research

The Ochsenreiter Lab is working in the field of molecular biology, using the single-celled parasite model system Trypanosoma brucei to uncover the principles that govern mitochondrial biogenesis, including organelle fusion and fission, mitochondrial genome replication, segregation, as well as mitochondrial gene expression. To address our questions, we use a range of different techniques, including:

• immunofluorescence microscopy

• superresolution microscopy - expansion microscopy

• electron microscopy

• proximity labeling techniques

• proteomics and next generation sequencing

• molecular biology