Projects by research areas

  • Biochemistry

    Dr. Maria Bohnert
    High-throughput analysis of organelle communication and cellular lipid homeostasis
    (Biochemistry, Cell Biology/Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics

    Prof. Dr. Christos Gatsogiannis
    Structural analysis of complex macromolecular machines
    (Biochemistry/ Biophysics/ Imaging technology/ Structural cell Biology )

    Prof. Dr. Daniel Kümmel
    Mechanisms of Intracellular Transport and Signalling
    (Biochemistry, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Biophysics)

    Prof. Dr. Seraphine Wegner
    Light controlled Systems
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Synthetic Biology, Optogenetics)

  • Bioenergetics

    Prof. Dr. Karin Busch
    Membrane protein dynamics in bioenergetics
    (Cell biology / Molecular biology, Imaging Technology, Bioenergetics, Membrane Protein Dynamics)

  • Biophysics

    Prof. Dr. Luise Erpenbeck
    Neutrophils and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps – Basic mechanisms and translational significance
    Immunology/ Inflammation/ Biophysics/ Neutrophils/ Translational Dermatology  

    Prof. Dr. Carsten Fallnich
    Label-free multimodal microscopy and functional modification of (intra-) cellular structures
    (Biophysics / Development / Imaging Technology)

    Prof. Dr. Milos Galic
    Control of cell migration and architecture via mechano-chemical signal translation

    (Biophysics / Cell Biology / Molecular Biology / Neurobiology)

    Prof. Dr. Christos Gatsogiannis
    Structural analysis of complex macromolecular machines
    (Biochemistry/ Biophysics/ Imaging technology/ Structural cell Biology )

    Prof. Dr. Carsten Grashoff 
    Mechanobiology of Cell Adhesion
    (Biophysics, Cell Biology/Molecular Biology, Cell Mechanics )

     Prof. Dr. Jürgen Klingauf  
    Synaptic transmission
    (Biophysics, Imaging Technology, Cell Biology/Neurobiology)

    Prof. Dr. Daniel Kümmel
    Mechanisms of Intracellular Transport and Signalling
    (Biochemistry, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Biophysics)

    Dr. Maria Florencia Sánchez
    Decrypting chemo-mechano fingerprints in plexin signaling

    (Biophysics, Cell biology / Molecular biology, Cell mechanics, Nanotechnology, Receptor signaling)

    Prof. Dr. Timo Strünker
    Sensory Signal Transduction in Human Sperm
    (Biophysics, Signal Transduction, Molecular Physiology)

    Dr. Britta Trappmann
    Mechanotransduction by engineered extracellular matrices
    (Biophysics, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis)

    Prof. Dr. Roland Wedlich-Söldner 
    Pattern formation in the cell cortex underlying generation and utilization of the membrane potential
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Biophysics, Actin Cytoskeleton, Membrane Organization)

     

  • Blood Brain Barrier

    Prof. Dr. Christian Klämbt
    Neuro-modulatory functions of ensheathing glial cells
    (Blood Brain Barrier , Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Neurobiology)

  • Cell Biology / Molecular Biology

    Prof. Dr. Ralf Adams
    Functional specialization of blood vessels and vascular stem cell niches
    (Vascular Biology/Angiogenesis, Cell Biology/Molecular Biology, Stem Cell Biology)

    Prof. Dr. Noelia Alonso Gonzalez
    Interactions between macrophages and lymphocytes during development and inflammation
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology)

    Dr. Ivan Bedzov 
    Self-organization of the pluripotent lineage in the implanting mammalian embry
    (Cell biology / Molecular biology, development, stem cell biology)

    Prof. Dr. Annalen Bleckmann
    Tumor progression and metastasis
    (Tumor invasion, Metastasis)

    Dr. Maria Bohnert
    High-throughput analysis of organelle communication and cellular lipid homeostasis
    (Biochemistry, Cell Biology/Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics

    Prof. Dr. Karin Busch 
    Membrane protein dynamics in bioenergetics
    (Cell biology / Molecular biology, Imaging Technology, Bioenergetics, Membrane Protein Dynamics)

    Prof. Dr. Petra Dersch 
    Molecular mechanisms underlying bacterial infections of the intestine
    (Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology, Immunology/Inflammation, Cell Biology)

    Prof. Dr. Milos Galic
    Control of cell migration and architecture via mechano-chemical signal translation
    (Biophysics / Cell Biology / Molecular Biology / Neurobiology)

    Dr. Felix Gunawan
    Cellular and molecular drivers of cardiac endothelial morphogenesis and plasticity
    (Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis, Development, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Heart Development, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche)

    Prof. Dr. Carsten Grashoff 
    Mechanobiology of Cell Adhesion
    (Biophysics, Cell Biology/Molecular Biology, Cell Mechanics )

    Prof. Dr. Christian Klämbt 
    Neuro-modulatory functions of ensheathing glial cells
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Neurobiology)

    Prof. Dr. Martin Kriegel
    Host immune-microbiota interactions in autoimmune diseases
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Inflammation, Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology)

    Prof. Dr. Daniel Kümmel 
    Mechanisms of Intracellular Transport and Signalling
    (Biochemistry, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Biophysics)

    Prof. Dr. Karin Loser
    TNF/TNF family members in the regulation of cutaneous immunity
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Neuroimmunology)

    Prof. Dr. Stephan Ludwig 
    Dissecting the role of intracellular signaling processes in influenza virus infected cells
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology, Signal Transduction)

    Prof. Dr. Stefan Luschnig
    Epithelial tissue dynamics and function
    (Development, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Membrane Protein Dynamics, Epithelial biology, Morphogenesis, Drosophila genetics)

    Prof. Dr. Andreas Püschel
    Neuronal differentiation and polarized transport
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Neurobiology)

    Prof. Dr. Erez Raz
    Molecular mechanisms controlling cell fate maintenance
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Stem Cell Biology)

    Dr. Mauricio Rocha-Martins
    Embryo's autocorrect capabilities: how to build healthy organs under adverse conditions

    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Human Organoid Models, Neurobiology, Quantitative Live Imaging)

    Prof. Dr. Johannes Roth 
    Functional aspects of alarmins MRP8 (S100A8) and MRP14 (S100A9) in leukocyte migration
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis, Autoimmune Diseases)

    Dr. Sebastian Rumpf 
    Developmental Neurite Pruning as a Morphogenetic Mechanism
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Neurobiology)

    Dr. Maria Florencia Sánchez
    Decrypting chemo-mechano fingerprints in plexin signaling

    (Biophysics, Cell biology / Molecular biology, Cell mechanics, Nanotechnology, Receptor signaling

    Prof. Dr. Mario Schelhaas 
    Virus in Motion
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology)

    Prof. Dr. Stefan Schulte-Merker 
    Molecular framework of CCBE1 function and vertebrate lymphangiogenesis
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis)

    Prof. Dr. Albrecht Schwab 
    Mechanisms of neutrophil recruitment
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Physiology)

    Prof. Dr. Angela Stevens 
    Mathematical Modelling and Analysis in the Life-Sciences
    (Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Cell Motion, Mathematics /
    Math. Modeling in Biology and Medicine)

    Dr. Britta Trappmann
    Mechanotransduction by engineered extracellular matrices
    (Biophysics, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis)

    Prof. Dr. Dietmar Vestweber
    Molecular mechanisms that control endothelial junctions and leukocyte extravasation
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis)

    Prof. Dr. Roland Wedlich-Söldner 
    Pattern formation in the cell cortex underlying generation and utilization of the membrane potential
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Biophysics, Actin Cytoskeleton, Membrane Organization)

    Prof. Dr. Seraphine Wegner
    Light controlled Systems
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Synthetic Biology, Optogenetics)

    Prof. Dr. Sara Wickström
    Regulation of stem cell fate and tissue function through mechanochemical signals from the niche

    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Cell Mechanics, Stem Cell Biology, Epigenetics, Development)

    Prof. Dr. Alexander Zarbock 
    Molecular mechanisms of integrin activation and leukocyte recruitment
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Immunology)

     

  • Cell Mechanics

    Prof. Dr. Carsten Grashoff 
    Mechanobiology of Cell Adhesion
    (Biophysics, Cell Biology/Molecular Biology, Cell Mechanics )

    Dr. Maria Florencia Sánchez
    Decrypting chemo-mechano fingerprints in plexin signaling

    (Biophysics, Cell biology / Molecular biology, Cell mechanics, Nanotechnology, Receptor signaling)

    Prof. Dr. Sara Wickström
    Regulation of stem cell fate and tissue function through mechanochemical signals from the niche

    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Cell Mechanics, Stem Cell Biology, Epigenetics, Development)

     

  • Chemistry

    Prof. Dr. Bart Jan Ravoo
    Self-assembling biofunctional nanoparticles
    (Chemistry, Imaging Technology)

    Prof. Dr. Cristian A. Strassert 
    Photofunctional coordination compounds for multiscale-multimodal bioimaging
    (Chemistry, Molecular Imaging, Organometallic synthesis & coordination chemistry, Spectroscopy & photophysics)

    Prof. Dr. Bernhard Wünsch
    Design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel receptor ligands and fluorinated PET-tracers
    (Chemistry, Development, Molecular Modeling)

     

  • Computational Biology

    Prof. Dr. Michael Ziller
    Dissecting the biological basis of mental illness
    (Stem Cell Biology, Genomics, Computational Biology, Functional Genomics, Mental Illness)

  • Computer Sciences

    Prof. Dr. Christian Engwer 
    Numerical Simulations to understand Cell motility
    (Computer Sciences /Mathematics / Math. Modeling / Image Analysis / Numerical Simulations / High Performance Computing)

    Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang
    Biomedical image/pattern analysis and understanding
    (Computer Sciences / Imaging Technology / Mathematics / Math. Modeling / Image Analysis)

    Prof. Dr. Benjamin Risse 
    Interdisciplinary Machine Learning and Computer Vision Research
    (Computer Science/ Imaging Technologies/ Mathematics/ Mathematical Moddeling/ Image Analysis/ Machine Learning/ Computer Vision)

  • Development

    Dr. Ivan Bedzov
    Self-organization of the pluripotent lineage in the implanting mammalian embryo
    (Cell biology / Molecular biology, development, stem cell biology)

    Prof. Dr. Carsten Fallnich 
    Label-free multimodal microscopy and functional modification of (intra-) cellular structures
    (Biophysics / Development / Imaging Technology)

    Dr. Felix Gunawan
    Cellular and molecular drivers of cardiac endothelial morphogenesis and plasticity
    (Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis, Development, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Heart Development, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche)

    Prof. Dr. Christian Klämbt
    Neuro-modulatory functions of ensheathing glial cells
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Neurobiology)

    Prof. Dr. Friedemann Kiefer
    Signal transduction in leukocytes and lymphatic vessels
    (Development, Imaging Technology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis)

    Prof. Dr. Stefan Luschnig
    Epithelial tissue dynamics and function
    (Development, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Membrane Protein Dynamics, Epithelial biology, Morphogenesis, Drosophila genetics)

    Prof. Dr. Erez Raz
    Molecular mechanisms controlling cell fate maintenance
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Stem Cell Biology)

    Dr. Mauricio Rocha-Martins
    Embryo's autocorrect capabilities: how to build healthy organs under adverse conditions

    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Human Organoid Models, Neurobiology, Quantitative Live Imaging)

    Dr. Sebastian Rumpf
    Developmental Neurite Pruning as a Morphogenetic Mechanism
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Neurobiology)

    Prof. Dr. Stefan Schulte-Merker 
    Molecular framework of CCBE1 function and vertebrate lymphangiogenesis
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis)

    Prof. Dr. Angela Stevens 
    Mathematical Modelling and Analysis in the Life-Sciences
    (Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Cell Motion, Mathematics /
    Math. Modeling in Biology and Medicine)

    Prof. Dr. Sara Wickström
    Regulation of stem cell fate and tissue function through mechanochemical signals from the niche

    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Cell Mechanics, Stem Cell Biology, Epigenetics, Development)

    Prof. Dr. Bernhard Wünsch
    Design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel receptor ligands and fluorinated PET-tracers
    (Chemistry, Development, Molecular Modeling)

  • Genomics

    Prof. Dr. Michael Ziller
    Dissecting the biological basis of mental illness
    (Stem Cell Biology, Genomics, Computational Biology, Functional Genomics, Mental Illness)

  • Imaging Technology

    Prof. Dr. Karin Busch
    Membrane protein dynamics in bioenergetics
    (Cell biology / Molecular biology, Imaging Technology, Bioenergetics, Membrane Protein Dynamics)

    Prof. Dr. Christian Engwer
    Numerical Simulations to understand Cell motility
    (Computer Sciences /Mathematics / Math. Modeling / Image Analysis / Numerical Simulations / High Performance Computing)

    Prof. Dr. Carsten Fallnich 
    Label-free multimodal microscopy and functional modification of (intra-) cellular structures
    (Biophysics / Development / Imaging Technology)

    Prof. Dr. Christos Gatsogiannis
    Structural analysis of complex macromolecular machines
    (Biochemistry/ Biophysics/ Imaging technology/ Structural cell Biology )

    Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang
    Biomedical image/pattern analysis and understanding
    (Computer Sciences / Imaging Technology / Mathematics / Math. Modeling / Image Analysis)

    Prof. Dr. Friedemann Kiefer 
    Morphogenesis and function of lymph vessels
    (Vascular biology / Angiogenesis, Imaging Technology, Inflammation, Lymphatic Vessels, Hypoxia)

    Prof. Dr. Jürgen Klingauf 
    Synaptic transmission
    (Biophysics, Imaging Technology, Cell Biology/Neurobiology)

    Prof. Dr. Andreas Püschel
    Neuronal differentiation and polarized transport
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Neurobiology)

    Prof. Dr. Bart Jan Ravoo
    Self-assembling biofunctional nanoparticles
    (Chemistry, Imaging Technology)

    Prof. Dr. Benjamin Risse 
    Interdisciplinary Machine Learning and Computer Vision Research
    (Computer Science/ Imaging Technologies/ Mathematics/ Mathematical Moddeling/ Image Analysis/ Machine Learning/ Computer Vision)

    Prof. Dr. Michael Schäfers
    Multimodal molecular imaging of inflammation
    (Imaging Technology, Inflammation, Molecular Imaging)

    Prof. Dr. Mario Schelhaas 
    Virus in Motion
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology)

    Prof. Dr. Roland Wedlich-Söldner  
    Pattern formation in the cell cortex underlying generation and utilization of the membrane potential
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Biophysics, Actin Cytoskeleton, Membrane Organization)

    Prof. Dr. Alexander Zarbock
    Molecular mechanisms of integrin activation and leukocyte recruitment
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Immunology)

  • Immunology

    Prof. Dr. Noelia Alonso Gonzalez
    Interactions between macrophages and lymphocytes during development and inflammation
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology)

    Prof. Dr. Petra Dersch 
    Molecular mechanisms underlying bacterial infections of the intestine
    (Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology, Immunology/Inflammation, Cell Biology)

    Prof. Dr. Luise Erpenbeck
    Neutrophils and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps – Basic mechanisms and translational significance
    Immunology/ Inflammation/ Biophysics/ Neutrophils/ Translational Dermatology  

    Prof. Dr. Karin Loser
    TNF/TNF family members in the regulation of cutaneous immunity
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Neuroimmunology)

    Prof. Dr. Stephan Ludwig
    Dissecting the role of intracellular signaling processes in influenza virus infected cells
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology, Signal Transduction)

    Prof. Dr. Johannes Roth
    Functional aspects of alarmins MRP8 (S100A8) and MRP14 (S100A9) in leukocyte migration
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis, Autoimmune Diseases)

    Prof. Dr. Albrecht Schwab
    Mechanisms of neutrophil recruitment
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Physiology)

    Prof. Dr. Carlos Silvestre-Roig
    Fundaments of the origin, mechanisms, and functional consequences of neutrophil heterogeneity
    Immunology, Inflammation,Vascular Biology/Angiogenesis, Neutrophil biology

    Prof. Dr. Lydia Sorokin
    Mechanisms of Leukocyte Transmigration Across Basement Membranes
    (Immunology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis, Immune cell trafficking, Cell-matrix interactions)

    Prof. Dr. Kerstin Steinbrink
    Mechanisms of immune tolerance in inflammatory diseases and cancer
    (Immunology / Inflammation / Immune Tolerance / Skin Diseases)

    Prof. Dr. Dietmar Vestweber
    Molecular mechanisms that control endothelial junctions and leukocyte extravasation
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis)

    Prof. Dr. Alexander Zarbock
    Molecular mechanisms of integrin activation and leukocyte recruitment
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Immunology)

  • Inflammation

    Prof. Dr. Petra Dersch
    Molecular mechanisms underlying bacterial infections of the intestine
    (Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology, Immunology/Inflammation, Cell Biology)

    Prof. Dr. Luise Erpenbeck
    Neutrophils and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps – Basic mechanisms and translational significance
    Immunology/ Inflammation/ Biophysics/ Neutrophils/ Translational Dermatology  

    Prof. Dr. Friedemann Kiefer 
    Morphogenesis and function of lymph vessels
    (Vascular biology / Angiogenesis, Imaging Technology, Inflammation, Lymphatic Vessels, Hypoxia)

    Prof. Dr. Martin Kriegel
    Host immune-microbiota interactions in autoimmune diseases

    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Inflammation, Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology)

    Prof. Dr. Michael Schäfers 
    Multimodal molecular imaging of inflammation
    (Imaging Technology, Inflammation, Molecular Imaging)

    Prof. Dr. Carlos Silvestre-Roig
    Fundaments of the origin, mechanisms, and functional consequences of neutrophil heterogeneity
    Immunology, Inflammation,Vascular Biology/Angiogenesis, Neutrophil biology

    Prof. Dr. Oliver Söhnlein
    Neutrophils in steady state and disease
    (Inflammation, Vascular Biology, Physiology, Neutrophil, Atherosclerosis)

    Prof. Dr. Kerstin Steinbrink
    Mechanisms of immune tolerance in inflammatory diseases and cancer
    (Immunology / Inflammation / Immune Tolerance / Skin Diseases)

  • Mathematics / Mathematical Modeling / Image Analysis

    Prof. Dr. Christian Engwer
    Numerical Simulations to understand Cell motility
    (Computer Sciences /Mathematics / Math. Modeling / Image Analysis / Numerical Simulations / High Performance Computing)

    Prof. Dr. Xiaoyi Jiang
    Biomedical image/pattern analysis and understanding
    (Computer Sciences / Imaging Technology / Mathematics / Math. Modeling / Image Analysis)

    Prof. Dr. Benjamin Risse
    Interdisciplinary Machine Learning and Computer Vision Research
    (Computer Science/ Imaging Technologies/ Mathematics/ Mathematical Moddeling/ Image Analysis/ Machine Learning/ Computer Vision) 

    Prof. Dr. Angela Stevens
    Mathematical Modelling and Analysis in the Life-Sciences
    (Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Cell Motion, Mathematics /
    Math. Modeling in Biology and Medicine)

    Prof. Dr. Benedikt Wirth
    Statistical analysis of vessel and network structures
    (Mathematics / Math. Modeling / Image Analysis)

  • Membrane Protein Dynamics

    Prof. Dr. Karin Busch 
    Membrane protein dynamics in bioenergetics
    (Cell biology / Molecular biology, Imaging Technology, Bioenergetics, Membrane Protein Dynamics)

    Prof. Dr. Stefan Luschnig
    Epithelial tissue dynamics and function
    (Development, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Membrane Protein Dynamics, Epithelial biology, Morphogenesis, Drosophila genetics)

  • Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology

    Prof. Dr. Petra Dersch
    Molecular mechanisms underlying bacterial infections of the intestine
    (Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology, Immunology/Inflammation, Cell Biology)

    Prof. Dr. Martin Kriegel
    Host immune-microbiota interactions in autoimmune diseases

    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Inflammation, Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology)

    Prof. Dr. Stephan Ludwig
    Dissecting the role of intracellular signaling processes in influenza virus infected cells
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology, Signal Transduction)

    Prof. Dr. Mario Schelhaas 
    Virus in Motion
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Microbiology / Virology / Infectiology)

  • Molecular Genetics

    Dr. Maria Bohnert
    High-throughput analysis of organelle communication and cellular lipid homeostasis
    (Biochemistry, Cell Biology/Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics)

  • Molecular Imaging

    Prof. Dr. Michael Schäfers
    Multimodal molecular imaging of inflammation
    (Imaging Technology, Inflammation, Molecular Imaging)

    Prof. Dr. Cristian A. Strassert
    Photofunctional coordination compounds for multiscale-multimodal bioimaging
    (Chemistry, Molecular Imaging, Organometallic synthesis & coordination chemistry, Spectroscopy & photophysics)

  • Molecular Modeling

    Prof. Dr. Annalen Bleckmann
    Tumor progression and metastasis
    (Tumor invasion, Metastasis)

    Prof. Dr. Bernhard Wünsch
    Design, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel receptor ligands and fluorinated PET-tracers
    (Chemistry, Development, Molecular Modeling)

  • Neurobiology

    Prof. Dr. Milos Galic
    Control of cell migration and architecture via mechano-chemical signal translation
    (Biophysics / Cell Biology / Molecular Biology / Neurobiology)

    Prof. Dr. Christian Klämbt
    Neuro-modulatory functions of ensheathing glial cells
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Neurobiology)

    Prof. Dr. Jürgen Klingauf
    Synaptic transmission
    (Biophysics, Imaging Technology, Cell Biology/Neurobiology)

    Prof. Dr. Andreas Püschel
    Neuronal differentiation and polarized transport
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Neurobiology)

    Dr. Mauricio Rocha-Martins
    Embryo's autocorrect capabilities: how to build healthy organs under adverse conditions

    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Human Organoid Models, Neurobiology, Quantitative Live Imaging)

    Dr. Sebastian Rumpf
    Developmental Neurite Pruning as a Morphogenetic Mechanism
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Neurobiology)

    Dr. Anna Ziegler 
    Brain lipid metabolism
    (Neurobiology, Physiology, Lipid metabolism, Drosophila)

  • Neuroimmunology

    Prof. Dr. Karin Loser
    TNF/TNF family members in the regulation of cutaneous immunity
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Neuroimmunology)

  • Physiology

    Dr. Anna Ziegler 
    Brain lipid metabolism
    (Neurobiology, Physiology, Lipid metabolism, Drosophila) 

    Prof. Dr. Albrecht Schwab
    Mechanisms of neutrophil recruitment
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Physiology)

    Prof. Dr. Oliver Söhnlein 
    Neutrophils in steady state and disease
    (Inflammation, Vascular Biology, Physiology, Neutrophil, Atherosclerosis)

    Prof. Dr. Timo Strünker
    Sensory Signal Transduction in Human Sperm
    (Biophysics, Signal Transduction, Molecular Physiology)

  • Stem Cell Biology

    Prof. Dr. Ralf H. Adams
    Functional specialization of blood vessels and vascular stem cell niches
    (Vascular Biology/Angiogenesis, Cell Biology/Molecular Biology, Stem Cell Biology)

    Dr. Ivan Bedzov
    Self-organization of the pluripotent lineage in the implanting mammalian embry
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Stem cell biology)

    Prof. Dr. Erez Raz
    Molecular mechanisms controlling cell fate maintenance
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Stem Cell Biology)

    Prof. Dr. Sara Wickström
    Regulation of stem cell fate and tissue function through mechanochemical signals from the niche

    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Cell Mechanics, Stem Cell Biology, Epigenetics, Development)

    Prof. Dr. Michael Ziller
    Dissecting the biological basis of mental illness
    (Stem Cell Biology, Genomics, Computational Biology, Functional Genomics, Mental Illness)

  • Systems Biology

    Prof. Dr. Roland Wedlich-Söldner 
    Dynamics and pattern formation in the cell cortex
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Imaging Technology, Systems Biology)

    Prof. Dr. Seraphine Wegner
    Light controlled Systems
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Synthetic Biology, Optogenetics)

  • Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis

    Prof. Dr. Ralf H. Adams
    Functional specialization of blood vessels and vascular stem cell niches
    (Vascular Biology/Angiogenesis, Cell Biology/Molecular Biology, Stem Cell biology)

    Dr. Felix Gunawan
    Cellular and molecular drivers of cardiac endothelial morphogenesis and plasticity
    (Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis, Development, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Heart Development, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche)

    Prof. Dr. Friedemann Kiefer
    Morphogenesis and function of lymph vessels
    (Vascular biology / Angiogenesis, Imaging Technology, Inflammation, Lymphatic Vessels, Hypoxia)

    Prof. Dr. Johannes Roth 
    Functional aspects of alarmins MRP8 (S100A8) and MRP14 (S100A9) in leukocyte migration
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis, Autoimmune Diseases)

    Prof. Dr. Carlos Silvestre-Roig
    Fundaments of the origin, mechanisms, and functional consequences of neutrophil heterogeneity
    Immunology, Inflammation,Vascular Biology/Angiogenesis, Neutrophil biology

    Prof. Dr. Stefan Schulte-Merker 
    Molecular framework of CCBE1 function and vertebrate lymphangiogenesis
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis)

    Prof. Dr. Oliver Söhnlein
    Neutrophils in steady state and disease
    (Inflammation, Vascular Biology, Physiology, Neutrophil, Atherosclerosis)

    Prof. Dr. Lydia Sorokin
    Mechanisms of Leukocyte Transmigration Across Basement Membranes
    (Immunology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis, Immune cell trafficking, Cell-matrix interactions)

    Dr. Britta Trappmann
    Mechanotransduction by engineered extracellular matrices
    (Biophysics, Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis)

    Prof. Dr. Dietmar Vestweber
    Molecular mechanisms that control endothelial junctions and leukocyte extravasation
    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Immunology, Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis)