Ken Sachenbacher
Postdoc & DNA/RNA facility lead
Contact
Heidelberg University
Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH)
Berliner Str. 45, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
E-Mail: k.sachenbacher(at)zmbh.uni-heidelberg.de
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-sachenbacher-2b7a97266
About me
I am a postdoctoral fellow in the Göpfrich group at Heidelberg University, where I work on RNA origami. I completed my PhD in physics at the Technical University of Munich in the group of Hendrik Dietz. Here, my work focused on systems incorporating pH-responsive triplex DNA for reversible DNA origami structures.
Building on this background, I am now interested in translating DNA origami design principles to the RNA world. In parallel, I will be leading a DNA origami facility, where I aim to support and collaborate with researchers to expand the applications of nucleic acid nanotechnology.
Short Bio
| Since 2025 | Postdoc & DNA/RNA origami facility lead Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University (ZMBH) |
| 2021 – 2025 | PhD in Physics TU Munich, Germany Dissertation: “Triple-stranded DNA in DNA Origami” |
| 2018 – 2020 | MSc in Biophysics TU Munich, Germany Dissertation: “Introduction of triple-stranded DNA as a structural element in DNA origami” |
| 2015 – 2018 | BSc in Physics TU Munich, Germany Dissertation: “Self-Assembly of Virus-Like Capsids from DNA Origami” |