Dr. Ulrike Engel
Project Leader Z02
Heidelberg University
Centre for Organismal Studies (COS)
Molecular Evolution and Genomics
Nikon Imaging Center at Heidelberg University
Im Neuenheimer Feld 267
69120 Heidelberg
ulrike.engel@bioquant.uni-heidelberg.de

Professional Career
since 2005
Head of the Nikon Imaging Center
Heidelberg University, Heidelberg
since 2005
Senior research scientist
Department of Molecular Evolution & Genomics, COS, Heidelberg University
2002-2005
Postdoctoral fellow
Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
2001
Dr. rer. nat.
Technical University Darmstadt, Prof. Dr. Th. Holstein
1996
Diploma in Biology
University of Basel, Switzerland; Advisor: Prof. Dr. Th. Boller
Achievements & Awards
2011-2017
Steering committee
emerging collaborative topic ‘Spatio-temporal coordination of signaling processes’, CellNetworks, Heidelberg University
2008-2019
Member
Excellence Cluster ‘CellNetworks’, Heidelberg University
2004-2005
Post-doctoral Scholarship
Swiss National Science Foundation (Stipendium für fortgeschrittene Forschende)
2003
Post-doctoral Scholarship
Swiss National Science Foundation (Stipendium für angehende Forschende)
2002
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Course
‘Imaging structure and function in the nervous system’
Publications
Wnt/β-catenin signaling induces axial elasticity patterns of Hydra extracellular matrix
Superresolution microscopy localizes endogenous Dvl2 to Wnt signaling-responsive biomolecular condensates
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Jul 26;119(30):e2122476119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2122476119. Epub 2022 Jul 22. PMID: 35867833
Learn moreWnt signaling recruits KIF2A to the spindle to ensure chromosome congression and alignment during mitosis
Characterization of spindle pole body duplication reveals a regulatory role for nuclear pore complexes
J Cell Biol. 2017 Aug 7;216(8):2425-2442. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201612129. Epub 2017 Jun 28. PMID: 28659328
Learn moreFour-Channel Super-Resolution Imaging by 3-D Structured Illumination
Early Commissural Diencephalic Neurons Control Habenular Axon Extension and Targeting
Curr Biol. 2017 Jan 23;27(2):270-278. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.11.038. Epub 2017 Jan 5. PMID: 28065605
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