We are studying various forms of cell interactions underlying the development of multicellular structures, such as tissues, organs and embryos, using zebrafish and ascidian embryos as model organisms. We are specifically interested in the role of cell adhesion, polarization, movement and division in the processes by which the embryo takes shape. For studying their contribution, Read More ...
Book Chapter and Reviews Research Articles
Interaction and feedback between cell mechanics and fate specification in vertebrate gastrulation H2020 ERC Advanced Grant, 7/2017-6/2022 The generation and function of anisotropic tissue tension in zebrafish epiboly EMBO LTF, 7/2016-6/2018 Coordination of mesendoderm cell fate specification and internalization during zebrafish gastrulation Read More ...
Principal Investigator Carl-Philipp Heisenberg heisenberg@ist.ac.at Students Feyza Nur Arslan feyzanur.arslan@ist.ac.at # cell-cell adhesion # supported lipid bilayers Silvia Caballero Mancebo silvia.caballero@ist.ac.at # ascidian # ooplasmic segregation # RNA localization Karla Huljev karla.huljev@ist.ac.at # morphogenesis # extracellular fluid # live-imaging techniques Alexandra Schauer alexandra.schauer@ist.ac.at # embryonic-extraembryonic interactions # nodal signaling Cornelia Schwayer cornelia.schwayer@ist.ac.at # mechanosensing Read More ...