Dresden International Graduate School for Interdisciplinary Life Sciences

Gene regulatory mechanisms of neocortex evolution
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Molecular biology, cell biology, genetics, neurobiology

The role of biomolecular protein condensates in arthropod cuticle (apical extracellular matrix) deposition
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemistry

This is a project under the joint supervision of Simon Alberti and Yael Politi

Biomedical imaging beyond the visible
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Biochemistry, biology, biomedicine, bioengineering
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Next-gen genome editing
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Molecular Biology, directed evolution, cell culture

The making of extracellular matrix in Drosophila
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Biology, Biophysics, Bioengineering

This is a joint project under the principal supervision of Christian Dahmann and co-supervision of Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich

Apical extracellular matrix formation and tissue morphogenesis in the Drosophila wing
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics

This is a project under the joint supervision of Yael Politi and Christian Dahmann

The influence of substrate curvature on epithelial cell proliferation and orientation of cytoskeletal and extracellular fibers
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Biology, Bioengineering, Biophysics

Active fluctuations of cell organelles and its relation to cellular metabolism
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Biophysics, Biology, Physics, Bioengineering

The making of extracellular matrix in Drosophila
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Biology, Biophysics, Bioengineering

This is a joint project under the principal supervision of Christian Dahmann and co-supervision of Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich

Sponge spicule patterning

Modeling gut organoids

Modeling sarcomere self-assembly
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Theoretical Biological Physics

Elucidating the Structure-Function Relationship in the Silicanin Protein Family and their Roles in Diatom Silica Formation
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, or Molecular Cell Biology

The Role of Spatiotemporal Protein Patterns in Membrane-mediated Biosilica Morphogenesis
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, or Molecular Cell Biology

Development of biodegradable organic conductive materials for responsible electronics
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: (organic) chemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, materials science, physics

The project is in the context of the DFG excellence cluster “Responsible Electronics in the Climate Change Era”.

Fabrication of electronic microdevices from soft and hydrated biomaterials
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, materials science

The project is in the context of ERC Consolidator Grant GELECTRO (Hydrogel Machines for Seamless Living System Interfaces)

Rationalizing DNA-protein recognition through structure- and MD-derived energy-based functional descriptors. Rational bioengineering for innovation in human genome editing (2 positions)

Position 1: candidate should have a background in computational biology/computational physics/structural bioinformatics/molecular dynamics
Position 2: candidate should have a background in computer science/machine learning

Apical extracellular matrix formation and tissue morphogenesis in the Drosophila wing
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics

This is a project under the joint supervision of Yael Politi and Christian Dahmann

The role of biomolecular protein condensates in arthropod cuticle (apical extracellular matrix) deposition
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemistry

This is a project under the joint supervision of Simon Alberti and Yael Politi

Enhancing Antibody Immunotherapy in Childhood Leukemia
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology

This is a project under the joint supervision of Alexander Wurm and Denis Schewe

Understanding diatom biofilm formation through AI-based remote homology detection and function prediction

This is a project under the joint supervision of Michael Schroeder and Nicole Poulsen

Enhancing Antibody Immunotherapy in Childhood Leukemia
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology

This is a project under the joint supervision of Alexander Wurm and Denis Schewe

Dissecting subcellular metabolic gradients in mouse oocytes
Preferred Course of Study/Expertise of Candidate: Physics, Biology, Chemistry
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