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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Cell Biology,Dermatology |
| Keywords | tissue morphogenesis, adhesion signaling, cadherin biology, epidermis |
Current contact address
| Country | United States of America |
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| City | Chicago |
| Institution | Northwestern University |
| Institute | Feinberg School of Medicine - Department of Pathology |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Carien Niessen | Zentrum für Molekulare Medizin Köln (ZMMK), Universität zu Köln, Köln |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/08/2015 |
Program(s)
| 2015 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Green is a cell biologist and an international authority on desmosomes. Intercellular adhesion structures are crucial for differentiation and integrity of tissues, particularly those under mechanical stress such as skin and heart. Professor Green discovered how desmosomes assemble and function as signaling scaffolds to drive tissue development and homeostasis. In Germany, she will address how desmosomes integrate mechanical and chemical signaling to coordinate tissue architecture with self-renewal and differentiation. |