Katarzyna Makasewicz
+41 21 695 72 46
Office:
MXG 033
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Website: https://sunmil.epfl.ch
Expertise
- self-assembly of biomolecules: proteins, nucleic acids and lipids
- liquid-liquid phase separation
- amyloid formation
- protein interactions with lipid membranes
- Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy
- Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Current Work
- Modulation of protein function by the metabolome.
- Modulation of the colloidal stability of multi-domain proteins by intramolecular interactions.
- Molecular mechanisms of cell adaptation to extreme conditions.
- 2012-2016 Bachelor of Engineering in Nanotechnology, Lodz University of Technology, Poland
- 2016-2017 Master in Nanotechnology, Lodz University of Technology, Poland
- 2018-2022 PhD in Physical Chemistry, Lund University, Sweden
- 2022-2025 Postdoc at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- 2026-present Postdoc at EPFL, Switzerland
Selected publications
Competition between protein-RNA clustering and phase separation drives re-entrant phase behavior of hnRNPA1
Katarzyna Makasewicz
Published in Nature Communications in 2026
Formation of multicompartment structures through aging of protein-RNA condensates
Katarzyna Makasewicz
Published in Biophysical Journal in 2025
Tipping point in α-synuclein-membrane interactions from stable protein-covered vesicles to amyloid aggregation
Katarzyna Makasewicz
Published in Cell Reports Physical Science in 2024
Interplay of α-synuclein with lipid membranes: cooperative adsorption, membrane remodeling and coaggregation
Katarzyna Makasewicz
Published in JACS Au in 2024
α-Synuclein-induced deformation of small unilamellar vesicles
Katarzyna Makasewicz
Published in QRB Discovery in 2022
Cooperativity of α-synuclein binding to lipid membranes
Katarzyna Makasewicz
Published in ACS Chemical Neuroscience in 2021