Prof. Dr. Kai Johnsson
Department of Chemical Biology
Max-Planck-Institute for Medical Research
69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Phone: 06221 486-400
E-Mail
FIELDS OF INTEREST
Chemical Biology, Fluorescent probes
AWARDS & HONORS
| 2021 | Hansen Family Award in Medical Sciences |
| 2019 | Elected Member of the Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften |
| 2016 | Karl Heinz Beckurts-Preis |
| 2015 | AbbVie Lecture, UC Berkeley |
| 2013 | Elected Member of EMBO |
| 2012-2013 | Novartis Lectureship Award |
| 2011 | Amgen Lecture, UC Berkeley |
| 2003 | Prix APLE for the invention of the year 2003 of EPFL Lausanne |
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Wang, L.; Tran, M.; D’Este, E.; Roberti, J.; Koch, B.; Xue, L.; Johnsson, K. (2020). A general strategy to develop cell permeable and fluorogenic probes for multicolour nanoscopy (2020). Nature Chemistry 12 (2), 165-172.
Farrants, H.; Tarnawski, M.; Muller, T. G.; Otsuka, S.; Hiblot, J.; Koch, B.; Kueblbeck, M.; Krausslich, H. G.; Ellenberg, J.; Johnsson, K. (2020). Chemogenetic Control of Nanobodies. Nat Methods 17 (3), 279-282.
Yu, Q.; Xue, L.; Hiblot, J.; Griss, R.; Fabritz, S.; Roux, C.; Binz, P. A.; Haas, D.; Okun, J. G.; Johnsson, K. (2018). Semisynthetic sensor proteins enable metabolic assays at the point of care. Science 361, 1122-1126
Lukinavicius, G.; Reymond, L.; D’Este, E.; Masharina, A.; Gottfert, F.; Ta, H.; Guther, A.; Fournier, M.; Rizzo, S.; Waldmann, H.; Blaukopf, C.; Sommer, C.; Gerlich, D. W.; Arndt, H. D.; Hell, S. W.; Johnsson, K. (2014). Fluorogenic probes for live-cell imaging of the cytoskeleton. Nature Methods 11, 731
Haruki, H.; Pedersen, M. G.; Gorska, K. I.; Pojer, F.; Johnsson, K. (2013). Tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis as an off-target of sulfa drugs. Science 340, 987
Lukinavicius, G.; Umezawa, K.; Olivier, N.; Honigmann, A.; Yang, G.; Plass, T.; Mueller, V.; Reymond, L.; Correa, I. R., Jr.; Luo, Z. G.; Schultz, C.; Lemke, E. A.; Heppenstall, P.; Eggeling, C.; Manley, S.; Johnsson, K. (2013). A near-infrared fluorophore for live-cell super-resolution microscopy of cellular proteins. Nature Chemistry 5, 132
Gautier, A.; Juillerat, A.; Heinis, C.; Correa, I. R.; Kindermann, M.; Beaufils, F.; Johnsson, K. (2008). An engineered protein tag for multiprotein labeling in living cells. Chem&Biol 15, 128
George, N.; Pick, H.; Vogel, H.; Johnsson, N.; Johnsson, K. (2004). Specific labeling of cell surface proteins with chemically diverse compounds. J Am Chem Soc 126, 8896
Keppler, A.; Pick, H.; Arrivoli, C.; Vogel, H.; Johnsson, K. (2004). Labeling of fusion proteins with synthetic fluorophores in live cells. P Natl Acad Sci USA 101, 9955
Keppler, A.; Gendreizig, S.; Gronemeyer, T.; Pick, H.; Vogel, H.; Johnsson, K. (2003). A general method for the covalent labeling of fusion proteins with small molecules in vivo. Nat Biotechnol 21, 86
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