Cryo-EM structure of the bacterial flagellar export gate at 2.4 Å
Dr. Henrik Vogel · Max Planck Institute
Resolving the type-III secretion export apparatus to reveal how flagellar proteins are threaded and energized during assembly.
// Current status
- Stage
- Analysis
- Phase
- Phase III of III
- Started
- Oct 2025
- Next milestone
- Preprint deposited to bioRxiv
// Team selected by funders
- Dr. Henrik VogelPrincipal investigator
PhD · Max Planck Institute · 40+ peer-reviewed publications
Named on the original campaign
View credentials ↗ - Omar IyerPostdoctoral researcher
PhD · Max Planck Institute
Voted in by 1,204 funders
View credentials ↗ - Ana NovakResearch engineer
MSc · instrumentation & automation
Voted in by 968 funders
View credentials ↗ - Jonas MoreauData scientist
PhD · statistics and reproducibility
Voted in by 741 funders
View credentials ↗
// Where the money goes
- Personnel & stipends42% of funds
Salaries for the funder-selected team, published quarterly
View receipts ↗ - Reagents & consumables23% of funds
Itemised supplier invoices for every order
View receipts ↗ - Instrument time19% of funds
Core-facility booking logs with hourly rates
View receipts ↗ - Open-access publishing9% of funds
Article processing charges so results stay free to read
View receipts ↗ - Platform & audit fee7% of funds
Independent quarterly audit of all spending
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// Research updates
This month
Analysis underway
Resolving the type-III secretion export apparatus to reveal how flagellar proteins are threaded and energized during assembly. The team is currently working through the analysis stage and posting weekly notebook entries for backers.
Last month
Funder-selected team confirmed
Backers reviewed shortlisted candidates and voted the postdoc, research engineer, and data scientist onto the project. Credentials are linked above.
Campaign start
Protocol pre-registered
The full protocol, analysis plan, and budget breakdown were registered publicly before a single dollar was spent.