Projects by research areas

  • Biochemistry

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

    Prof. Dr. Sabrina Büttner
    Cellular aging and organelle communication

    (Cell Biology/ Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry)

    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 )

    Jun. - Prof. Dr. Diana Khoromskaia
    Modelling mechano-chemical pattern Formation in tissues

    (Mathematical Modelling/ Biophysics/ Cell Mechanics/ Active matter)

     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. Sabrina Büttner
    Cellular aging and organelle communication

    (Cell Biology/ Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry)

    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. Tim Lämmermann  
    Single cell and population dynamics of immune cells

    Immunology/ Inflammation/ Cell biology/ Immune cell dynamics/ Imaging

    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)

    Dr. Kate Miroshnikova
    ECM mechanics and nuclear mechanotransduction in genome integrity and cell state Regulation

    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Cell Mechanics, Stem Cell Biology, Mechanobiology, Colorectal Cancer) 

    Dr. Mara Pitulescu  
    Organ-dependent endothelial cell plasticity and maintenance in health and disease

    (Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis , Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Molecular Imaging, Membrane Protein Dynamics)

    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 )

    Jun. - Prof. Dr. Diana Khoromskaia
    Modelling mechano-chemical pattern Formation in tissues

    (Mathematical Modelling/ Biophysics/ Cell Mechanics/ Active matter)

    Dr. Kate Miroshnikova
    ECM mechanics and nuclear mechanotransduction in genome integrity and cell state Regulation

    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Cell Mechanics, Stem Cell Biology, Mechanobiology, Colorectal Cancer)

    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)

    Dr. Mara Pitulescu  
    Organ-dependent endothelial cell plasticity and maintenance in health and disease

    (Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis , Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Molecular Imaging, Membrane Protein Dynamics)

    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. Tim Lämmermann   
    Single cell and population dynamics of immune cells

    Immunology/ Inflammation/ Cell biology/ Immune cell dynamics/ Imaging

    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. med. Martin A. Kriegel
    Host immune-microbiota interactions in autoimmune diseases

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

    Prof. Dr. Tim Lämmermann   
    Single cell and population dynamics of immune cells
    Immunology/ Inflammation/ Cell biology/ Immune cell dynamics/ Imaging

    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. med. Martin A. Kriegel
    Host immune-microbiota interactions in autoimmune diseases

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

    Prof. Dr. Tim Lämmermann   
    Single cell and population dynamics of immune cells

    Immunology/ Inflammation/ Cell biology/ Immune cell dynamics/ Imaging

    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)

    Jun. - Prof. Dr. Diana Khoromskaia
    Modelling mechano-chemical pattern Formation in tissues

    (Mathematical Modelling/ Biophysics/ Cell Mechanics/ Active matter)

    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. med. Martin A. 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

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

    Prof. Dr. Sabrina Büttner
    Cellular aging and organelle communication

    (Cell Biology/ Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry)

  • Molecular Imaging

    Dr. Mara Pitulescu   
    Organ-dependent endothelial cell plasticity and maintenance in health and disease

    (Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis , Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Molecular Imaging, Membrane Protein Dynamics)

    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)

    Dr. Kate Miroshnikova
    ECM mechanics and nuclear mechanotransduction in genome integrity and cell state Regulation

    (Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Cell Mechanics, Stem Cell Biology, Mechanobiology, Colorectal Cancer) 

    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)

    Dr. Mara Pitulescu   
    Organ-dependent endothelial cell plasticity and maintenance in health and disease

    (Vascular Biology / Angiogenesis , Cell Biology / Molecular Biology, Development, Molecular Imaging, Membrane Protein Dynamics)

    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)