Roland Winter

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Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 55, Issue 43 p. 13374-13374 Author ProfileFree Access Roland Winter First published: 04 May 2016 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201603733Citations: 2AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract “My favorite place on Earth is a good French brasserie. My not-so-secret passion is astrobiology ...” This and more about Roland Winter can be found on page 13374. The author presented on this page has published 10 articles in Angewandte Chemie in the last 10 years, including: “Condensation Agents Determine the Temperature–Pressure Stability of F-Actin Bundles”: M. Gao, M. Berghaus, J. von der Ecken, S. Raunser, R. Winter, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 11088; Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 11240. Roland Winter Date of birth: October 22, 1954 Position: Professor of Physical Chemistry, TU Dortmund University E-mail: roland.winter@tu-dortmund.de Homepage: http://www.ccb.tu-dortmund.de/fb03/de Education: 1979 Diploma in Chemistry, Technische Universität Karlsruhe 1982 PhD supervised by Ulrich Schindewolf, Technische Universität Karlsruhe 1983–1986 Working at the University of Marburg 1987–1988 Postdoctoral work with Jiri Jonas, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1991 Habilitation (mentor: Friedrich Hensel), University of Marburg Awards: 1992 Dozentenpreis, Fonds der Chemischen Industrie Current research interests: Biophysical Chemistry: membrane and protein biophysics, signal transduction, amyloidogenesis, solvation, high-pressure biophysics Hobbies: Literature, history of art, wine tasting My favorite place on Earth is a good French brasserie. My not-so-secret passion is astrobiology. If I could have dinner with three famous scientists from history, they would be Linus Pauling, Erwin Schrödinger, and Ludwig Boltzmann. And I would ask them how they would deal with unfavorable referee reports. I chose chemistry as a career because I had highly motivating teachers in chemistry and physics. The most exciting thing about my research is being surrounded by highly motivated students. The best advice I have ever been given is to search for a niche in science that has not been explored yet. I can never resist to accept an invitation from good friends. I celebrate success by clinking glasses at a great meal with friends. My favorite authors include James Joyce, Kazuo Ishiguro, Haruki Murakami, and Robert Harris. My top three films of all time are Monsieur Hulot, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings. What I look for first in a publication is if our work has been cited. My favorite piece of research is to explore the limits of life. When I'm frustrated, I grab a good book. My 5 top papers: References 1“Pressure Modulation of the Enzymatic Activity of Phospholipase A2, A Putative Membrane-Associated Pressure Sensor”: S. Suladze, S. Cinar, B. Sperlich, R. Winter, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 12588. (Exploration of how pressure stress may be sensed by biological membranes.) 2“Prebiotic Cell Membranes that Survive Extreme Environmental Pressure Conditions”: S. Kapoor, M. Berghaus, S. Suladze, D. Prumbaum, S. Grobelny, P. Degen, S. Raunser, R. Winter, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 8397; Angew. Chem. 2014, 126, 8537. (Explains why prebiotic lipid containers are stable at high pressure in the deep sea.) 3“Revealing conformational substates of lipidated N-Ras protein by pressure modulation”: S. Kapoor, G. Triola, I. R. Vetter, M. Erlkamp, H. Waldmann, R. Winter, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2012, 109, 460. (Lipidated signaling proteins are able to populate different conformational substates at membrane interfaces.) 4“Cross-Amyloid Interaction of Aβ and IAPP at Lipid Membranes”: J. Seeliger, F. Evers, C. Jeworrek, S. Kapoor, K. Weise, E. Andreetto, M. Tolan, A. Kapurniotu, R. Winter, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 679; Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 703. (Amyloidogenic peptides may interfere with each other, thereby affecting their membrane-partitioning behavior and cytotoxicity.) 5“Exploring the Piezophilic Behavior of Natural Cosolvent Mixtures”: M. A. Schroer, Y. Zhai, D. C. F. Wieland, C. J. Sahle, J. Nase, M. Paulus, M. Tolan, R. Winter, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 11413; Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 11615. (Naturally evolved compatible osmolytes are able to alleviate deleterious environmental stresses such as high hydrostatic pressure.) Citing Literature Volume55, Issue43October 17, 2016Pages 13374-13374 ReferencesRelatedInformation