Research Projects summary

List of projects, which have been offered in Summer School 2012:

Cell Biology

Epigentic plasticity during Drosophila development and regeneration
Research group: Dr. Anne Classen

Evolutionary Biology

The effect of natural selection on innate immunity genes in Drosophila
Research group: Prof. Wolfgang Stephan (direct supervisor: Dr. Hutter S.)

Genetics

PKA-like kinase of Trypanosoma: mutational analysis of subunit interaction and ligand binding.
Research group: Prof. Michael Boshart

Application of Transcription Activator Like Effector (TALE) proteins for precision genome engineering
Research group: Prof. Thomas Lahaye

Analysis of direct lipid-protein interactions
Research group: Dr. Thomas Ott (direct supervisor: Konrad Sebastian)

Microbiology

Single-cell analysis of magnetoctactic bacteria from aquatic environments
Research group: Prof. Dirk Schüler (direct supervisor: Kolinko Sebastian)

Genome engineering in magnetotactic bacteria
Research group: Prof. Dirk Schüler (direct supervisor: Lohße Anna)

Analysis of magnetosome formation in magnetotactic bacteria
Research group: Prof. Dirk Schüler (direct supervisor: Raschdorf Oliver)

Plant Sciences

Functional analysis of lysine-acetylation sites
Research group: Dr. Iris Finkemeier

Metabolic adaptations of Arabidopsis thaliana to changes in oxygen concentrations.
Research group: Prof. Peter Geigenberger

Biogenesis of Thylakoid Membranes
Research group: Prof. Jörg Nickelsen

Does the C-termial sequence of albino4 (Alb4) from Arabidopsis interact with subunits of Ribosomes?
Research group: Prof. Juergen Soll/Dr. Elisabeth Ankele

Metal transport in chloroplasts
Research group: Prof. Juergen Soll/Dr. Katrin Philippar

Function of molecular chaperones in organellar protein import
Research group: Prof. Juergen Soll/Dr. Serena Schwenkert

Calcium-Calmodulin Regulation in Plant Mitochondria
research group: Prof. Ute Vothknecht (direct supervisor: Dr. Chigri F.)

Pharmacology

Antitumor effects of V-ATPase inhibition
Research group: Prof. Angelika Vollmar  (direct supervisor: Dr. v. Schwarzenberg K.)

Systematic Zoology

Validation of DNA-barcoding data on Bavarian arthropods.
Research group: Prof. Gerhard Haszprunar

Systematic Botany

Natural lateral gene transfer -- the case of parasitic plants and their hosts
Research group: Prof. Susanne Renner

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List of projects, which have been offered in Summer School 2011:

Genetics

1. Chimeric regulatory subunits of PKA. More details (pdf, 20 kB)
   Research group: Prof. Michael Boshart
2. Textbook biochemistry challenged: the unconventional citrate metabolism in parasitic Trypanosoma. More details (pdf, 20 kB)
   Research group: Prof. Michael Boshart
3. Modulation  of transcription via TAL effectors from the bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas
   Research group: Prof. Thomas Lahaye
4. Decoding of calcium signatures during signal transduction in plant root symbiosis. More details
   Research group: Prof. Martin Parniske
5. Plant receptor complexes involved in the perception of symbiotic microbial signals. More details
   Research group: Prof. Martin Parniske

Cell Biology

6. Role of bZIP transcription factors in C. elegans apoptosis
   Research group: Prof. Barbara Conradt
7. Dynamic modulation of epigenetic states in Drosophila development and regeneration
   Research group: Dr. Anne Classen
8. Protein mediated transdifferentiation (regenerative medicine)
   Research group: Prof. Heinrich Leonhardt
9. Study of epigenetic mechanisms in development and disease
   Research group: Prof. Heinrich Leonhardt
10. Mapping and characterization of a mutation that perturbs magnesium homeostasis
    Research group: Prof. Eric Lambie

Plant Sciences

11. Metabolic adaptations of Arabidopsis thaliana to changes in oxygen concentrations.
    Research group: Prof. Peter Geigenberger
12. Biogenesis of chloroplasts
    Research group: Prof. Juergen Soll
13. Protein translocation into chloroplasts
    Research group: Dr. Bettina Boelter
14. Characterisation of calcium-regulated processes in plant organelles
    research group: Prof. Ute Vothknecht

Systematics

15. Resolving DNA-barcoding discrepance cases among Bavarian Lepidoptera. More details (pdf, 500 kB)
    Research group: Prof. Gerhard Haszprunar

Microbiology

16. Stimulus perception by two-component systems in bacteria
    Research group: Prof. Kirsten Jung
17. Significance of the L-proline metabolism for Helicobacter pylori. More details (pdf, 20 kB)
    Research group: Prof. Heinrich Jung

Evolution

18. Functional analysis of Drosophila gene regulatory sequences
    Research group: Prof. John Parsch

Pharmacology

19. Role of V-ATPase in tumor cell migration
    Research group: Prof. Angelika Vollmar