Tasks and Responsibilities

Scientific Areas of Responsibility

201-03   Cell Biology

Scientific Areas of Responsibility (Deputy Contact)

201-05   General Genetics and Functional Genome Biology
201-06   Developmental Biology

Coordinated Programmes (procedural matters)

Priority Programmes

1782	Epithelial intercellular junctions as dynamic hubs to integrate forces, signals and cell behaviour
1926	Next Generation Optogenetics: Tool Development and Application
2306	Ferroptosis: from Molecular Basics to Clinical Applications

Research Units

2625	Mechanisms of Lysosomal Homeostasis
2743	Mechanical Stress Protection
2800	Chromosome Instability: Cross-talk of DNA replication stress and mitotic dysfunction
2848	Nanoscale Architecture and Heterogeneity of the Mitochondrial Inner Membrane
2953	Sialic Acid as Regulator in Development and Immunity

Coordinated Programmes (scientific matters)

Clusters of Excellence (ExStra)

2067	Multiscale Bioimaging: from Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells (MBExC)

Collaborative Research Centres

944	Physiology and Dynamics of Cellular Microcompartments
958	Scaffolding of Membranes: Molecular Mechanisms and Cellular Functions
1078	Protonation Dynamics in Protein Function
1177	Molecular and Functional Characterization of Selective Autophagy
1190	Compartmental Gates and Contact Sites in Cells
1218	Mitochondrial regulation of cellular function
1328	Adenine Nucleotides in Immunity and Inflammation
1348	Dynamic cellular interfaces: formation and function

Research Training Groups

2243	Understanding Ubiquitylation: From Molecular Mechanisms To Disease
2364	MOMbrane: The multifaceted functions and dynamics of the mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM)
2737	STRESSistance: Molecular Mechanisms to Preserve the Functionality of Membranes and Compartments during Stress Conditions