Martin Thanbichler
Dr. Martin Thanbichler
MPI für terrestrische Mikrobiologie
Karl-von-Frisch-Straße
D-35043 Marburg / Germany
Phone: +49 6421 178300
Fax: +49 6421 178209
Email:
thanbichler@mpi-marburg.mpg.de
Research group members
Group Leader: Dr. Martin Thanbichler
Postdoctoral fellows: Maria Billini, Daniela Kiekebusch, Susan Schlimpert
Graduate students: Emöke Cserti, Sabrina Eisheuer, Binbin He, Alexandra Jung, Lin Lin, Anne
Raßbach, Aleksandra Zielinska
Undergraduate students:Oliver Leicht, Wolfgang Strobel
Technical assistants: Marlina Bischoff
Dr. Martin Thanbichler
Curriculum Vitae
Martin Thanbichler (born 1973)
Diplom (Biology), University of Munich, 1998
Dr. rer. nat. (Microbiology), University of Munich, 2002
Postdoc (Prokaryotic Cell Biology), Stanford University, USA, 2002-2006
Head of the Independent Junior Research Group "Prokaryotic Cell Biology" at the MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, since 2007
Junior Professor for Microbiology at the Department of Biology, Philipps University, Marburg, since 2008
Research area: Cellular differentiation and cell division in bacteria
In recent years, advances in microbial cell biology have led to a fundamental change in the perception of bacteria. While previously envisioned as membrane-bounded conglomerates of enzymes, bacterial cells have now emerged to be highly organized entities that tightly regulate cell shape and polarity, actively segregate plasmids and chromosomal DNA, and frequently undergo complex differentiation processes. As in eukaryotes, their temporal and spatial organization is controlled by multi-component regulatory networks, involving localized protein complexes and dynamic cytoskeletal structures. However, despite the progress made, the current knowledge on cellular organization in bacteria is still very limited, providing ample opportunities for future research.
More about "Cellular differentiation and cell division in bacteria"
Recent publications
Möll, A., Schlimpert, S., Briegel, A., Jensen G. J. and Thanbichler, M. (2010)
DipM, a new factor required for peptidoglycan remodeling during cell division in
Caulobacter crescentus. Mol. Microbiol. 77:90-107
Kühn, J., Briegel, A., Mörschel, E., Kahnt, J., Leser, K., Wick, S., Jensen, G.
J. and Thanbichler, M. (2010) Bactofilins, a ubiquitous class of cytoskeletal proteins mediating polar
localization of a cell wall synthase in Caulobacter. EMBO J. 29, 327-339.
Möll, A & Thanbichler M. (2009) FtsN-like proteins are conserved components of the cell division machinery in proteobacteria. Mol. Microbiol.72: 1037-1053.