Membrane Enzymology Group

Bert Poolman - Professor of Biochemistry (University of Groningen)

Central questions in the Poolman group are: (i) What tasks should a living cell minimally perform and how this can be accomplished with a minimal set of components? (ii) How do molecules permeate biological membranes? (iii) How can one control the volume and physico-chemistry of the cell?

The main current research areas include:

• Building of synthetic cells (BaSyC consortium): construction of functional far-from-equilibrium systems for metabolic energy conservation and development of cell volume regulatory networks.

• Cellular homeostasis: elucidation of the (transport) mechanisms that control the physicochemistry of the cell.

• Traffic of membrane proteins: understanding of the targeted delivery, localization and energetics of nutrient transporters.

CONTACT

E-mail: b.poolman@rug.nl / https://www.membraneenzymology.com