Meiosis is a developmental program that is indispensable for gamete formation
and sexual reproduction.
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On 21st of June 2024, Tamara Klockner from Chris Campbell’s lab successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis on “ Understanding aneuploidy patterns in human cells through karyotype engineering”.
On 24th of May 2024, Anne Köhle from the lab of Verena Jantsch successfully defended her master thesis entitled “ Investigation of a Role for Dbf4-dependent Kinase in the C. elegans Germline”.
Meiosis is the key to heredity, fertility and commercial breeding.
Expanding on existing strengths
Austria hosts research groups with a long-standing interest in meiosis, chromosome dynamics, gametogenesis and evolution. Scientists in this SFB address scientific questions centered on different aspects of meiosis using a set of model systems and state-of-the-art technologies.
Bringing the idea to practice
All running projects require expertise that goes beyond that covered by each group. The joint know-how will enable the 9 participating groups to establish innovative approaches to explore challenging aspects of meiosis.