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Cosmic Radiation response in the simplest animal on Earth: Trichoplax, a new evolutionary animal model for Space Biology Research
Cosmic Radiation response in the simplest animal on Earth: Trichoplax, a new evolutionary animal model for Space Biology Research
Project Investigators: Bernd Schierwater
Duration: 2025 until 2026
The soil fauna of the nature reserve Riddagshausen (Braunschweig): Comparison of three biotope types: Are there first indications of an effect of increasing soil drought?
Die Bodenfauna des Naturschutzgebiets Riddagshausen (Braunschweig): Vergleich dreier Biotoptypen: Gibt es erste Anzeichen für einen Effekt bei zunehmender Bodentrockenheit?
Project Investigators: Bernd Schierwater; Jörg-Alfred Salamon
Duration: 2021 until December 2025
GRAVIPLAX: Investigating the effect of gravity on cell polarity mediation in the simplest multicellular animal, Trichoplax adhaerens
GRAVIPLAX: Untersuchung des Einflusses der Gravitation auf die Vermittlung von Zellpolarität im einfachsten vielzelligen Tier, Trichoplax adhaerens
Project Investigators: Prof. Dr. Bernd Schierwater
Duration: Mid 2019 until End 2025
CAOS Barcoding in viral or bacterial diseases
CAOS Barcoding bei viralen oder bakteriellen Krankheiten
Project Investigators: PD Dr. Heike Hadrys
Duration: End 2017 until Mid 2023
The genetic basics of polarity in animal cells: biomedical studies on the simplest multicellular animal in zero gravity
Die genetischen Grundlagen der Polarität tierischer Zellen: Biomedizinische Studien am einfachsten Vielzelligen Tier in der Schwerelosigkeit
Project Investigators: The first step in the albuminous degeneration of cells leading to cancer, is the loss of polarity of a cell. Without polar orientation, cells start to grow into any direction and start forming a tumor. Scientists all over the world are trying to identify the genes that are responsible for this process. Up to now without success, as the genetics behind is unknown and hardly decipherable in complex human cells.
We want to use the simplest animal model organism, the placozoan Trichoplax in order to identify the responsible genes. Those placozoans do not have any organs or symmetry; they only have a clear polarity of top and bottom. The signaler for polarity is gravity. We can switch it off naturally in space (sounding rockets) or simulately in the lab (via clinostat experiments) in order to study the effects on gene expression patterns. With placozoans as a subject of examination and gene studies in zero gravity we are now able to break new grounds with regards to interdisciplinary and experimental cancer research.
We have formed an international project entity of cancer scientists, space researchers, geneticists and evolutionary biologists in order to be able to launch this new research approach.
Duration: März 2023 bis Februar 2024
Erasmus+: Hybrid educational and research training on the use of marine models in life sciences
Erasmus+: Hybrid educational and research training on the use of marine models in life sciences
Project Investigators: Prof. Dr. Bernd Schierwater
Duration: End 2018 until End 2021
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Genomische Analysen zur Artbildung bei Libellen am Beispiel eines kryptischen Artkomplexes
Project Investigators: PD Dr. Heike Hadrys ; Dr. Sandra Damm
Duration: 2010 until 2018
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Placozoen als Modellsystem - Grundlagen für die Krebsforschung
Project Investigators: Prof. Dr. Bernd Schierwater
Duration: 2010 until 2018
Niche separation and habitat preferences, dispersal, and environmental adaptation in placozoans.
Untersuchung ökologischer Faktoren zur Artenmischung und Verteilung der Placozoen
Project Investigators: Prof. Bernd Schierwater
Duration: December 2014 until Novemer 2017
New dimensions of synthesis: from single animal observation to planetory gemonics in Placozoa - Subbatical Duke University
New dimensions of synthesis: from single animal observation to planetory gemonics in Placozoa - Subbatical Duke University
Project Investigators: Prof. Bernd Schierwater
Duration: July 2013 until April 2014