Personal details
| Name | Georg Pabst |
| Adresse | Universitity of Graz, Institute for Molecular Biosciences, Humboldstr. 50/III, 8010 Graz, Österreich |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1967-1536 |
| Publikationen | Google Scholar / Details |
| Forschung | Research Portal of Uni Graz |
Academic education
| 2007: Habilitation in applied physics, TU Graz |
| 1997- 2000: Doctoral studies in physics, TU Graz |
| 1990 - 1997: Technical physics, TU Graz |
Positions
| Since Oktober 2012: Associate Professor, University of Graz, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Graz, Austria |
| Feb 2002 - Sep 2012: Junior/ Senior Scientist, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics and Nanosystems Research, Graz, Austria |
| Feb 2001 - Jan 2002: Erwin Schrödinger Fellow, National Research Council, Canadian Neutron Beam Center, Chalk River Laboratories, Ontario, Canada |
| Jun 2000 - Dez 2000: Postdoctoral Fellow, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics and X-ray Structure Research, Graz, Österreich |
Main areas of research
My research focuses on biological membranes and the role of lipid distribution in different membranes. We use simple membrane models with well-defined composition. We use a variety of experimental techniques with a focus on elastic and inelastic scattering methods.
More information about the research:
Most important scientific achievements
- Invited lectures: 30 invited lectures and 3 keynote lectures at international conferences; 48 invited seminars.
- Awards: Otto Kratky Prize for Young Scientists, International Union of Crystallography (2002)..
Participation in editorial boards and committees:
- Journals: Biophysical Journal, Biochimica Biophysica Acta – Biomembranes.
- Committees:
- Advisory committee of the Austrian Academy of Sciences for the ILL.
- Selection committee for ILL project proposals.
Reviewer for international journals (selection):
- BBA-Biomembranes, Biophysical Journal, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Langmuir, Nature, Physical Review Letters, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, Soft Matter.
Most important scientific projects funded:
| Project titel | Duration | Grant amount (k€) | Funding agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCA DN „Complex lipid membranes for science and technology“ | 2025 - 2029 | 270 | EU |
| Trilateral project ‘How lipid asymmetry influences the function of membrane proteins’ | 2025 - 2028 | 371 | FWF |
| Individual project ‘Effect of lipid asymmetry on the activity of outer membrane phospholipase A’ | 2019 - 2023 | 408 | FWF |
| Individual project ‘Coupling of the transverse and lateral structure in asymmetric lipid bilayers’ | 2014 - 2018 | 328 | FWF |
| Bilateral project (Slovenia/Austria) ‘Influencing membrane coupling via the aqueous phase’ | 2014 - 2016 | 314 | FWF |
Supervision of students:
- Master's theses: 13 (of which 2 ongoing)
- Doctoral theses: 10 (of which 3 ongoing)
National and International Collaborations
- Douwe Jan Bonthuis (TU Graz, Austria)
- Robert Ernst (Univ. Saarland, Homburg, Germany)
- Fred A. Heberle (Univ. Tennessee, TN, USA)
- Daniel Huster (Univ. Leipzig, Germany)
- Yuri Gerelli (CNR-ISC, Rom, Italy)
- John Katsaras (ORNL, TN, USA)
- Sandro Keller (Univ. Graz, Austria)
- Erwin London (Stony Brook University, NY, USA)
- Robert Vachá (CEITEC, Brno, Czech Republic)
- Primož Ziherl (Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia)