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Unconventional
Spectroscopy.

We’re developing magnetic resonance methods, including NMR, EPR, and hyperpolarization techniques, to derive novel solutions for chemical and biological sciences.

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// Latest publications_ All publications →
PUB-01JACS Au · 2026 Following Transient Conformational Adaptations during Peptide-Guided Calcium Phosphate Biomineralization with Hyperpolarized NMR Kormout, Turhan, Soussi-Therond, Zachrdla, Kurzbach PUB-02JACS · 2026 Unmasking DNA Resonances by Suppression of Hyperpolarized Water Zachrdla, Turhan, Bučková, Trantírek, Kurzbach PUB-03Chem.-Methods · 2025 Domain-Specific Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Monitor Facilitated Dissociation of a DNA-Transcription Factor Complex Epasto, Khalil, Sicoli, Kurzbach
// 01 — Research_

Main research topics

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TOPIC 01¹H · H₂O*

D-DNP for protein NMR

Hyperpolarized water from dissolution DNP acts as a universal polarization medium, exchanging protons with labile sites and lighting up folding, disorder and solute–solvent interactions within seconds — no labeling required.

Protein folding IDPs Hydration
TOPIC 02³¹P · Ca²⁺

Biomineralization & biomimetic materials

Residue-resolved, real-time views of prenucleation species and non-classical nucleation in calcium phosphate and carbonate — and peptide-templated silica, linking assembly dynamics to final morphology.

Prenucleation SAXS · cryo-TEM MD
TOPIC 03e⁻ ⇄ ¹H

Integrative magnetic resonance

Hyperpolarized NMR, EPR and computation in one framework: tracking transient intermediates at micromolar levels, probing radical and polarization-transfer dynamics, and giving every spectrum an atomistic interpretation.

EPR MD · docking Free-energy landscapes
// 02 — The studio

Kurzbach Spectroscopy Studio

Kurzbach Spectroscopy Studio 2026
Spectroscopy Studio2026
// 03 — Operators

The team at the console.

Chemists, physicists and biologists running the spectrometers, polarizers and simulations at the NMR Core Facility, Währinger Straße 38.

01 Dennis KurzbachAssoz. Prof. Dr. · Group leader dennis.kurzbach@univie.ac.at
02 Milan ZachrdlaDr. milan.zachrdla@univie.ac.at
03 Mehdi Soussi-TherondPhD mehdi.soussi-therond@univie.ac.at
04 Christopher PötzlMSc. BSc. christopher.poetzl@univie.ac.at
05 Benjamin BernriederMSc. BSc. benjamin.bernrieder@univie.ac.at
06 Fanny KormoutMSc. BSc. fanny.kormout@univie.ac.at
07 Elias HuberBSc. elias.huber@univie.ac.at
// 04 — Vienna NMR Seminar Series

Once per semester. All of magnetic resonance.

An open seminar on NMR and magnetic resonance in general — interested in joining or speaking? Get in touch.

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