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.

09.04.2019
 

Luohao Xu and Qi Zhou et al. published their work in Nature Ecology and Evolution on songbird sex chromosome evolution.

26.03.2019
 

Prof. Ulrich Technau is now an ambassador for Young Science

18.03.2019
 

FWF Grant awarded to Oleg Simakov!

13.03.2019
 

New paper in Nature Ecology and Evolution for Ulrich Technau and Julia Steger as Co-Authors

28.02.2019
 

Prof. Ulrich Technau and Prof. Christa Schleper featured in an article of the Austrian Press Agency

27.02.2019
 

Paper from Elena Ritschard, Oleg Simakov and co-authors