| date | | Monday, November 8th 2010, 17 c.t. |
| location | | G2-104, CeBiTec Building |
| speaker | | Dr. Kerstin BartschererMax-Planck-Institut für molekulare Biomedizin
, Münster |
| title | | Functional genomics of planarian regeneration
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| | | Planarian flatworms are an exception among bilaterians in that they possess a large pool of adult stem cells that enable them to promptly regenerate any part of their body, including the brain. Although known for two centuries for their remarkable regenerative capabilities, planarians have only recently emerged as an attractive model for studying regeneration and stem cell biology. This revival is due in part to the availability of a sequenced genome and the development of new technologies, such as RNA interference and next-generation sequencing, which facilitate studies of planarian regeneration at the molecular level. Here, I will introduce planarians as a model for regenerative processes and discuss the approaches we have been taking to discover novel genes that control regeneration and stem cell behaviour.
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| host | | Prof. Dr. Jens Stoye |
