SFB 1506 - Aging at Interfaces

Novel approaches to attenuate aging and aging-associated diseases

Cellular and molecular interfaces connect functional and structural units in biological systems. They represent modules of communication between proteins, cells, tissues and organs, and at which decisions are initiated and information is passed on. Synapses or the stem-cell niche interface are examples of such interfaces. Interfaces are therefore primary regulatory hubs of multicellular organisms. Dysregulated interfaces contribute to the loss of cellular and molecular homeostasis. We hypothesize that aging-related tissue decay as well as aging-related diseases are a result of changes in both the quality and quantity of the interactions at interfaces. Such changes may be: i) protein misfolding that modulate interactions with other proteins, ii) one affected cell influencing its surrounding cells and/or iii) an aging phenotype of one tissue being conferred to another tissue.

Speaker

Prof. Hartmut Geiger

Co-Speaker

Prof. Karin Scharffetter-Kochanek

CRC 1506 Administrative Coordinator

Annabella Kupferschmidt

phone: 0731 50 26702

CRC 1506 Scientific Coordinator

Dr. Bettina Möhrle

phone: 0731 50 26722