Göttinger Graduiertenzentrum für Neurowissenschaften, Biophysik und Molekulare Biowissenschaften

Geil, Burkhard, Prof. Dr.


  • 1982 – 1989 Studies of Chemistry at the University of Mainz
  • 1989 – 1994 PhD thesis at the University of Mainz, in the group of Prof. H. Sillescu
  • 1994 – 1997 Research assistant at the Physics Department University of Dortmund
  • 1997 Postdoctoral research associate at the Physics Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA, Prof. D.C. Ailion (Alexander von Humboldt, Feodor Lynen Stipendium)
  • 1997 – 1998 Postdoctoral research associate at the Chemistry Department, Arizona State University, Phoenix/Tempe, USA, Prof. C.A. Angell
  • 1998 – 1999 Postdoctoral research associate at the Physics Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA, Prof. D.C. Ailion (Alexander von Humboldt, Feodor Lynen Stipendium)
  • 2000 – 2005 Research assistant at the Physics Department, University of Darmstadt
  • 2004 Habilitation in Physics, University of Darmstadt
  • 2005 – 2009 Research assistant at the Physics Department, University of Dortmund
  • 2009 – 2009 Research assistant at the Chemistry Department, University of Göttingen
  • since 2009 apl. Professor at the Chemistry Department, University of Göttingen
  • since 2018 Dean of studies at the Chemistry Department, University of Göttingen



Major Research Interests


  • Membrane Biophysics
  • Cell mechanics
  • Sensor design
  • Single-molecule force spectroscopy




Homepage Department/Research Group
http://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/sh/208570.html


Selected Recent Publications


  • Nöding H, Schön M, Reinermann C, Dörrer N, Kürschgen A, Geil B, Mey I, Heussinger C, Janshoff A, Steinem C (2018) Rheology of Membrane-Attached Minimal Actin Cortices, J. Phys. Chem. B, 122 (16), pp 4537–4545

  • Schütte OM, Mey I, Enderlein J, Savic F, Geil B, Janshoff A, Steinem C (2017) Size and mobility of lipid domains tuned by geometrical constraints, PNAS 114, E6064-E6071

  • Savic F, Kliesch TT, Verbeek S, Bao C, Thiart J, Kros A, Geil B, Janshoff (2016) Geometry of the Contact Zone between Fused Membrane-Coated Beads Mimicking Cell-Cell Fusion, Biophys. J. 110, 2216–2228

  • Witt H, Savic F, Oelkers M, Awan S, Werz DB, Geil B, Janshoff (2016) Size, Kinetics, and Free Energy of Clusters Formed by Ultraweak Carbohydrate-Carbohydrate Bonds, Biophys. J. 110, 1582–1592

  • Amann-Winkel K, Böhmer R, Fujara F, Gainaru C, Geil B, Loerting T (2016) Colloquium:Water’s controversial glass transitions, Rev.Mod. Phys. 88, 011002