Molecular Search Machine

Like the Google search engine reacts on your requests, the Molecular Search Engines will experimentally provide you information about relevant molecules or molecule-based processes. Molecular Search Machines copy evolutionary principle: They use the diversity of the combinatorial molecules and the selection of binding events in the array format. The generation of super high density molecular arrays is the main goal of our research. To develop the Molecular Search Engines, we use our ERC-grant awarded approach of combinatorial monomer patterning with “smart” particles. We also develop high throughput screening applications in life and material sciences.

1998
Diploma Physicist with Honor from Lomonosov Moscow State University

2006 
PhD degree in Physics from University of Heidelberg

2008 
Interdisciplinary Habilitation on Molecular High Density Arrays at University of Heidelberg/ German Cancer Research Center

2010 
Assistant Professor (Provatdozent) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Microstructure Technology

2015
Associate Professor (apl. Professor) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Awards
ERC Starting Grant (2011), Helmholtz Association Price (2011), HRJRG-Grant (2011), ERC Proof-of-Principle Grant (2015)

Maerkle F, Loeffler F F, Schillo S, Foertsch T, Muenster B, Striffler J, Schirwitz C, Bischoff F R, Breitling F, Nesterov-Mueller A (2014) High-Density Peptide Arrays with Combinatorial Laser Fusing, Advanced Materials, V. 26: 3730–3734

Nesterov-Mueller A, Märkle F, Förtsch T, Schillo S, Hahn L, Bykovskaya V, Sedlmayr M, Soehindrijo M, Münster B, Striffler J, Bischoff F R, Breitling F, Loeffler F F (2014) Particle-based microarrays of oligonucleotides and oligopeptides, New and Old Technologies for Generation of Microarrays, Microarrays, 3, 245-262

Loffler F, Cheng YC, Fortsch T, Dorsam E, Bischoff R, Breitling F and Nesterov-Mueller A  (2011) Biofunctional Xerography, InTech,  in  Biotechnology of Biopolymers ISBN 978-953-307-179-4, p 275-290

Breitling F, Löffler F, Schirwitz, C, Cheng YC, Märkle F, König K, Felgenhauer T, Dörsam E, Bischoff FR, Nesterov-Mueller A (2011) Alternative Setups for Automated Peptide Synthesis. Mini Reviews in Organic Chemistry. V8: 121-131

Nesterov-Mueller A, König K, Felgenhauer T, Lindenstruth V, Trunk U, Fernandez S, Hausmann M, Bischoff F R, Stadler V, Breitling F (2008) Precise selective deposition of microparticles on electrodes of microelectronic chips, Review of Scientific Instruments 79, 035106

Beyer M, Nesterov A (shared first author), Block I, Konig K, Felgenhauer T, Fernandez S, Leibe K, Torralba G, Hausmann, M, Trunk U, Lindenstruth V, Bischoff FR, Stadler V and Breitling F (2007) Combinatorial synthesis of peptide arrays onto a microchip. Science 318, 1888-1888.

Nesterov A, Paasch G, Scheinert S, Lindner T (2002) Simulation study of the influence of polymer modified anodes on organic LED performance. Synthetic Metals; 130: 165-175

Nesterov A, Troppenz U (2003) A plane wave boundary method for analysis of bent optical waveguides. J. Lightwave Technology; 10: 2434-2437

Niziev VG, Nesterov AV Influence of Beam Polarization on Laser Cutting Efficiency. Journal of Physics D Appl. Phys. 1999; 32: 1455-1461.

* My name has changed because of emigration and family reasons. My publications were written under different names: Nesterov AV, Nesterov A, Nesterov-Mueller A.