Dr. Alexander Aulehla

Project Leader B02, B11

Developmental Biology Unit
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg

aulehla@embl.de

https://www.embl.de/research/units/dev_biology/aulehla/

Professional Career

Since 2021

Head of Developmental Biology Unit, EMBL Heidelberg

since 2009

Group leader

Developmental Biology Unit, EMBL Heidelberg

2005-2009

Research fellow

Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, USA

2008

Ph.D.

Paris University, Pierre et Marie Curie, France, Advisor: Olivier Pourquie

2002

Dr. med.

University of Freiburg, Advisor: Prof. Brand-Saberi

1999-2002

Research fellow

Max-Planck Institute Freiburg

1997 - 1998

Research assistant

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA

Achievements & Awards

2022

Allen Distinguished Investigator Award

Allen Institute

2021

EMBO member

European Molecular Biology Organization

2020

ERC Consolidator Grant

European Research Council

2015

ERC Starting Grant

European Research Council

2005-2006

Fellowship

Swiss National Science Foundation

2000

Gödecke research award

University of Freiburg

1997-2000

Fellow

Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes

Publications

A noncanonical role of glycolytic metabolites controlling the timing of mouse embryo segmentation

Miyazawa H, Rada J, Prior N, Sanchez PGL, Esposito E, Bunina D, Girardot C, Zaugg J, Aulehla A. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 19;11(38):eadz9606. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adz9606. Epub 2025 Sep 19.

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Glycolytic flux-signaling controls mouse embryo mesoderm development

Miyazawa H, Snaebjornsson MT, Prior N, Kafkia E, Hammarén HM, Tsuchida-Straeten N, Patil KR, Beck M, Aulehla A. Elife. 2022 Dec 5;11:e83299. doi: 10.7554/eLife.83299. PMID: 36469462

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Spatiotemporal Analysis of a Glycolytic Activity Gradient Linked to Mouse Embryo Mesoderm Development

Bulusu V, Prior N, Snaebjornsson MT, Kuehne A, Sonnen KF, Kress J, Stein F, Schultz C, Sauer U, Aulehla A. Dev Cell. 2017 Feb 27;40(4):331-341.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2017.01.015. PMID: 28245920

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Self-Organization of Embryonic Genetic Oscillators into Spatiotemporal Wave Patterns

Tsiairis CD, Aulehla A. Cell. 2016 Feb 11;164(4):656-67. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.01.028. PMID: 26871631

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Modulation of Phase Shift between Wnt and Notch Signaling Oscillations Controls Mesoderm Segmentation

Tsiairis CD, Aulehla A. Cell. 2016 Feb 11;164(4):656-67. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.01.028. PMID: 26871631

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Scaling of embryonic patterning based on phase-gradient encoding

Lauschke VM, Tsiairis CD, François P, Aulehla A. Nature. 2013 Jan 3;493(7430):101-5. doi: 10.1038/nature11804. Epub 2012 Dec 19.

PMID: 23254931

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