Dr.-Ing. Beata Turonova
Molecular Sociology
Main Focus
My aim is to facilitate in situ structural analysis by developing novel algorithms for cryo electron tomography and subtomogram averaging. Our method development focuses on improving tomogram quality and integrating contextual information into subtomogram averaging routines. The goal is to allow for reliable and objective analysis of tomograms as well as macromolecular complexes.
Curriculum Vitae
- 2005-2008: Bachelor studies in Computer Science, Charles University, Prague
- 2009-2011: Master studies in Visual Computing, Saarland University, Saarbrücken
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2012-2016: PhD studies in Computer Graphics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken
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2016-2017: Postdoctoral Fellow in John Briggs' laboratory (Structural and Computational Biology Department), EMBL, Heidelberg
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2017-2020: Postdoctoral Fellow in Martin Beck's laboratory (Structural and Computational Biology Department), EMBL, Heidelberg
- 2020-present: Project group leader at the department of Molecular Sociology,
Max-Planck Institute of Biophysics, Frankfurt am Main
Beata Turoňová Publications
Journal Article (10)
2025
Journal Article
Passage of the HIV capsid cracks the nuclear pore. Cell (2025)
Journal Article
85 (2025)
Nuclear pore permeability and fluid flow are modulated by its dilation state. Molecular Cell 2024
Journal Article
In situ analysis reveals the TRiC duty cycle and PDCD5 as an open-state cofactor. Nature (2024)
Journal Article
31, pp. 1105 - 1113 (2024)
The palisade layer of the poxvirus core is composed of flexible A10 trimers. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
Journal Article
15, 4783 (2024)
Bactericidal effect of tetracycline in E. coli strain ED1a may be associated with ribosome dysfunction. Nature Communications
Journal Article
15, 3992 (2024)
High-confidence 3D template matching for cryo-electron tomography. Nature Communications
Journal Article
10 (17), eadk6285 (2024)
Thinner is not always better: Optimizing cryo-lamellae for subtomogram averaging. Science Advances 2023
Journal Article
381 (6653), pp. 70 - 75 (2023)
Translation dynamics in human cells visualized at high resolution reveal cancer drug action. Science 2022
Journal Article
376 (6598), eabm9506 (2022)
AI-based structure prediction empowers integrative structural analysis of human nuclear pores. Science 2020
Journal Article
370 (6513), pp. 203 - 208 (2020)
In situ structural analysis of SARS-CoV-2 spike reveals flexibility mediated by three hinges. Science Book Chapter (1)
2024
Book Chapter
Subtomogram Averaging. In: Cryo-Electron Tomography (Eds. Förster, F.; Briegel, A.). Springer (2024)