Bianca Schrul

Prof. Dr. Bianca Schrul leads the Group for Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Saarland University's Center for Molecular Signaling (PZMS) in Homburg, Germany. Her research focuses on lipid droplet biogenesis, protein targeting to lipid droplets, and cross-organelle communication in lipid metabolism.

• Principal Investigator at Saarland University
• PhD/MSc/MD students under her supervision
• Lipid droplet research via biochemical and cell biological methods

Research Interests:
• Molecular mechanisms of lipid droplet protein targeting
• Physicochemical membrane properties in organelle biogenesis
• ER-to-lipid droplet communication
• Pathological lipid metabolism in metabolic diseases

Methodologies:
• In vitro reconstitution experiments
• CRISPR/Cas9 and RNAi
• Quantitative proteomics/lipidomics
• Advanced fluorescence microscopy

Publications Trends:
Her 15 most recent articles (2010–2024) cover lipid droplet biogenesis, peroxisome-lipid droplet crosstalk, protein targeting dynamics, and implications in Alzheimer's disease and metabolic disorders like obesity/diabetes.

Collaborations:
Integrates with molecular dynamics simulations, microfluidics, and EPR spectroscopy experts for interdisciplinary research.