Project Details
Projekt
GRK 1048: Molecular Basis of Organ Development in Vertebrates
Subject Area
Basic Research in Biology and Medicine
Term
from 2004 to 2013
Project identifier
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 375253
Developmental biology is one of the fastest growing fields in biology. This is in part due to the fascinating questions this area of research is dealing with: What are the principles that control the development of an organism starting from a fertilised egg? How does an adult body produce yet another body?
In the Research Training Group we have brought together a group of scientists who share a common interest in developmental biology. The participants represent various fields ranging from stem cell biology to the biophysical analysis of developmental processes. The focus of the Research Training Group is on the role of key molecules (signalling molecules, transcription factors, enzymes) in organogenesis of vertebrates with three central topics: urogenital, vascular / hematopoetic and neural development. Experiments are done on four model organisms (mouse, frog, zebrafish and medaka) and cover a wide range of techniques. An innovative aspect of the Research Training Group is a focus on the three dimensional visualisation of developmental processes by Optical Projection Tomography (OPT) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR).
This Research Training Group is an integral part of the "International Research Training Group - University of Würzburg". New structures of supervision, e.g. the introduction of a Thesis Advisory Committee are established. The teaching programme of this initiative comprises lectures and seminars, an annual retreat, workshops and "soft skill" training. The participants also receive training in bioinformatics, a field that becomes increasingly important in developmental biology.
In the Research Training Group we have brought together a group of scientists who share a common interest in developmental biology. The participants represent various fields ranging from stem cell biology to the biophysical analysis of developmental processes. The focus of the Research Training Group is on the role of key molecules (signalling molecules, transcription factors, enzymes) in organogenesis of vertebrates with three central topics: urogenital, vascular / hematopoetic and neural development. Experiments are done on four model organisms (mouse, frog, zebrafish and medaka) and cover a wide range of techniques. An innovative aspect of the Research Training Group is a focus on the three dimensional visualisation of developmental processes by Optical Projection Tomography (OPT) and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR).
This Research Training Group is an integral part of the "International Research Training Group - University of Würzburg". New structures of supervision, e.g. the introduction of a Thesis Advisory Committee are established. The teaching programme of this initiative comprises lectures and seminars, an annual retreat, workshops and "soft skill" training. The participants also receive training in bioinformatics, a field that becomes increasingly important in developmental biology.
DFG Programme
Research Training Groups
Applicant Institution
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Spokesperson
Professor Dr. Manfred Schartl, Ph.D.
Participating Researchers
Professor Dr. Manfred Alsheimer; Professor Dr. Ricardo Benavente; Professorin Dr. Ute Felbor; Professor Dr. Utz Fischer; Professor Dr. Manfred Gessler; Privatdozent Dr. Rudolf Götz; Privatdozentin Dr. Sibylle Jablonka; Professor Dr. Albrecht M. Müller (†); Professor Dr. Michael A. Sendtner; Dr. Toni Ulrich Wagner
