Coordination Team and Board of Directors SP BIOSCIENCES
Dr. rer. nat. Ursula Windmüller
Prof. Dr. Karin Busch
Head of the Bioenergetics and Mitochondrial Dynamics Group, Münster University, Faculty of Biology
We study how mitochondrial bioenergetics, dynamics and architecture respond to different metabolic demands of cells during differentiation, maturation and cellular polarization. By deciphering these plastic relations we better understand how mitochondria contribute to diseases development, degeneration processes and reactions to stress and adaptation.
Prof. Dr. Till Ischebeck
Head of Green Biotechnology Lab, Münster University, Faculty of Biology
till.ischebeck@uni-muenster.de
In the Green Biotechnology Lab, we focus on lipid droplets (LDs) - monolayered membrane structures enclosing hydrophobic compounds. These storage organelles are most prominet in seeds and pollen-related tissue but can be found in all plant tissue in principle. Only less is known about their synthesis, degradation and their physiologocial role as genuine organelles. With versatile wet and dry lab methods, we characterize LD-associated proteins and analyze the chemical composition of various plant LDs. We use this knowledge for the biotechnological implementation of LDs as subcellular micro-factories.
Prof. Dr. Eva Liebau
Head of Department of Molecular Physiology, Münster University, Faculty of Biology
Prof. Dr. Erich Bornberg-Bauer
Head of the Bioinformatic Group, Münster University, Faculty of Biology
Prof. Dr. Friedemann Kiefer
Head of the group of Intravital Molecular Imaging, Münster University, Faculty of Medicine
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Nicolas Schwab
Head of the group “Adaptive immune signatures and molecular fingerprints”, Münster University, Faculty of Medicine
Nicholas.schwab@uni-muenster.de
We study how the immune system influences neurological processes in health and disease within three larger focus areas: 1. Adaptive immune receptor repertoire (AIRR) sequencing, 2. Blood-brain-barrier migration of immune cells, 3. Environmental influences on immune functions.
Prof. Dr. Joachim Kurtz
Head of the group Animal Evolutionary Ecology, Münster University, Faculty of Biology
Research Group Animal Evolutionary Ecology
joachim.kurtz@uni-muenster.de
Prof. Dr. Dirk Prüfer
Head of the group Plant Biotechnology , Münster University
Prof. Dr. Michael Hippler
Head of the group Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Münster University
Simon Falk
Ich promoviere in der AG von Prof. Nicholas Schwab am Institut für Translationale Neurologie. Im Zuge dessen forsche ich an Umweltfaktoren und deren Einfluss auf Multiple Sklerose. Mit der Hilfe von RNA-bulk und single-cell Sequenzierungen in R und Python arbeite ich an Kohortenstudien und ex vivo Material.
Janis Dabisch
I am currently doing my PhD in the group of Prof. Till Ischebeck at the institute for biology and biotechnology of plants and I'm doing research on lipid droplet-plasma membrane contact sites. My research interests focus around the subcellular organisation of organelles as well as signal transduction in plants.