Molecular Biology of Development and Interaction between Organisms: University of Göttingen

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Degree: Ph.D. (Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences) or, alternatively, Dr. rer. nat.
Address: Molecular Biology of Development and Interaction between Organisms: University of Göttingen, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Prof. Dr. Tomas Pieler, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, Göttingen, 37077, Germany
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Subject: Biology
Course Language(s): English
Course Beginning: Any time
Duration: 3 years
App Deadline: Winter semester: June 15, Summer semester: January 15; No fixed deadlines for applications to individual faculty members
Submit Application To: Georg August University of Göttingen, Developmental Biochemistry, Prof. Dr. Tomas Pieler, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Telephone: +49.551.395.683
Fax: +49.551.395.683 / 146.14
E-mail: tpie...@gwdg.de
Website: http://www.ggnb.uni-goettingen.de

The research activities of the programme are centred around three topics:

The generation of cellular asymmetries that cause cell fate diversity in developing organisms,
protein and RNA modifications that function as molecular switches during development and in host pathogen interactions and
identification of molecules that mediate the communication between two or more organisms. The first topic focuses on molecular mechanisms that control cell polarity and lead to the asymmetric localisation of RNAs and proteins, which are involved in cell fate specification. The second topic deals with modifications of proteins and RNAs, including phosphorylation, sumoylation, methylation and alternative splicing that alter the activities of these molecules in developmental processes. Research on the third topic is mainly dedicated to the identification and functional characterisation of molecules that are involved in host-pathogen interactions. Since cutting-edge research requires highly sophisticated technologies such as advanced fluorescence microscopy, generation of transgenic organisms, expression profiling and proteomics, an intensive exchange between the graduate students and principal investigators in this programme is essential for ensuring optimal progress in each research project.

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