Research Group of Andreas Zumbusch

 

The Group
CARS image of live yeast cells

  • Welcome to the Zumbusch Group

    • Our group is developing and applying different techniques of ultrasensitive laser spectroscopy and microscopy. One focus of our work is fluorescence detection at the single molecule level. We use fluorescence techniques to study processes in polymers and in live biological cells with dynamics on a microsecond to second time scale. Methodological development here includes the synthesis of new fluorophores with special properties. In addition, we are developing new methods for label free microscopy with chemical selectivity. These are based on non-linear optics, especially coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy.