Prof. Dr. Motomu Tanaka
Project Leader A05
Physical Chemistry of Biosystems
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Heidelberg University
tanaka@uni-heidelberg.de
Professional Career
since 2018
Director
Center for Integrative Medicine and Physics, Kyoto University, Japan (additional appointment)
since 2013
Professor
additional appointment, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
since 2005
Full Professor (W3)
Heidelberg University, Heidelberg
2005
Habilitation (experimental physics)
Technical University Munich
2001
Junior Group Leader (Emmy Noether Fellow)
Technical University Munich, Munich
1998-2001
Postdoc
JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Fellow, Humboldt Fellow,Technical University Munich, Garching
1998
PhD (physical chemistry)
Kyoto University, Japan
Achievements & Awards
2014
Philipp Franz von Siebold Prize
German President and Humboldt Foundation
2007
Bronze Medal
Fonds der Chemischen Industrie
Publications
Wnt/β-catenin signaling induces axial elasticity patterns of Hydra extracellular matrix
iScience. 2023 Mar 16;26(4):106416. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106416. eCollection 2023 Apr 21. PMID: 37009232
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Tracking mechanical and morphological dynamics of regenerating Hydra tissue fragments using a two fingered micro-robotic hand
Veschgini, M., Gebert, F., Khangai, N., Ito, H., Suzuki, R., Holstein, T. W., Mae, Y., Arai, T. and Tanaka, M. 2016. Appl. Phys. Lett. 108, 103702
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