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.

13.11.2018
 

Prof. Technau part of an article in the Kronenzeitung

08.10.2018
 

Uni:docs fellowship for Luohao Xu!

07.05.2018
 

Ekaterina Pukhlyakova published a paper in PNAS about β-catenin mechanotransduction

30.04.2018
 

Rohit Dnyansagar wrote a paper about cnidarian relationships across the Atlantic

24.04.2018
 

Stefan Jahnel defended his PhD thesis

16.04.2018
 

Daniela Praher completed her PhD.