🔥 Publication alert! 🔥 Crystal Structure and Conformational Dynamics of N─N Bond-Forming Piperazate Synthase (PZS)
June 22, 2026 Congratulations to #BiodeCCodiNNg DC5 Nikita Pal, DC1 Simon Schröder, Prof. Karl Gruber, and Prof. Sandy Schmidt on their recently published research in ChemBioChem 🎉 In this study, they report the X-ray structure of a PZS, structural analysis, and molecular dynamics simulations that provide insights into cofactor binding, active-site architecture, and enzymatic N─N […]
🇦🇹➡️🇳🇱 Academic Secondment: DC5 – Nikita Pal – to Groningen, Netherlands!
February 5, 2026 ✨ New lab, new adventure! ✨ This January, I packed my bags (and my proteins) and moved for my academic #secondment to the University of Groningen from the University of Graz. ✈️🚆 With a background in structural biology, I’m eager to use this opportunity to expand my skill set. I look forward to exploring the field of biocatalysis […]
🎉 PhDversary! Annual update – DC5 – Nikita Pal
September 21, 2025 2 years since I began my PhD journey at the University of Graz, and it’s been a year of steady growth, collaboration, and lessons. Over this year, I had the joy to supervise a bachelor’s student as well as work alongside DC4 Annika Hein during her secondment in Graz. I also delivered […]
🎙️ Podcast Premiere – Green Chemistry: Where Science Meets Sustainability 🌱🔬
June 18, 2025 We’re excited to share a special one-off #podcast episode hosted by our PhD students Nikita Pal and Lilla Gal, featuring an inspiring conversation with Dr. Pablo Domínguez de María, a leading voice in #GreenChemistry. Together, they explore: ✅ How primary waste treatment contributes to CO₂ emissions ✅ The promise of industrial #biocatalysis […]
🚀🇩🇪 BiodeCCodiNNg goes AmineBioCat 6.0 – Posters, Presentations, Prizes 🏆🚨!
April 16, 2025 A delegation from the BiodeCCodiNNg consortium recently had a fantastic time at the #AmineBioCat 6.0 conference in #Aachen, Germany! The event was impressively organized by one of our PIs, Prof. Dörte Rother, with Flora Bindreiter – one of our DCs – as part of the organization team. 👏 We were proud to […]
🌟 A Classroom Conversation about Science 🌍
January 31, 2025 Last week, I had the chance to deliver a lecture at a high school in Leibnitz, Austria. 🎓 Connecting with students and introducing them to the world of biochemistry was a fulfilling experience. My presentation, “Decoding Life: From DNA to Proteins,” covered how we study proteins and their role in life processes. […]
🎉 PhDversary! Annual update – DC5 – Nikita Pal
October 4, 2024 It’s almost a year since I made the big move from India to #Austria to start my PhD at the University of Graz! It’s been an exciting and engaging journey filled with lab work and research and a chance to travel and meet fellow researchers. Graz quickly felt like home with its […]
🇦🇹📊 BiodeCCodiNNg @ ÖGMBT Graz, Austria – Nikita Pal (DC5) Poster presentation #2
September 23, 2024 Last week, I showcased my work at the 16th Annual ÖGMBT Meeting where I had the honor of engaging with the Austrian research community. It was incredible to communicate with some fellow structural biologists, other biotechnologists, and industry professionals. The meeting had insightful lectures about wet lab research and the integration of […]
👀⛵BiodeCCodiNNg spotted in Dubrovnik, Croatia – Nikita Pal (DC5) Poster presentation
April 16, 2024 Last week, I participated in the ‘Hot Topics in Contemporary Crystallography 6’, in Dubrovnik, Croatia. There I got the chance to attend a great workshop with practical and theoretical sessions on crystallography, data analysis, and database resources, and presenting on a #Postersession! 💎 💻📜 It was so much fun sharing details of #NNzymes with […]
🎓➡️🏭 First BiodeCCodiNNg Secondment: DC5 – Nikita Pal – to Innophore!
February 26, 2024 Hello again! As part of my PhD program at BiodeCCodiNNg, I just started my Industrial Secondment at Innophore on the 1st of February ’24. Innophore is based in Graz (Austria) and San Francisco (USA), and they work on developing protein and drug discovery platforms guided by AI. 🤖🧠 I am looking forward […]