Prof. Dr. Klaus Förstemann

Control of Gene Expression by microRNAs in Drosophila

	Address	Prof. Dr. Klaus Förstemann Department Biohemie und Genzentrum München Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Feodor-Lynen-Str. 25 81377 München Germany
	Phone	+49 (0)89 2180-76912
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	Room	A3.068
	E-Mail	foerstemann@genzentrum.lmu.de
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• Biogenesis of microRNAs and RISC complexes
• Biological relevance of microRNA-mediated regulation
• Transport and sub-cellular localization of microRNA precursors

• Studied Biochemistry at the University of Tübingen and the University of Washington, Seattle / USA
• 2002 PhD at the Swiss Institute of Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC), Lausanne/Switzerland
• 2002-2003 Postdoctoral research at ISREC, Lausanne/Switzerland
• 2004-2005 Postdoctoral research at University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worchester/USA
• Since 2006 Tenure-Track Professor at the Gene Center, LMU

• Förstemann K. et al., 2007: Drosophila microRNAs are sorted into functionally distinct argonaute complexes after production by dicer-1. Cell 130(2): 287-97.
• Förstemann K. et al., 2005: Normal microRNA Maturation and Germ-Line Stem Cell Maintenance Requires Loquacious, a Double-Stranded RNA-Binding Domain Protein. PLoS Biol. 3(7): e2362.
• Hartig J.V., Tomari Y., Förstemann K., 2007: piRNAs--the ancient hunters of genome invaders. Genes Dev. 21(14): 1707-13.