Prof. Dr. Holger Bastians
Project Leader B03
Georg-August University Göttingen
University Medical Center
Institute of Molecular Oncology
Section for Cellular Oncology
Grisebachstrasse 8
D-37077 Göttingen
holger.bastians@uni-goettingen.de

Professional Career
since 2013
Head of Section Cellular Oncology
University Medical Center Göttingen
2011-2013
Heisenberg Professor of the DFG
University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany
2010-2011
Heisenberg fellow of the DFG and Group leader
Institute of Molecular Oncology, University Medical Center Göttingen
2008-2010
Heisenberg fellow of the DFG and Group leader
Institute for Molecular Biology and Tumor Research (IMT), Phillips-University Marburg
2006
Habilitation
Molecular Biology, Phillips-University Marburg
1999-2008
Group leader
Institute for Molecular Biology and Tumor Research (IMT), Phillips-University Marburg
1996-1999
Postdoctoral Researcher
Prof. Joan Ruderman, Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
1996
Dr. rer. nat
Topic: cell cycle regulation; German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg and University of Osnabrück
1993
Diploma in Biology
University of Osnabrück
Achievements & Awards
since 2019
Speaker
DFG research unit 2800 (FOR2800)
2015
Binder Innovation Prize
German Society for Cell Biology
2014
Paper of the year Award
University Medical Center Göttingen
2011 - 2013
Heisenberg professorship
DFG
2008-2011
Heisenberg fellowship
DFG
1996-1999
Research fellowship
DFG
Publications
Wnt signaling recruits KIF2A to the spindle to ensure chromosome congression and alignment during mitosis
Wnt10b GSK3β dependent Wnt/STOP signaling prevents aneuploidy in human somatic cells
The p53/p73 – p21CIP1 tumor suppressor axis guards against chromosomal instability by restraining CDK1 in human cancer cells
Oncogene. 2021 Jan;40(2):436-451. doi: 10.1038/s41388-020-01524-4. Epub 2020 Nov 9. PMID: 33168930
Learn moreMild replication stress causes aneuploidy by deregulating microtubule dynamics in mitosis
Cell Cycle. 2019 Oct;18(20):2770-2783. doi: 10.1080/15384101.2019.1658477. Epub 2019 Aug 25. PMID: 31448675
Learn moreA Cell-Based Assay for Mitotic Spindle Orientation
Glaubke E, Bastians H. Methods Mol Biol. 2018;1787:67-75. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7847-2_5. PMID:29736710
Learn moreWnt-mediated protein stabilization ensures proper mitotic microtubule assembly and chromosome segregation
EMBO Rep. 2015 Apr;16(4):490-9. doi: 10.15252/embr.201439410. Epub 2015 Feb 5. PMID: 25656539
Learn moreIncreased microtubule assembly rates influence chromosomal instability in colorectal cancer cells.
Nat Cell Biol. 2014 Aug;16(8):779-91. doi: 10.1038/ncb2994. Epub 2014 Jun 29. PMID: 24976383
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