Dr. Giorgos Pyrowolakis

Focus of research

• Intercellular Signaling in Animal Systems
• Tissue Growth, Patterning and Morphogenesis
• Morphogen Signaling

CV

• 2017 Research group leader and Lecturer, Institute for Biology I (Chair: Prof. Dr. A. Neubüser), University Freiburg
• 2012 Research group leader, BIOSS, University Freiburg
• 2006 Independent Research group leader, SFB592, University Freiburg
• 2002–2006 Postdoc, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Switzerland
• 2000 Dr. rer. nat. MPI for Biochemistry, Martinsried and University of Heidelberg 1996 Diploma in Biology, University of Heidelberg, Germany

Selected publications

• A genome-engineered tool set for Drosophila TGF-β/BMP signaling studies. Ell CM*, Safyan A*, Chayengia M, Kustermann MMM, Lorenz J, Schächtle M, and Pyrowolakis G. Development 151(22), 2024 *equal contribution
• Dally is not essential for Dpp spreading or internalization but for Dpp stability by antagonizing Tkv mediated Dpp internalization. Simon N*, Safyan A*, Pyrowolakis G**, and Matsuda S** Elife, 12:RP86663 e13301, 2024 *equal contribution, **shared correspondence
• Pentagone fine-tunes glypicans to regulate multiple signaling pathways. Norman M, Vuilleumier R, Springhorn A, Gawlik J, Pyrowolakis G. Elife, 5 e13301, 2016
• Control of Dpp morphogen distribution by a secreted feedback regulator. Vuilleumier R, Springhorn A, Patterson L, Koidl S, Hammerschmidt M, Affolter M, Pyrowolakis G. Nat Cell Biol,12, 2010
• A simple molecular complex mediates widespread BMP-induced repression during Drosophila development. Pyrowolakis G, Hartmann B, Muller B, Basler K, Affolter M. Dev Cell, 7, 2004