramatic red-shift (May 2024).
- Perfluorinated compond: effect on zebrafish embryo (March 2024).
- Photo-CIDNP MAS NMR on heliobacterial reaction center: spin-dynamics grokked (Feb. 2024)
- Protein sample prep for solid-state NMR: Trehalose sugar better than frozen buffer
(Dec. 2023)
- The new transregio-SFB HYP*MOL (TRR-386) started now. (Nov 2023). Press.
- In Memoriam: Professor Stefan Berger (1946-2023). Obituary.
- Congratulations to the Nobel Award in Medicine to Svante Pääbo (Leipzig).
The group just started an own Youtube Channel to provide information on research and teaching. Search for: "AG Matysik at Leipzig University"
GROUP ACTIVITIES
AUFBAU-STUDIUM
ZDF "Plan B" (July 2023): Starting at minute 20:45, our group's polymer recycling is presented (German language). Unfortunately, media cannot avoid to state nonsense as "plastics is extremely bad for the climate". Better: plastics spoiling Nature will be THE problem of the future.
Sciencenet.CN (May 2022).
Republika (Indonesia, June 2022)
Amazonia (Brasilia, June 2022)
KYODO (Japan, May 2022)
BERLINER ZEITUNG (24 Jan. 2024): Chemie-Professoren verlangen vom Paul-Ehrlich-Institut eine Untersuchung über mögliche ungewünschte Proteine in den mRNA-Impfstoffen.
Univ. Press Release (March 2023): Übersichtsartikel Hyperpolarisation
Univ. Press Release (March 2023):
Nanoplastics affecting organisms
Univ. Press Release (April 2023):
Enzymes eating nanoplastics.
On 12 April 2023, the Swiss Television SRF, and on 13 April 2023, the German Television ZDF produced movies in our laboratory.
Presentation of the OTTO STERN AWARD of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) to Prof. Jean JEENER, founder of multi-dimensional NMR, in April 2023 in Brussels (Youtube).
BERLINER ZEITUNG (23 Sept. 2024): Wissenschaftler fordern radikalen Neuanfang beim RKI: „Aufklärung statt Unterwürfigkeit.
TICHYS EINBLICK (30 Oct 2024):
LEIPZIG EVENTS
MDR-54
Hyperpolarized NMR
HYP23 & HYP26
PARTICIPATING CONFERENCES
SCM-2024
Annual Meeting
EUROMAR-2025
LOCAL & REGIONAL ACTIVITIES
FUTURE PLASTICS
FGMR 2025
HYP*MOL
SUSTAINABLE
FURTHER LINKS
LSR COLLOQIUM
HYP*MOL
ANAKON 2025
MRZ LEIPZIG
