Philipp S. Simon

Divisions

Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging

• Structural Biology

Research Interests

I am interested in understanding metalloproteins with an active catalytic site with a focus on photosynthetic proteins, as well as the development of biomimetic catalytic systems relevant to the conversion and storage of renewable energies.

Keywords:
photosynthesis; protein function; light induced charge separation; proton coupled electron transfer; catalytic reactions; protein binding sites of substrates and cofactors; redox potentials; solar fuels; and design of catalytic systems.

Methods:
infrared spectroscopy; time-resolved spectroscopy; fluorescence methods; serial femtosecond crystallography; X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy; and setup development.