Dr. habil. PD Rumiana Dimova
Research interests
- membrane biophysics
- synthetic biology
Research Units in UniSysCat
Awards (selection)
| 2021 | Liesegang Prize of the German Colloid Society in recognition of R. Dimova’s work on lipid bilayers and biomembranes |
| 2016 | Elected as Scientific Representative of Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces |
| 2015 | Elected as the 2017 Chair of the Membrane Structure and Assembly Subgroup of the Biophysical Society |
| 2014 | Emmy Noether distinction for women in physics (European Physical Society) |
Dr. habil. PD Rumiana Dimova
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Science Park Golm
Am Mühlenberg 1
14424 Potsdam
331 567 9615
331 567 9612
rumiana.dimova(at)mpikg.mpg.de
https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/th/people/dimova/
Publications (selection)
Super-resolution imaging of highly curved membrane structures in giant vesicles encapsulating molecular condensates, Z. Zhao, R. Debjit, J. Steinkühler, T. Robinson, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Adv. Mater. 34, 2106633 (2022) DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106633
Super-elasticity of plasma- and synthetic membranes resulting from coupling of membrane asymmetry, curvature and lipid sorting, J. Steinkühler, T. Bhatia, Z. Zhao, F.S.C. Leomil, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Adv. Sci. 8, 2102109 (2021) DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102109
To close or to collapse: the role of charges on membrane stability upon pore formation, R.B. Lira, F.S.C. Leomil, R.J. Melo, K.A Riske and R. Dimova, Adv. Sci., 8, 2004068 (2021) DOI: 10.1002/advs.202004068
The mechanical tension of biomembranes can be measured by super resolution (STED) microscopy of force-induced nanotubes, D. Roy, J. Steinkühler, Z. Zhao, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Nano Lett. 20, 3185–3191 (2020) DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b05232
Controlled division of cell-sized vesicles by low densities of membrane-bound proteins, J. Steinkühler, R.L. Knorr, Z. Zhao, T. Bhatia, S.M. Bartelt, S. Wegner, R. Dimova and R. Lipowsky, Nature Commun. 11, 905 (2020) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14696-0
Mechanical properties of plasma membrane vesicles correlate with lipid order, viscosity and cell density, J. Steinkühler, E. Sezgin, I. Urbančič, C. Eggeling and R. Dimova, Commun. Biol. 2, 337 (2019) DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0583-3
Giant vesicles and their use in assays for assessing membrane phase state, curvature, mechanics and electrical properties, R. Dimova, Annu. Rev. Biophys. 48, 93-119 (2019) DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biophys-052118-115342
Area Increase and Budding in Giant Vesicles Triggered by Light: Behind the Scene, V. N. Georgiev, A. Grafmüller, D. Bléger, S. Hecht, S. Kunstmann, S. Barbirz, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Adv. Sci. 5, 1800432 (2018) DOI: 10.1002/advs.201800432
Asymmetric ionic conditions generate large membrane curvatures, M. Karimi, J. Steinkühler, D. Roy, R. Dasgupta, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Nano Lett. 18, 7816−7821 (2018) DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03584
The glycolipid GM1 reshapes asymmetric biomembranes and giant vesicles by curvature generation, R. Dasgupta, M. Miettinen, N. Fricke, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 115, 5756-5761 (2018). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1722320115