Gutsmann Thomas
Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center, Division of Biophysics, Center for Systems Structural Biology (CSSB), Hamburg, Parkallee 10, D-23845 Borstel, Germany.
Biophys Rev. 2024 Oct 21;16(5):515-517. doi: 10.1007/s12551-024-01226-1. eCollection 2024 Oct.
As one of the twelve newly elected councillors, it is my pleasure to provide a brief biographical sketch for the readers of Biophys. Rev. and the members of the Biophysical Societies. I have been actively involved in the German Biophysical Society (DGfB) since 2008, initially as the speaker for the "Membrane Biophysics" section and, since 2015, as the secretary. Within the IUPAB council I follow Prof. Hans-Joachim Galla, former Secretary and President of the German Biophysical Society, who served as a councillor for two terms from 2018 to 2024. Thus, a direct continuation of the German contribution to the IUPAB is guaranteed. My journey in biophysics began during my studies of physics at the University of Kiel, where I specialized in physiology and biophysics. After earning my doctorate in the lab of Ulrich Seydel at the Research Center Borstel, I spent two years at the University of California, Santa Barbara, working in Paul Hansma's lab on the development and application of atomic force microscopy. During my time at UCSB, I also collaborated with Jacob Israelachvili's lab on membrane properties. Since 2008, I have been leading the Biophysics Research Group at the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center. In 2010, I was appointed as a professor at the University of Lübeck. Additionally, since 2023, I have been serving as an associate member at the Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) in Hamburg.
作为新当选的十二位理事之一，我很高兴为《生物物理评论》的读者和生物物理学会的成员提供一份简要的个人简介。自2008年以来，我一直积极参与德国生物物理学会（DGfB）的工作，最初担任“膜生物物理学”部门的发言人，自2015年起担任秘书。在国际生物物理联盟理事会中，我追随德国生物物理学会前秘书兼主席汉斯 - 约阿希姆·加拉教授，他在2018年至2024年期间担任了两届理事。因此，德国对国际生物物理联盟的贡献得以直接延续。我在生物物理学领域的旅程始于我在基尔大学学习物理期间，当时我专注于生理学和生物物理学。在博尔斯特尔研究中心乌尔里希·赛德尔的实验室获得博士学位后，我在加利福尼亚大学圣巴巴拉分校保罗·汉斯马的实验室工作了两年，从事原子力显微镜的开发和应用。在我于加州大学圣巴巴拉分校期间，我还与雅各布·以色列阿查维利的实验室合作研究膜特性。自2008年以来，我一直领导着位于莱布尼茨肺部中心博尔斯特尔研究中心的生物物理学研究小组。2010年，我被任命为吕贝克大学教授。此外，自2023年以来，我一直担任汉堡结构系统生物学中心（CSSB）的准成员。
