Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann

Contact

Facility

Faculty of Life Sciences

Department of Biology

Experimental Biophysics

Status group

Professor/in

Email

hegemape? Please insert an @ at this point ?rz.hu-berlin? Please insert a period at this pointde

Telephone

030 2093-98272

Postal address

Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin

Registered office

Institutsgeb?ude / Mittelbau, Invalidenstra?e 42 (Mittelbau), 10115 Berlin

Room

403

Research projects

Project
DFG Excellence Strategy Cluster01/2026 - 12/2028
EXC 2049/2: Improving Channelrhodopsins for Neuronal Application by Single Channel Recording, MD simulation, and Molecular Engineering
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
Horizon 2020: ERC Synergy Grant09/2022 - 08/2028
Switchable rhodOpsins in Life sciences (SOL)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann, Prof. Dr. phil. nat. Prof. Dr. Sonja Kleinlogel, Prof. Dr. Prof. Dr. Gebhard F. X. Schertler, Prof. Prof. Robert Lucas BSc, PhD
Project
DFG Collaborative Research Centre01/2021 - 12/2024
CRC 1078/3: Gating and Ion Transport Dynamics in Channelrhodopsin and Light-Driven Pumps (SP B02)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Individual Research Grant11/2020 - 06/2025
Analysis of Functional Brain Connections by In Vivo Optogenetics and Holography
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
Other higher education funding organisations07/2020 - 06/2023
High Resolution Optogenetics with OLEDs
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann, Karl Leo
Project
DFG Individual Research Grant10/2019 - 02/2024
Development and Modification of Chrimson for subcellular Applications
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Priority Programme07/2019 - 04/2024
PP 1926: Development and Application of RoCK, a Novel Rhodopsin Cyclase/ K+ Channel-Based Optogenetic Tool for Silencing of Excitable Cells
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Individual Research Grant06/2019 - 10/2021
Functional in vivo Studies of Algal Sensory Photoreceptors
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Excellence Strategy Cluster01/2019 - 12/2025
EXC 2008: Unifying Systems in Catalysis (UniSysCat)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Arne Thomas
Project
DFG Excellence Strategy Cluster01/2019 - 12/2022
EXC 314/1: Elucidation of the photo-assembly mechanism of the native and modified water oxidation catalysts in photosystem II Biocatalytic coupling of photosystem I with FDH and CODH supercomplexes
Project management: PD Dr. Athina Zouni
Project
DFG Excellence Strategy Cluster01/2019 - 12/2025
EXC 2049: Comprehensive Approaches to Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders “NeuroCure”
Project management: Prof. Andrew Plested, Prof. Dr. Michael Brecht, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Isabel Dziobek, Prof. Dr. Matthew Larkum, Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Collaborative Research Centre07/2018 - 06/2022
CRC 1315/1: Development of Molecular Tools for Manipulating and Studying Memory Engrams (SP C01)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann, Dietmar Schmitz Prof. Dr.
Project
DFG Excellence Initiative Cluster11/2017 - 12/2018
Elucidation of the photo-assembly mechanism of the light-driven water oxidizing complex in photosystem II
Project management: PD Dr. Athina Zouni
Project
Horizon 2020: Research and Innovation Action (RIA)10/2017 - 06/2022
EU: Stardust (STD)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
Horizon 2020: ERC Advanced Grant10/2016 - 09/2021
Mechanism of Enzyme Rhodopsin Activation (MERA)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Priority Programme10/2016 - 02/2019
PP 1665: Cognitive Performance As Result of Coordinated Neuronal Activity Within Developing Prefrontal-Hippocampal Circuits
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Individual Research Grant09/2016 - 01/2019
PP 1926/1: Development and Application of Novel Optogenetic Tools in Specific Intracellular Compartments
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Collaborative Research Centre07/2016 - 06/2020
CRC-TRR 186/1: Optical Control of Calcium Switches That Orchestrate Fast Signaling in the Brain (SP A07)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space07/2016 - 12/2019
Single-Shot Spectrometer for Time-Resolved Simultaneous Vis- and IR Measurements
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
01/2016 - 01/2017
17th International conference on Retinal Proteins
Project management: Dr. Wiebke Apel
Project
01/2016 - 01/2017
17th International Conference on Retinal Proteins
Project management: Dr. Wiebke Apel
Project
Senatsverwaltung - Wissenschaft01/2016 - 12/2021
Wissenschaftspreis des Regierenden Bürgermeisters von Berlin
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Research Unit11/2013 - 12/2016
FG 1279/2: Channelrhodopsin Colour Tuning (SP 08)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Priority Programme09/2013 - 12/2021
PP 1665: Optogenetic Dissection of the Developing Prefrontal-Hippocampal Circuitry That Gates Mnemonic and Executive Maturation
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space07/2013 - 06/2016
Development of Single-Shot-IR
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Research Unit05/2013 - 12/2016
FG 1279/1: Characterization of Bimodal Light-Switchable Rhodopsins and Tailoring for Optogentic Application (SP 10)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
04/2013 - 03/2018
Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Research Unit04/2013 - 09/2016
FG 1261/2: Functional Characterization of Channelrhodopsins and Enzymerhodopsins in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii (SP 02)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Collaborative Research Centre01/2013 - 03/2021
CRC 1078/1: Structural Basis of Proton Release in Water Oxidation by Photosystem II (SP A05)
Project management: Athina Zouni, Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Holger Dobbek, Prof. i. R. Nikolaus Ernsting Ph. D., Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Collaborative Research Centre01/2013 - 12/2020
CRC 1078/1: Structural Dynamics of Channelrhodopsins (SP B01)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Collaborative Research Centre01/2013 - 12/2020
CRC 1078/1: Gating and Ion Transport Dynamics in Channelrhodopsin and Light-Driven Pumps (SP B02)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Excellence Initiative Cluster11/2012 - 10/2017
EXC/2 Katalyse: E4.2
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Individual Research Grant01/2012 - 06/2015
Investigation of BLUF photochemistry by isotopic labelling of flavin cofactor and amino acid side chains
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Individual Research Grant01/2012 - 06/2015
Ultrafast Dynamics of Biomolecules Studied by Vibrational Spectroscopy on Selectively Isotope Labeled Proteins
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
11/2011 - 10/2015
OPTOBRAIN – Innovative Optogenetics for Research and Translational Brain Applications
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Individual Research Grant05/2010 - 04/2013
The Channelrhodopsin Mechanism
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Research Unit04/2010 - 12/2011
TP 08: The photochromism of Channelrhodopsin-1 of Volvox carteri (VCHR)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Research Unit04/2010 - 01/2014
RG 1279: Structural and Biochemical Studies on Blue-Light Based Photoswitches (SP 06)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Research Unit11/2009 - 10/2013
RG 1261: Functional Characterization of Channelrhodopsins and Enzymerhodopsins in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (SP 2)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space03/2009 - 02/2011
Development of New Light-Sensitive Protein Tools for Neuroscience Applications
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Individual Research Grant02/2009 - 04/2013
Photochromism of Channelrhodopsin-1 of Volvox carteri (VCHR)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Individual Research Grant05/2008 - 04/2009
Electrophysiological Characterization of Channelrhodopsins III
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
03/2008 - 05/2008
In vitro DNA Recombination
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Excellence Initiative Cluster11/2007 - 10/2012
Cluster: Integrale Konzepte der Katalyse (Teilbereich B 4)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Research Unit06/2007 - 05/2009
FG 504: Nuclear gene Targeting in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (II) (TP 2)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Research Unit03/2007 - 05/2011
FG 526: Three blue light receptors - TP 2: Biochemical and spectroscopic characterization of three blue light receptors with LOV and BLUF-domain-type chromophores III
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Individual Research Grant06/2006 - 05/2008
Electrophysiological Characterization of Channelrhodopsins
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Research Unit02/2006 - 12/2009
FG 526: Three blue light receptors - TP II: Biochemical and spectroscopic characterization of three blue light receptors with LOV and BLUF-domain-type chromophores
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Research Unit11/2005 - 12/2010
FG 504: Molecular mechanisms of gene silencing and positional effects in green algae
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Individual Research Grant11/2005 - 12/2006
Electrophysiological in vitro characterization of new rhodopsins of the algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Collaborative Research Centre05/2005 - 12/2009
SFB 498: In vitro characterization of new rhodopsins from green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (TP B10)
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Research Unit03/2005 - 02/2007
FG 526: Nuclear Gene Targeting in Chlamydomonas
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann
Project
DFG Research Unit10/2004 - 01/2007
FG 526: Blue-Light Receptors - TP 2: Biochemical and spectroscopic characterization of three blue light receptors with LOV and BLUF-domain-type chromophores
Project management: Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Hegemann

Contact

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Research projects

EXC 2049/2: Improving Channelrhodopsins for Neuronal Application by Single Channel Recording, MD simulation, and Molecular Engineering

Switchable rhodOpsins in Life sciences (SOL)

CRC 1078/3: Gating and Ion Transport Dynamics in Channelrhodopsin and Light-Driven Pumps (SP B02)

Analysis of Functional Brain Connections by In Vivo Optogenetics and Holography

High Resolution Optogenetics with OLEDs

Development and Modification of Chrimson for subcellular Applications

PP 1926: Development and Application of RoCK, a Novel Rhodopsin Cyclase/ K+ Channel-Based Optogenetic Tool for Silencing of Excitable Cells

Functional in vivo Studies of Algal Sensory Photoreceptors

EXC 2008: Unifying Systems in Catalysis (UniSysCat)

EXC 314/1: Elucidation of the photo-assembly mechanism of the native and modified water oxidation catalysts in photosystem II Biocatalytic coupling of photosystem I with FDH and CODH supercomplexes

EXC 2049: Comprehensive Approaches to Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders “NeuroCure”

CRC 1315/1: Development of Molecular Tools for Manipulating and Studying Memory Engrams (SP C01)

Elucidation of the photo-assembly mechanism of the light-driven water oxidizing complex in photosystem II

EU: Stardust (STD)

Mechanism of Enzyme Rhodopsin Activation (MERA)

PP 1665: Cognitive Performance As Result of Coordinated Neuronal Activity Within Developing Prefrontal-Hippocampal Circuits

PP 1926/1: Development and Application of Novel Optogenetic Tools in Specific Intracellular Compartments

CRC-TRR 186/1: Optical Control of Calcium Switches That Orchestrate Fast Signaling in the Brain (SP A07)

Single-Shot Spectrometer for Time-Resolved Simultaneous Vis- and IR Measurements

17th International conference on Retinal Proteins

17th International Conference on Retinal Proteins

Wissenschaftspreis des Regierenden Bürgermeisters von Berlin

FG 1279/2: Channelrhodopsin Colour Tuning (SP 08)

PP 1665: Optogenetic Dissection of the Developing Prefrontal-Hippocampal Circuitry That Gates Mnemonic and Executive Maturation

Development of Single-Shot-IR

FG 1279/1: Characterization of Bimodal Light-Switchable Rhodopsins and Tailoring for Optogentic Application (SP 10)

Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine

FG 1261/2: Functional Characterization of Channelrhodopsins and Enzymerhodopsins in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii (SP 02)

CRC 1078/1: Structural Basis of Proton Release in Water Oxidation by Photosystem II (SP A05)

CRC 1078/1: Structural Dynamics of Channelrhodopsins (SP B01)

CRC 1078/1: Gating and Ion Transport Dynamics in Channelrhodopsin and Light-Driven Pumps (SP B02)

EXC/2 Katalyse: E4.2

Investigation of BLUF photochemistry by isotopic labelling of flavin cofactor and amino acid side chains

Ultrafast Dynamics of Biomolecules Studied by Vibrational Spectroscopy on Selectively Isotope Labeled Proteins

OPTOBRAIN – Innovative Optogenetics for Research and Translational Brain Applications

The Channelrhodopsin Mechanism

TP 08: The photochromism of Channelrhodopsin-1 of Volvox carteri (VCHR)

RG 1279: Structural and Biochemical Studies on Blue-Light Based Photoswitches (SP 06)

RG 1261: Functional Characterization of Channelrhodopsins and Enzymerhodopsins in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (SP 2)

Development of New Light-Sensitive Protein Tools for Neuroscience Applications

Photochromism of Channelrhodopsin-1 of Volvox carteri (VCHR)

Electrophysiological Characterization of Channelrhodopsins III

In vitro DNA Recombination

Cluster: Integrale Konzepte der Katalyse (Teilbereich B 4)

FG 504: Nuclear gene Targeting in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (II) (TP 2)

FG 526: Three blue light receptors - TP 2: Biochemical and spectroscopic characterization of three blue light receptors with LOV and BLUF-domain-type chromophores III

Electrophysiological Characterization of Channelrhodopsins

FG 526: Three blue light receptors - TP II: Biochemical and spectroscopic characterization of three blue light receptors with LOV and BLUF-domain-type chromophores

FG 504: Molecular mechanisms of gene silencing and positional effects in green algae

Electrophysiological in vitro characterization of new rhodopsins of the algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

SFB 498: In vitro characterization of new rhodopsins from green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (TP B10)

FG 526: Nuclear Gene Targeting in Chlamydomonas

FG 526: Blue-Light Receptors - TP 2: Biochemical and spectroscopic characterization of three blue light receptors with LOV and BLUF-domain-type chromophores