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Prof. Dr.
Alexander Gottschalk

Institute of Biochemistry

Goethe University Frankfurt
Campus Riedberg, BMLS
Max-von-Laue-Str. 15
60438 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Tel  +49 (0)69 798-42518
Fax +49 (0)69 798-763-42518

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Susanne Fondacaro

Goethe University Frankfurt
Campus Riedberg,
BMLSMax-von-Laue-Str. 15
60438 Frankfurt am MainGermany

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Alexander Gottschalk

Heisenberg-Professor in Molecular Cell Biology and Neurobiochemistry,
Institute of Biochemistry


Curriculum Vitae

1995Diploma in chemistry, University of Marburg, Germany
1999PhD, Philipps University of Marburg, Germany
2000–2003Post doc, University of California, San Diego, USA
2004–2009Junior-Professor, Molecular Membrane Biology,
Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
since 2009Heisenberg-Professor in Molecular Cell Biology
and Neurobiochemistry,
Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Team

Alexander Gottschalk, Group Leader
Heike Fettermann, Technical Assistant & Lab manager
Dr. Jana Liewald, Postdoctoral Fellowhusson(at)biochem.uni-frankfurt.de
Dr. Christina Schüler, Postdoctoral Fellow
Florian Csintalan, PhD Student
Karen Erbguth, PhD Student
Cornelia Schmitt, PhD Student
Christian Schultheis, PhD Student
Sebastian Wabing, PhD Student
Elisabeth Fischer, PhD Student
Jatin Nagpal, PhD Student
Anja Blessing, Diploma Studentdamijoanitis(at)gmail.com
Wagner Steuer-Costa, Diploma Student

Publications

Genetically encoded calcium indicators for multi-color neural activity imaging and combination with optogenetics. Akerboom, J; Carreras Calderón, N; Tian, L; Wabnig, S; Prigge, M; Tolö, J; Gordus, A; Orger, MB; Severi, KE; Macklin, JJ; Patel, R; Pulver, SR; Wardill, TJ; Fischer, E; Schüler, C; Chen, TW; Sarkisyan, KS; Marvin, JS; Bargmann, CI; Kim, DS; Kügler, S; Lagnado, L; Hegemann, P; Gottschalk, A; Schreiter, ER; Looger, LL; Front Mol Neurosci, 2013 PubMed

Optogenetic manipulation of neural activity in C. elegans: From synapse to circuits and behaviour. Husson, SJ; Gottschalk, A; Leifer, AM; Biol Cell, 2013 Jun PubMed

Keeping track of worm trackers. Husson, SJ; Costa, WS; Schmitt, C; Gottschalk, A; WormBook, 2012 PubMed

RAB-5 and RAB-10 cooperate to regulate neuropeptide release in Caenorhabditis elegans. Sasidharan, N; Sumakovic, M; Hannemann, M; Hegermann, J; Liewald, JF; Olendrowitz, C; Koenig, S; Grant, BD; Rizzoli, SO; Gottschalk, A; Eimer, S; Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2012 Nov PubMed

Bimodal activation of different neuron classes with the spectrally red-shifted channelrhodopsin chimera C1V1 in Caenorhabditis elegans. Erbguth, K; Prigge, M; Schneider, F; Hegemann, P; Gottschalk, A; PLoS One, 2012 PubMed

Specific expression of channelrhodopsin-2 in single neurons of Caenorhabditis elegans. Schmitt, C; Schultheis, C; Husson, SJ; Liewald, JF; Gottschalk, A; PLoS One, 2012 PubMed

Microbial light-activatable proton pumps as neuronal inhibitors to functionally dissect neuronal networks in C. elegans. Husson, SJ; Liewald, JF; Schultheis, C; Stirman, JN; Lu, H; Gottschalk, A; PLoS One, 2012 PubMed

Optogenetic analysis of a nociceptor neuron and network reveals ion channels acting downstream of primary sensors. Husson, SJ; Costa, WS; Wabnig, S; Stirman, JN; Watson, JD; Spencer, WC; Akerboom, J; Looger, LL; Treinin, M; Miller, DM; Lu, H; Gottschalk, A; Curr Biol, 2012 May PubMed

A multispectral optical illumination system with precise spatiotemporal control for the manipulation of optogenetic reagents. Stirman, JN; Crane, MM; Husson, SJ; Gottschalk, A; Lu, H; Nat Protoc, 2012 Feb PubMed

Caenorhabditis elegans selects distinct crawling and swimming gaits via dopamine and serotonin. Vidal-Gadea, A; Topper, S; Young, L; Crisp, A; Kressin, L; Elbel, E; Maples, T; Brauner, M; Erbguth, K; Axelrod, A; Gottschalk, A; Siegel, D; Pierce-Shimomura, JT; Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2011 Oct PubMed

Optogenetic analysis of GABAB receptor signaling in Caenorhabditis elegans motor neurons. Schultheis, C; Brauner, M; Liewald, JF; Gottschalk, A; J Neurophysiol, 2011 Aug PubMed

Optogenetic long-term manipulation of behavior and animal development. Schultheis, C; Liewald, JF; Bamberg, E; Nagel, G; Gottschalk, A; PLoS One, 2011 PubMed

Real-time multimodal optical control of neurons and muscles in freely behaving Caenorhabditis elegans. Stirman, JN; Crane, MM; Husson, SJ; Wabnig, S; Schultheis, C; Gottschalk, A; Lu, H; Nat Methods, 2011 Feb PubMed

PACα--an optogenetic tool for in vivo manipulation of cellular cAMP levels, neurotransmitter release, and behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans. Weissenberger, S; Schultheis, C; Liewald, JF; Erbguth, K; Nagel, G; Gottschalk, A; J Neurochem, 2011 Feb PubMed

High-throughput study of synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction enabled by optogenetics and microfluidics. Stirman, JN; Brauner, M; Gottschalk, A; Lu, H; J Neurosci Methods, 2010 Aug PubMed

An ER-resident membrane protein complex regulates nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit composition at the synapse. Almedom, RB; Liewald, JF; Hernando, G; Schultheis, C; Rayes, D; Pan, J; Schedletzky, T; Hutter, H; Bouzat, C; Gottschalk, A; EMBO J, 2009 Sep PubMed

The conserved RIC-3 coiled-coil domain mediates receptor-specific interactions with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Biala, Y; Liewald, JF; Ben-Ami, HC; Gottschalk, A; Treinin, M; Mol Biol Cell, 2009 Mar PubMed

Intestinal signaling to GABAergic neurons regulates a rhythmic behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans. Mahoney, TR; Luo, S; Round, EK; Brauner, M; Gottschalk, A; Thomas, JH; Nonet, ML; Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2008 Oct PubMed

Optogenetic analysis of synaptic function. Liewald, JF; Brauner, M; Stephens, GJ; Bouhours, M; Schultheis, C; Zhen, M; Gottschalk, A; Nat Methods, 2008 Oct PubMed

Regulation of nicotinic receptor trafficking by the transmembrane Golgi protein UNC-50. Eimer, S; Gottschalk, A; Hengartner, M; Horvitz, HR; Richmond, J; Schafer, WR; Bessereau, JL; EMBO J, 2007 Oct PubMed

Multimodal fast optical interrogation of neural circuitry. Zhang, F; Wang, LP; Brauner, M; Liewald, JF; Kay, K; Watzke, N; Wood, PG; Bamberg, E; Nagel, G; Gottschalk, A; Deisseroth, K; Nature, 2007 Apr PubMed

Visualization of integral and peripheral cell surface proteins in live Caenorhabditis elegans. Gottschalk, A; Schafer, WR; J Neurosci Methods, 2006 Jun PubMed

Light activation of channelrhodopsin-2 in excitable cells of Caenorhabditis elegans triggers rapid behavioral responses. Nagel, G; Brauner, M; Liewald, JF; Adeishvili, N; Bamberg, E; Gottschalk, A; Curr Biol, 2005 Dec PubMed

Identification and characterization of novel nicotinic receptor-associated proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans. Gottschalk, A; Almedom, RB; Schedletzky, T; Anderson, SD; Yates, JR; Schafer, WR; EMBO J, 2005 Jul PubMed

eat-2 and eat-18 are required for nicotinic neurotransmission in the Caenorhabditis elegans pharynx. McKay, JP; Raizen, DM; Gottschalk, A; Schafer, WR; Avery, L; Genetics, 2004 Jan PubMed

This colleague is a member of the following groups:
  • Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology