Prof. Dr. Julia Gross
Project Leader A03
Professor of Biochemistry
HMU - Health and Medical University Potsdam
Villa Carlshagen
Olympischer Weg 1
14471 Potsdam
julia.gross@health-and-medical-university.de

Professional Career
Since 10/2020
Professor of Biochemistry
HMU Potsdam
2019 – 2021
Stand-in professor
Biochemistry, UMG Göttingen
2015 – 2019
Junior Group Leader
Haematology and Oncology/UMG and Developmental Biochemistry / Göttingen Center for Molecular Biosciences (GZMB), Göttingen
2010-2015
Postdoctoral scientist
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum and Heidelberg University, Heidelberg
2009
Dr. phil. nat. in Biology
Goethe University, Frankfurt
2005
Diploma in Biology
Goethe University, Frankfurt
Achievements & Awards
2017
Member of the steering committee
DFB Collaborative Research Center CRC1324 “Mechanisms and functions of Wnt Signaling”
2017
Heidenreich von Siebold Habilitationsprogramm
UMG, Göttingen
2010 – 2012
Postdoctoral Fellowship
CellNetworks Excellence Cluster, Heidelberg
2006 – 2008
Promotionsstipendium
Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst
2005
Promotionsstipendium
Center of Membrane Proteomics, Frankfurt a. M.
2001 – 2005
Begabtenförderung
Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst
Publications
Wnt10b GSK3β dependent Wnt/STOP signaling prevents aneuploidy in human somatic cells
Phosphorylation of Ykt6 SNARE Domain Regulates Its Membrane Recruitment and Activity
The kinesin motor Klp98A mediates apical to basal Wg transport
Ykt6-dependent endosomal recycling is required for Wnt secretion in the Drosophila wing epithelium
eGFP-tagged Wnt-3a enables functional analysis of Wnt trafficking and signaling and kinetic assessment of Wnt binding to full-length Frizzled
Wesslowski J, Kozielewicz P, Wang X, Cui H, Schihada H, Kranz D, Karuna M P, Levkin P, Gross JC, Boutros M, Schulte G, Davidson G. J Biol Chem. 2020 May 7. pii: jbc.RA120.012892. PMID:32381507
Learn moreThe Mingle-Mangle of Wnt Signaling and Extracellular Vesicles: Functional Implications for Heart Research
Gross JC, Zelarayán LC. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2018 Feb 22;5:10. PMID:29564334
Learn moreNeutral sphingomyelinases control extracellular vesicles budding from the plasma membrane
J Extracell Vesicles. 2017 Sep 26;6(1):1378056. doi: 10.1080/20013078.2017.1378056. eCollection 2017. PMID: 29184623
Learn moreBiochemical Methods to Analyze Wnt Protein Secretion
Molecular dissection of Wnt3a-Frizzled8 interaction reveals essential and modulatory determinants of Wnt signaling activity
BMC Biol. 2014 May 30;12:44. doi: 10.1186/1741-7007-12-44. PMID: 24885675
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