The Cell and Developmental Biology discipline investigates the fundamental mechanisms governing how cells are built, organised, and maintained across development and disease. Research spans organelle biogenesis and quality control — including mitochondrial assembly, genome inheritance, and protein import — as well as centrosome dynamics and cell division. Further work addresses synaptic RNA localisation, neuronal migration, neurodegeneration, retinal gene therapy, and the biology of reproduction. The discipline also encompasses coral-algal endosymbiosis, glycan-based immune signalling, and the invasion mechanisms of protozoan parasites. Spanning systems from corals and plants to mammals, the groups apply imaging, genetics, and biochemistry to questions of fundamental biological and biomedical importance.
Graduate School Life Science Munich (LSM)