Projects
Early Synthesis
| Project | Collaborating PIs |
|---|---|
| P01 Probing RNA-stability, formation and catalysis in simulated prebiotic environments on the early Earth and in Space | Caselli & Mutschler |
| P02 Profiling of meteoric organic matter and the role of metalorganic compounds | Dingwell & Schmitt-Kopplin |
| P03 Prebiotic synthesis in volcanic discharges: porous ash in volcanic gas atmospheres | Eisenreich & Scheu |
| P04 Chemical evolution of biomolecules under volcanic hydrothermal conditions | Huber & Schmitt-Kopplin |
| P05 Evolutionary optimization of experimental synthetic networks | Frey & Trapp |
Replication & Translation
| Project | Collaborating PIs |
|---|---|
| P06 Bridging the gap between chain formation and genetic copying of RNA | Gerland & Richert |
| P07 Foams as catalytic environments for prebiotic reactions | Braun & Schwille |
| P08 Thermally driven emergence of functional RNA motifs | Mast & Mutschler |
| P09 Volcanic matrices to host autonomous DNA replication | Braun & Scheu |
| P10 Oligonucleotide assemblies as binding and reaction centers | Liedl & Richert |
| P11 Understanding the genetic code from affinities and reactivities to transfer RNA motifs | Braun & Jäschke |
Early Metabolism & Cells
| Project | Collaborating PIs |
|---|---|
| P12 Probing mechanism of chirality amplifications by experiments and multi-scale modeling | Ochsenfeld & Trapp |
| P13 Tracing primordial metabolism reflected by microorganisms under hydrothermal conditions | Eisenreich & Orsi |
| P14 Freeze-thaw driven proliferation of RNA protocells | Mutschler & Schwille |
| P15 Nonequilibrium dynamics of nucleic acid-lipid mixtures | Gerland & Simmel |
| P16 Self-replicating microcompartments as a model for protocells | Boekhoven |