Luuk van Wilderen

Senior scientist at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

About

Experienced researcher using visible and infrared light to study structural dynamics of small molecules and proteins. DFG grant winner!

Experience

  • Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a. Main (15 yrs 10 mos)
    • Permanent Staff
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    • Researcher
      Sep 2021 - May 2025 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      Awarded my own position ('Eigene Stelle') by the German Research Foundation (DFG; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft).

    • Researcher
      Oct 2010 - Sep 2021 · 11 yrs

      Biophysical Research. Steady state and ultrafast infrared and visible spectroscopy on proteins and small molecules. Development of new pulse sequences. Development of data analysis tools. Examiner for Physics of Medicine course. Tutor of bachelor practical course. Participation in several teaching courses. Lecturer in Joint German-Chinese Biophysics Summer School Supervision of bachelor, master and PhD students. Publication of results in international peer-reviewed journals.

  • FEBS Research Fellow / Visiting researcher at Imperial College London
    Nov 2007 - Oct 2010 · 3 yrs

    Awarded a Long-Term fellow of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies to perform studies at Imperial College and at the Pierre-et-Marie Curie University in Paris (France). Biophysical research. Vibrational and visible spectroscopy on proteins (ultrafast lasers, stopped-flow, magnetic field effects) Written and published global analysis software for time resolved data Publication of results in international peer-reviewed journals. Presentation of results at international conferences.

  • FEBS Research fellow / Visiting researcher at Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris
    Nov 2007 - Oct 2010 · 3 yrs

    Awarded a Long-Term fellow of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (http://www.febs.org/) to perform studies at Imperial College and at the Pierre-et-Marie Curie University in Paris (France). Shared position, see above for gained experiences.

  • PHD Researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
    Sep 2002 - Jun 2007 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    PhD obtained at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Netherlands) Ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy on proteins