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	''' Post-docs'''		''' Post-docs'''

	* [https://orcid.org/~~0000~~-~~0001~~-~~7059~~-~~7568~~ Dr. ~~Sulejman Skoko~~] (~~starting 01~~.09.~~2023~~).		<gallery widths="100px" >
			File:Elio.png \| [https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7514-3986 Dr. Elio Casalini] (09.2026 - 02.27)
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	''' PhD students'''		''' PhD students'''
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	File:XiaociHu.jpeg \| Xiaoci Hu (starting 15.09.2024)		File:XiaociHu.jpeg \| [https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2794-1999 Xiaoci Hu] (starting 15.09.2024)
	File:Elio.png \| Elio Casalini (starting 15.06.2022)		<!-- File:Elio.png \| Elio Casalini (starting 15.06.2022, ending 29.06.2026) --!>
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	I have been fortunate to work with some wonderful students and post-docs. Here they are:		I have been fortunate to work with some wonderful students and post-docs. Here they are:

			* [https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7059-7568 Dr. Sulejman Skoko], currently a start up founder. <!--, (01.09.2023 - 31.08.2025). -->

	* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-singh-736087116/?midToken=AQE3lZQzky82aw&midSig=13j0sg2ymv3qc1&trk=eml-email_m2m_invite_single_01-hero-4-prof%7Ecta&trkEmail=eml-email_m2m_invite_single_01-hero-4-prof%7Ecta-null-s9gah%7El0zc8joi%7E3o-null-neptune%2Fprofile%7Evanity%2Eview Robin Singh], currently at [https://www.linkedin.com/company/gravity-pcm-institute/ Gravity PCM Institute].		* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-singh-736087116/?midToken=AQE3lZQzky82aw&midSig=13j0sg2ymv3qc1&trk=eml-email_m2m_invite_single_01-hero-4-prof%7Ecta&trkEmail=eml-email_m2m_invite_single_01-hero-4-prof%7Ecta-null-s9gah%7El0zc8joi%7E3o-null-neptune%2Fprofile%7Evanity%2Eview Robin Singh], currently at [https://www.linkedin.com/company/gravity-pcm-institute/ Gravity PCM Institute].
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	* [https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=htxC8PUAAAAJ&hl=en Dr. Ana Elisa Bergues-Pupo], currently a Bioinformatics Scientist at Targenomix GmbH, in Berlin.		* [https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=htxC8PUAAAAJ&hl=en Dr. Ana Elisa Bergues-Pupo], currently a Bioinformatics Scientist at Targenomix GmbH, in Berlin.

	* [https://scholar.google.es/citations?hl=en&user=ge4yXdAAAAAJ Dr. João Robalo]<!--, currently at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Golm, Germany. -->		* [https://scholar.google.es/citations?hl=en&user=ge4yXdAAAAAJ Dr. João Robalo] <!--, currently at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Golm, Germany. -->

	* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EfHrGvkAAAAJ&hl=en Dr. Sadra Kashefolgheta], currently at the R&D Pharmaceuticals department of Bayer, Wuppertal, Germany.		* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=EfHrGvkAAAAJ&hl=en Dr. Sadra Kashefolgheta], currently at the R&D Pharmaceuticals department of Bayer, Wuppertal, Germany.
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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==

	Best checked in my [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wKC6n28AAAAJ&hl=en Google Scholar profile], which I keep tidy and up-to-date (mostly), or using my ResearcherID [https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/summary/~~0ab0654b~~-~~aad6~~-~~4775~~-~~99d6~~-~~4ecfe0e66778~~-~~014f9429d8~~/date-descending/1 (H-~~7805~~-~~2013~~) in Web of Science].		Best checked in my [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wKC6n28AAAAJ&hl=en Google Scholar profile], which I keep tidy and up-to-date (mostly), or using my ResearcherID [https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/summary/1510c0e5-a8bb-417c-b436-294d8e6fcf81-01c7cdc85a/date-descending/1 (AFS-1545-2022) in Web of Science].

	My CV, funding, referee activities can be seen in my [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0337-3972 ORCID record]. My [https://publons.com/researcher/1670773/ana-vila-verde/ pubIons] record is also reasonably informative (my referee activities are incomplete, though); my Scopus record is out-of-date.		My CV, funding, referee activities can be seen in my [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0337-3972 ORCID record]. My [https://publons.com/researcher/1670773/ana-vila-verde/ pubIons] record is also reasonably informative (my referee activities are incomplete, though); my Scopus record is out-of-date.
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	== News ==		== News ==
			* 26.09.: After a well-deserved rest, Elio is back to work for 6 months as a post-doc in a project with Evonik :).
			* 26.06.: Elio defended his PhD thesis, titled ''A Local, Molecular-Scale View of
			Hydrophobic Solvation'' Well done!
			[[Image:Elio.png\|frameless]]-->

			=== Olds ===
	* 25.01.: We use MD simulations and IR-solvation shell spectroscopy done the group of [https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/pc2/petersen/ Poul Petersen at the Ruhr University Bochum], to show that protein hydration shells of halophilic proteins are - surprisingly - equally as robust to changes in KCl concentration as normal (i.e., mesophilic) proteins. See our paper in [https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.5241 Protein Science].		* 25.01.: We use MD simulations and IR-solvation shell spectroscopy done the group of [https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/pc2/petersen/ Poul Petersen at the Ruhr University Bochum], to show that protein hydration shells of halophilic proteins are - surprisingly - equally as robust to changes in KCl concentration as normal (i.e., mesophilic) proteins. See our paper in [https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.5241 Protein Science].
	* 24.09.15: From September 15 onwards, Xiaoci Hu will join us for three years as a PhD student. Welcome Xiaoci!		* 24.09.15: From September 15 onwards, Xiaoci Hu will join us for three years as a PhD student. Welcome Xiaoci!
			* 24.02.23: Hosein Geraili and collaborators in the group of [https://ccb.tu-dortmund.de/en/professorships/pc/linser/ Rasmus Linser] mechanistically explain using simulation and NMR that the non-monotonic and non-linear impact of salt on protein dynamics stems from electrostatics, rather than from changes in the hydrophobic effect as previously believed. See our paper in [https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202400057 ChemBioChem].
	~~=== Olds ===~~

	* 24.02.23: Hosein Geraili and collaborators in the group of [https://ccb.tu-dortmund.de/en/professorships/pc/linser/ Rasmus Linser] mechanistically explain using simulation and NMR that the non-monotonic and non-linear impact of salt on protein dynamics stems from electrostatics, rather than from changes in the hydrophobic effect as previously believed. See our paper in [https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202400057 ChemBioChem].
	<!-- * 22.05.09: From June 15 onwards, Elio Casalini will join us for three years as a PhD student. Welcome Elio!		<!-- * 22.05.09: From June 15 onwards, Elio Casalini will join us for three years as a PhD student. Welcome Elio!
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	* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jT0cwvYAAAAJ&hl=en Dr. Hosein Geraili], who completed his PhD in the group and continued his project as a post-doc.		* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jT0cwvYAAAAJ&hl=en Dr. Hosein Geraili], who completed his PhD in the group and continued his project as a post-doc.

	* [https://~~scholar~~.~~google~~.es/~~citations?user=htxC8PUAAAAJ&hl=en~~ Dr. Ana Elisa Bergues-Pupo], currently a Bioinformatics Scientist at Targenomix GmbH, in Berlin.		* [https://de.linkedin.com/in/ana-elisa-bergues-pupo Dr. Ana Elisa Bergues-Pupo], currently a Bioinformatics Scientist at Targenomix GmbH, in Berlin.

	* [https://~~scholar~~.~~google~~.es/~~citations?hl=en&user=ge4yXdAAAAAJ~~ Dr. João Robalo] <!--, currently at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Golm, Germany. -->		* [https://de.linkedin.com/in/joao-r-robalo-0b3814213 Dr. João Robalo] <!--, currently at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Golm, Germany. -->

	* [https://~~scholar~~.~~google~~.com/~~citations?user=EfHrGvkAAAAJ&hl=en~~ Dr. Sadra Kashefolgheta], currently at the R&D Pharmaceuticals department of Bayer, Wuppertal, Germany.		* [https://de.linkedin.com/in/sadra-kashef-ol-gheta-74a838103 Dr. Sadra Kashefolgheta], currently at the R&D Pharmaceuticals department of Bayer, Wuppertal, Germany.

	* Dr. Chuanfu Luo <!--, currently at the State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China. -->		* Dr. Chuanfu Luo <!--, currently at the State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China. -->
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	Best checked in my [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wKC6n28AAAAJ&hl=en Google Scholar profile], which I keep tidy and up-to-date (mostly), or using my ResearcherID [https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/summary/1510c0e5-a8bb-417c-b436-294d8e6fcf81-01c7cdc85a/date-descending/1 (AFS-1545-2022) in Web of Science].		Best checked in my [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wKC6n28AAAAJ&hl=en Google Scholar profile], which I keep tidy and up-to-date (mostly), or using my ResearcherID [https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/summary/1510c0e5-a8bb-417c-b436-294d8e6fcf81-01c7cdc85a/date-descending/1 (AFS-1545-2022) in Web of Science].

	My CV, funding, referee activities can be seen in my [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0337-3972 ORCID record]. My [https://publons.com/researcher/1670773/ana-vila-verde/ pubIons] record is also reasonably informative (my referee activities are incomplete, though); ~~my Scopus record is out~~-of-~~date.~~		My CV, funding, referee activities can be seen in my [https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0337-3972 ORCID record]. My Scopus record is out-of-date.
			<!-- My [https://publons.com/researcher/1670773/ana-vila-verde/ pubIons] record is also reasonably informative (my referee activities are incomplete, though);-->

	== Jobs ==		== Jobs ==
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	== News ==		== News ==
	* 26.09.: After a well-deserved rest, Elio is back to work for 6 months as a post-doc in a project with Evonik :).		* 26.09.: After a well-deserved rest, Elio is back to work for 6 months as a post-doc in a project with Evonik :).
	* 26.06.: Elio defended his PhD thesis, titled ''A Local, Molecular-Scale View of		* 26.06.: Elio defended his PhD thesis, titled ''A Local, Molecular-Scale View of Hydrophobic Solvation'' Well done!
	Hydrophobic Solvation'' Well done!		[[Image:Elio-PhD.jpeg\|frameless]]
	[[Image:Elio.~~png~~\|frameless]]~~-->~~

	=== Olds ===		=== Olds ===
	* 25.01.: We use MD simulations and IR-solvation shell spectroscopy done the group of [https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/pc2/petersen/ Poul Petersen at the Ruhr University Bochum], to show that protein hydration shells of halophilic proteins are - surprisingly - equally as robust to changes in KCl concentration as normal (i.e., mesophilic) proteins. See our paper in [https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.5241 Protein Science].		<!--* 25.01.: We use MD simulations and IR-solvation shell spectroscopy done the group of [https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/pc2/petersen/ Poul Petersen at the Ruhr University Bochum], to show that protein hydration shells of halophilic proteins are - surprisingly - equally as robust to changes in KCl concentration as normal (i.e., mesophilic) proteins. See our paper in [https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.5241 Protein Science].-->
	* 24.09.15: From September 15 onwards, Xiaoci Hu will join us for three years as a PhD student. Welcome Xiaoci!		* 24.09.15: From September 15 onwards, Xiaoci Hu will join us for three years as a PhD student. Welcome Xiaoci!
	* 24.02.23: Hosein Geraili and collaborators in the group of [https://ccb.tu-dortmund.de/en/professorships/pc/linser/ Rasmus Linser] mechanistically explain using simulation and NMR that the non-monotonic and non-linear impact of salt on protein dynamics stems from electrostatics, rather than from changes in the hydrophobic effect as previously believed. See our paper in [https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202400057 ChemBioChem].		<!-- * 24.02.23: Hosein Geraili and collaborators in the group of [https://ccb.tu-dortmund.de/en/professorships/pc/linser/ Rasmus Linser] mechanistically explain using simulation and NMR that the non-monotonic and non-linear impact of salt on protein dynamics stems from electrostatics, rather than from changes in the hydrophobic effect as previously believed. See our paper in [https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202400057 ChemBioChem]. -->
	<!-- * 22.05.09: From June 15 onwards, Elio Casalini will join us for three years as a PhD student. Welcome Elio!		<!-- * 22.05.09: From June 15 onwards, Elio Casalini will join us for three years as a PhD student. Welcome Elio!
	[[Image:Elio.png\|frameless]]-->		[[Image:Elio.png\|frameless]]-->
	* Congratulations to Hosein Geraili for defending his PhD Thesis ''The role of acidic amino acids in the hydration and stabilization of halophilic proteins''!		* Congratulations to Hosein Geraili for defending his PhD Thesis ''The role of acidic amino acids in the hydration and stabilization of halophilic proteins''!
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	* Hosein Geraili shows that acidic amino acids are not necessary to keep proteins hydrated at high concentrations of KCl in his article in the [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2021.05.015 Biophysical Journal],		<!--* Hosein Geraili shows that acidic amino acids are not necessary to keep proteins hydrated at high concentrations of KCl in his article in the [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2021.05.015 Biophysical Journal], -->
	* Ana Bergues clarifies the mechanisms governing the deformation of peptide alpha helices pulled in tension in her article in [https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SM01166E PCCP].		<!--* Ana Bergues clarifies the mechanisms governing the deformation of peptide alpha helices pulled in tension in her article in [https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SM01166E PCCP].
	* João Robalo shows that features of the hydration shell of CF<sub>3</sub> groups are fundamentally different from those around CH<sub>3</sub> in his paper in [https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b06862 JACS].		* João Robalo shows that features of the hydration shell of CF<sub>3</sub> groups are fundamentally different from those around CH<sub>3</sub> in his paper in [https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.9b06862 JACS].-->

	== Useful information for grad students and post-docs ==		== Useful information for grad students and post-docs ==