The MayerLab @ RUG

We tackle scientific and societal challenges with innovative molecular evolution approaches. Thus, we conceive clever ways to seamlessly blend chemistry and biology to employ biological selections for the creation of made-to-order enzymes and macrocyclic peptides.

We are the Molecular Evolution research group at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. We represent a small yet awesome group of PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and undergraduate students with a passion for applying and repurposing the Darwinian algorithm.

Celebrating our successes is important! We like to showcase our achievements in short news posts. Whether they are presentations we give, prizes we receive, manuscripts we publish, the research grants our group members win, and even the occasional lab story can be found here.

Here you will find the manuscripts that are the result of our work. Given the time that went into conceiving, executing, and writing every single one of them, we all love them equally and are proud to share them with the world! We hope you enjoy them as well and find them interesting and/or useful!

Are you interested in our work and a prospective undergraduate researcher, doctoral student, or postdoctoral fellow? Then, you might be in luck! Check out the open positions we have in our group or explore potential options for joining our lab through your studies or independent fellowships!

After two previous fails, Clemens has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant in 2023. To provide some insights on the process, his experiences, and grant applications in general, Clemens wrote a blog post. We hope that those who apply in future years will find the post helpful.