Stem cells are key for the development and maintenance of multicellular organisms. Some animals in addition have remarkable regenerative capacities, which also rely on the activation of stem cells. In this research platform we aim to study the regulation of stem cells during development, regeneration and maintenance in a variety of animals with different life history strategies in order to unravel the mechanisms of regulation that lead to the activation of stem cells. We employ modern single cell technologies in combination with functional genomics approaches.  We also seek to develop new bioinformatic tools for the analysis of single cell transcriptome data.

26.06.2026
 

Dr. Varsha Mathur has received the Gertrud Pleskot Award from the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Vienna.

19.06.2026
 

Tetsuo Kon receives Young Scientist Initiative Award

23.05.2026
 

Paul Knabl, who defended his PhD last autumn, and co-authors showed that BMP signaling has a pro-neural role in the diffuse nervous system of...

30.03.2026
 

A new Science Advance paper from Hummel group.

29.12.2025
 

Andi Denner defended his highly successful and overdue PhD! Congratulations!

28.08.2025
 

Nature Communications paper for Emmanuel Haillot et al.