Prof. Dr. Anne-Kathrin Claßen

Kollektive Signaldynamik in multizellulären Systemen

2022 Heisenberg Professur, Universität Freiburg
2017-2021 Boehringer Ingelheim Stiftung Plus3 Arbeitsgruppenleitung, Universität Freiburg
2017 Vertretungsprofessur für Zellbiologie, Universität Freiburg
2011-2017 Emmy Noether Arbeitsgruppenleitung, LMU München
2006-2010 Postdoc, UC Berkeley, USA
2006 Dr.rer.nat. in Biologie, MPI-CBG and TU Dresden
2002 M.Sc. in Biomolekularen Wissenschaften, Universität von Amsterdam, Niederlande
2000 B.Sc. in Zellbiologie, Universität von Manchester, UK

A mismatch in the expression of cell surface molecules induces tissue-intrinsic defense against aberrant cells. Fischer F, Ernst L, Frey A, Holstein K, Prasad D, Weichselberger V, Balaji R, Classen AK (2024). Current Biology. doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.01.053
Mutual repression between JNK/AP-1 and JAK/STAT stratifies senescent and proliferative cell behaviors during tissue regeneration. Jaiswal J, Egert J, Engesser R, Peyrotón AA, Nogay L, Weichselberger V, Crucianelli C, Grass I, Kreutz C, Timmer J and Classen AK (2023). PLOS Biology. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001665.
Eya-controlled affinity between cell lineages drives tissue self-organization during Drosophila oogenesis. Weichselberger V, Dondl P, Classen AK (2022). Nature Communications. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33845-1
JNK-dependent cell cycle stalling in G2 promotes survival and senescence-like phenotypes in tissue stress. Cosolo A, Jaiswal J, Csordás G, Grass I, Uhlirova M, Classen AK (2019). Elife. doi: 10.7554/eLife.41036
Interface contractility between differently fated cells drives cell elimination and cyst formation. Bielmeier C, Alt S, Weichselberger V, Fortezza M, Harz H, Jülicher F, Salbreux G, Classen AK (2016). Current Biology. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.12.063.