Molecular Biology (MSc/PhD)

Sven Pilarski

EDUCATION

College / University

Georg August University, Göttingen

Highest Degree

Vordiplom

Major Subjects

Developmental Biology
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Country

Germany

Lab Experience

Experimental Genetics, Obesity Research Group (Dr. Günter Brönner), DeveloGen AG, Göttingen, Germany
Developmental Biology, Dept. of Genetics (Clifford J. Tabin, Ph.D.), Harvard Medical School, Boston/MA, USA
Developmental Biochemistry, Dept. Developmental Biochemistry (Dr. Tomas Pieler), University of Goettingen, Germany

Projects / Research

  • 2000 – 2002: Genetical experiments with Drosophila, biochemical determination of newly discovered mutants
  • 2001: Molecular cloning techniques, analysis of genetic expression patterns of Wnt-5a, gain-of-function experiments involving retroviral manipulations, immunohistochemical analyses of chick embryo tissues
  • 2002: Isolation and characterization of Hes2 in Xenopus laevis

Scholarships / Awards

2002 – 2003: Stipend International Max Planck Research School

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

Developmental biology applying molecular techniques is among the future disciplines most fundamentally changing our understanding of life. I am fascinated by signalling pathways involved in cell differentiation, subsequent morphogenesis and growth, with particular focus on gene regulation and cell-cell-communication.