Research project

Development and Application of a Microfluidic Cultivation Platform for Analysis of Multicellular Bacteria Clusters

The emergence of multicellularity was a significant event in the history of life, yet our understanding of it remains limited. Crucial for the emergence is the formation of groups from previously single cells. These exhibit behaviors such as altruistic suicide. The reasons and causes are not yet clear due to a lack of technology. Microfluidic platforms offer promising solutions due to their precise environmental control. Goal: Development of microfluidic platforms to study suicide during bacterial multicellularity formation.

Scientific projects for students
title	type	tutor	time
Establishment of a cultivation protocol: long-term cultivation of bacterial clusters in a microfluidic system to analyse growth behaviour under different cultivation conditions	Bachelor- Master Thesis	Miriam Epping	By appointment