Johannes Vincent Tromm

The paper shows that alpha-synuclein phase separation can form Lewy body-like structures without pre-existing seeds, suggesting a new mechanism for neurodegeneration.

The paper investigates how synapsin-SV condensates organize presynaptic actin through LLPS, revealing their role in SV clustering and actin polymerization in lamprey and mammalian synapses.

The paper quantifies viscoelastic properties of synapsin condensates in live cells and identifies α-synuclein's role in regulating their material state.

This study identifies sequence-encoded molecular grammars in synapsin-1 IDRs that drive condensation and generate pH gradients relevant for synaptic function.