University of Bonn Welcomes New Schlegel Professor

Maja Köhn - has been strengthening the University of Bonn's transdisciplinary research in biology since October 2024 as a new Schlegel . Photo: Bernadett Yehdou/University of Bonn all'images in original size . The University of Bonn has appointed yet another outstanding Schlegel Professor financed from Excellence funding. Professor Maja Köhn is set to inject fresh momentum into the Institute for Cell Biology as its Managing Director. Her main area of work is studying phosphatases. Phosphatases are proteins that play a key role in signaling pathways inside cells. "Phosphatases modify proteins, allowing them to turn signaling pathways on and off," Professor Köhn explains.