Jens Lüders – Group Leader
Jens obtained his PhD in Biology from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and did his postdoctoral work with Tim Stearns at Stanford University, USA. During this time he investigated how cells spatially control the formation of new microtubules and identified NEDD1/GCP-WD as the long-sought-after targeting factor for the microtubule nucleator γTuRC. He showed that NEDD1/GCP-WD, through its targeting function, is required for microtubule nucleation at the centrosome and within the mitotic spindle. Since 2008 Jens is heading the Microtubule Organization Group at the IRB Barcelona in Spain.
Marcos Fariña – PhD student
Delia Ferrando – PhD student
Cristina Lacasa – Research Assistant
Julia Mestres – PhD Student
Alexia Tasca – Postdoc
Chithran Vineethakumari – PhD student
Former lab members
Marta Lovera (Master student 2017; PhD student 2018-2023; Postdoc 2023)
Fabian Zimmermann (PhD student 2017-2021; Postdoc 2022-2023)
Nina Schweizer (Postdoc)
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Andrea Musacchio Lab, MPI of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
Melina Schuh Lab, MPI for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany