Franz Hagn

Associate Professor at Technical University of Munich

Franz Hagn is an Associate Professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and a research group leader at Helmholtz Munich. Here are some key details about his background and work:

Education and Career

Franz Hagn was born on July 30, 1977 in Germany. He studied biochemistry at the University of Bayreuth and Stockholm University, receiving his diploma in 2003.1 He went on to complete his doctoral studies at TUM, obtaining his Dr. rer. nat. in 2009.1

After postdoctoral work at TUM and Harvard Medical School, Hagn returned to TUM in 2014 as a Rudolf Mößbauer Assistant Professor.1 3 Since October 2020, he has held the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at TUM and leads a research group at the Institute of Structural Biology at Helmholtz Munich.1 2

Research Focus

Professor Hagn's research centers on structural biology, particularly:

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of membrane proteins
Development of phospholipid nanodiscs for studying membrane proteins
Structure and function of proteins involved in:
- Mitochondrial processes
- G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs)
- Metabolite transport in plants

His work aims to understand membrane proteins relevant to metabolic diseases, neurological disorders, cancer, and plant biology.3 4

Honors and Funding

Throughout his career, Hagn has received several prestigious awards and fellowships, including:

Felix-Bloch-Lecture of the Magnetic Resonance Division of the GdCh (2019)
Arnold-Sommerfeld Award of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (2012)
Friedrich-Weygand Award for peptide chemistry (2011)
Human Frontier Science Program long-term fellowship (2011-2014)

His research has been supported by funding from organizations like the Helmholtz Society, German Research Foundation (DFG), and European Commission.1

Franz Hagn has established himself as a leading researcher in the field of structural membrane biochemistry, combining advanced NMR techniques with other biophysical methods to study important biological systems at the molecular level.