Luca Genz

Short Academic Biography

• Master's in Molecular Life Sciences in Hamburg

• Master's thesis in the Topf group, working on specific interactions in protein-protein interfaces

• PhD completed in 2026​​

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Research Interests & Current Project

• I work on developing computational tools for the structural analysis of biomolecular interfaces

• My research focuses on protein-protein, protein-nucleic acid, and nucleic acid complexes, with emphasis on AlphaFold-predicted structural models

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Achievements

• Best Presentation: Assessing scoring metrics for AlphaFold2 and AlphaFold3 protein complex predictions (LIV Scientific Retreat 2025)

• Best Poster (LCI Summer School 2025)

• Best Paper for a PhD Student in 2025 (LIV Scientific Retreat 2026): Assessing scoring metrics for AlphaFold2 and AlphaFold3 protein complex predictions.