January 2026

A big thank you and congratulations to Nantawat Kaekratoke for an great year as a Guest PhD student at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research 👏 Nantawat carried out excellent work on fluorine labeling of proteins, enabling NMR-based insights into protein conformational changes upon adsorption onto nanoparticles — a key challenge at nano–bio interfaces. The project was part of the TargetProtCorona initiative and conducted in close collaboration with Prof. Daniel Crespy (VISTEC, Thailand). It highlights the strength of long-standing international collaborations in advancing fundamental research and training young scientists. We wish Nantawat all the very best for the next stages of his PhD.