Department of Natural Sciences
Prof. Dr Christopher Volk
Professor for Biology, Histology and Developmental Biology
Unit
Department of Natural Sciences
Location
Rheinbach
Room
K 211
Address
von-Liebig-Str. 20
53359, Rheinbach
Telephone
+49 2241 865 9662Profile
Lectures:
Additional functions
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Member of the Faculty Council
Research Projects
The German Research Foundation funded research cluster "CytoTransport" combines expertise in biomedicine, computational modelling, structural biology, chemistry and materials science to investigate cellular transport mechanisms in health and disease. To this end, 9 working groups from two university research focuses are working together, represented by the two research institutes IFGA and TREE. An overarching goal is to bundle the institutes' overlapping interests and expertise in the long term.
Project management at the H-BRS
Prof. Dr Mike Althaus Dr Karl Kirschner Prof. Dr Matthias Preller Prof. Dr Dirk Reith Prof. Dr Jörn Oliver Sass Prof. Dr Margit Schulze Prof. Dr Christopher Volk Prof. Dr Steffen Witzleben Dr Katrin Richter
Individual variants in the DNA sequence (i.e. the linear sequence of the 4 DNA building blocks, the so-called bases) are called polymorphisms and can influence the function of genes and thus contribute to the clinical manifestation of diseases or influence their course and therapy. In addition, polymorphism patterns can be so characteristic for each individual that they also enable the forensic identification of perpetrators and victims on the basis of a DNA trace.
Project management at the H-BRS
Prof. Dr Richard Jäger