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Contact
Lab: | Prof. Dr. Robert Grosse |
Department: | Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Toxicology Department I |
Address: | Albertstr. 25 79104 Freiburg |
Phone: | +49 761 203 5301 |
E-mail: | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
PhD positions available: | YES |
Research Area: | Synthetic Biology and Signalling |
Research Interests: | -signal regulation of the actin cytoskeleton -nuclear actin assembly and chromatin dynamics in signaling and mitosis -invasive cancer cell migration -optogenetic control of actin regulators -high resolution live cell imaging |
CV
Education & Training: | 2009: Habilitation, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg 2006: Medical specialization (Facharzt) in Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Heidelberg 1999: Full medical license (Approbation zum Arzt), Free University Berlin 1999: Dissertation (summa cum laude), Free University Berlin 1997: Graduation from Medical Faculty, Free University Berlin 1993–1997: Study of Medicine, Free University Berlin, Germany (Intern at St. Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK) 1990–1992: Study of Medicine, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany |
Employment & Experience: | 2019-present: Full professor (W3) and director of Division I, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, University of Freiburg 2009-2018: Full professor (W3) and director of the Institute of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, University of Marburg 2004-2009: Principal Investigator (Emmy Noether Program), Institute of Pharmacology, University of Heidelberg 2000-2003: Post-doc, Lincoln’s Inn Fields Laboratories, London Research Institute London, UK 1999-2000: Physician (AiP), Institute of Pharmacology, Free University Berlin 1992-1993: Research assistant, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC |
Honors
Honors and Awards: | 2016: Human Frontiers Science Program grant (senior applicant and lead investigator) |
Publications
Selected Publications: | Wang Y, Sherrard A, Zhao B, Melak M, Trautwein J, Kleinschnitz EM, Tsopoulidis N, Fackler OT, Schwan C, Grosse R. GPCR-induced calcium transients trigger nuclear actin assembly for chromatin dynamics. Nat Commun. 2019 Nov 21;10(1):5271. Abstract |