Prof. Dr. Gislene Pereira
Project Leader B09
Heidelberg University
Centre for Organismal Studies (COS)
Im Neuenheimer Feld 230
D-69120 Heidelberg
gislene.pereira@cos.uni-heidelberg.de

Professional Career
since 2017
Heisenberg Professor
Centre of Organismal Studies (COS), Heidelberg University
since 2016
Associate member
Centre of Molecular and Cell Biology (ZMBH), Heidelberg University
since 2015
Group leader
German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg
2003 - 2005
Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
2002 - 2003
Research Scientist,
Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Manchester, UK
1998 - 2002
Research Scientist
Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, UK
1998
Ph.D. in Biochemistry
Ludwig-Maximillian University Munich and Max-Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Supervisor: Elmar Schiebel
1992
M.Sc in Biochemistry
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
1989
B.Sc. Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Achievements & Awards
2021
Vice-President
German Cell Biology Society (DGZ)
2021
Co-organiser
EMBO conference on “Centrosomes and Spindle Pole Bodies”, Copenhagen
since 2020
Member of the editorial board
Cells
since 2019
Member of the executive board
Heidelberg Biosciences International Graduate School (HBIGS)
since 2019
Member
Heidelberg/Karlsruhe Excellence Cluster “3D Matter Made to Order“
2019
Co-organiser
Winter School on “Molecular mechanisms in mitosis”, Heidelberg
2018
Main Organiser
Session on “Cell Cycle Control” within the German Society for Cell Biology (DGZ) international meeting in Leipzig
2018
Co-organiser
SFB1036 International Conference on “Networks of cellular surveillance mechanisms”, Heidelberg
2017
Main Organiser
EMBO conference on “Centrosomes and Spindle Pole Bodies”, Heidelberg
2016
Heisenberg fellowship/professorship award
DFG
since 2016
Member of the steering committee
DKFZ “Distinguished Lecturer Seminar Series”
2015
Co-organiser
Symposium on “Centrosomes, spindle assembly and cilia” within the German Society for Cell Biology (DGZ) international meeting, Cologne
since 2015
Guest Editor
PLoS Genetics
2014 - 2019
Member
DFG Excellence Cluster CellNetworks
2007
Marie Curie Excellence Award
European Research Council
2005
Young Investigator Award
Helmholtz Association
1994
PhD Fellowship
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
1989
Award from the Brazilian Association of Pharmacy
best degree in Biochemistry, Parasitology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Publications
CRISPR/Cas12a-assisted PCR tagging of mammalian genes
J Cell Biol. 2020 Jun 1;219(6):e201910210. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201910210. PMID: 32406907
Learn moreNek2 kinase displaces distal appendages from the mother centriole prior to mitosis
J Cell Biol. 2020 Mar 2;219(3):e201907136. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201907136. PMID: 32211891
Learn moreThe microtubule affinity regulating kinase MARK4 promotes axoneme extension during early ciliogenesis
J Cell Biol. 2013 Feb 18;200(4):505-22. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201206013. Epub 2013 Feb 11. PMID: 23400999
Learn moreCep164 mediates vesicular docking to the mother centriole during early steps of ciliogenesis
J Cell Biol. 2012 Dec 24;199(7):1083-101. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201202126. Epub 2012 Dec 17. PMID: 23253480
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