The Team:

Group leader

Juniorprofessor Dr. Gregor Bucher

Curriculum Vitae:

1990 - 1997:
Studies: Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München/Germany and Concepción/Chile: studies in zoology, genetics, developmental biology, immunology und human physiology

1996 - 1997
Diploma thesis: "Characterization of a Gap Gene Mutant in Tribolium castaneum" Zoologisches Institut der Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München/Germany supervisor: Prof. Dr. Diethard Tautz

1998 - 2002
Ph.D: "The Evolution of Gap Gene Orthologues" Zoologisches Institut der Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München/Germany supervisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Klingler degree obtained 2002

2002 - 2004
Free lance scientific journalist (Süddeutsche Zeitung, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Deutschlandfunk and others) and care for my daughter.

may 2004- may 2006:
Postdoc in the department of Prof. Ernst Wimmer, Georg August Universität, Göttingen, Germany

since may 2006:
Juniorprofessor of developmental genetics in the department of developmental biology, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach Institut, Georg August Universität, Göttingen, Germany

since june 2006:
Junior Group Leader of the GZMB (Göttingen Center for Molecular Biology)

Scholarships:

1990 - 1996: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
1994 - 1995: IAS-fellowship (DAAD) for studies abroad
2002: Dr. Alexander und Rita Besser-Stiftung for scientific writing

Grants:
DFG Normalverfahren BU 1443/2-2 (ended)
DFG Normalverfahren BU 1443/3-1
DFG excellence center "Molecular Physiology of the Brain - CMBP"
DFG Normalverfahren BU 1443/5-1

Spokesperson of DFG research unit FOR1234 "iBeetle"
Projects within iBeetle:
BU 1443/6-1
BU 1443/7-1
BU 1443/8-1

Community

2005: Organization of 2nd international Tribolium meeting in Göttingen
2006: Organization of DZG/GfE workshop "Ortholgues genes - homologues structures?" in Göttingen
2006: Teacher for EMBO - Marie Curie RTN ZOONET Practical Course on "Molecular approaches to Evolution and Development"
since 2007: Speaker of study section "development" at the German Zoological Society (DZG)
2006: Involved in the coordination of the annotation of the Tribolium genome.
since 2007: tutor for the local scholars of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
2008/2010: Organization of a symposion on arthropod head development at the EED

Postdoc

Christian Schmitt-Engel has developed the iBeetle screening procedure, is part of the steering committee of the iBeetle screen and he is crucially involved in developing the database. Further, he is screening for phenotypes after larval injection.

PhD students

Sebastian Kittelman is characterizing an enigmatic tissue at the anterior portion of the head that we have called anterior median tissue (AMT). In order to understand the morphogenesis of the AMT and other structures of the head, he is working on in vivo imaging.

Georg Oberhofer is analyzing an important signaling center of the head, which corresponds to the ocular parasegment boundary and - interestingly - appears to be located at a position corresponding to the vertebrate mid-hind-brain boundary. He will try to understand the establishment of the boundary and wants to identify its target genes.

Julia Ulrich is identifying lethal genes for use in control of beetle pest species. Furthermore, she is trying to develop tools for restricting RNAi to certain tissues.

Janna Siemanowski is studying genes identified in the iBeetle project as affecting head development. She is focusing on genes that are required for labrum formation.

technicians

Daniela Grossmann is part of the iBeetle screening team.

Claudia Hinners helps with several projects in the lab.

Elke Küster (technician of Ernst Wimmer) is our expert for insertional screening and stock keeping. She was in charge of crossing, analysis and stock keeping of the insertional mutagenesis and enhancer trap screen (GEKU-Screen). Currently, she sets up a Gal4 enhancer trap screen.

Master students

Christoph Schomburg

Former PhD students

Nikolaus Koniszewski, Nico Posnien,Johannes Schinko Please find details to their contribution and their current adress here.

© Gregor Bucher, last update: January 2012