
Alexander Aulehla
Head of Developmental Biology Unit
The development of multicellular organisms from single cells to adult animals requires the dynamic interplay of many cellular processes, coordinated in space and time.
Groups in this unit seek to elucidate general principles and mechanisms underlying the emergence of a dynamic organization in developing organisms. Members of the unit combine the power of genetic model organisms with quantitative imaging and –omics technologies, synthetic biology, reduced (in vitro) systems and theoretical modelling, to create a cross-cutting approach to modern developmental biology.
Head of Developmental Biology Unit
Evolution of the nervous system in bilateria
Timing in embryonic development
Gene regulation during evolution and development
RNA localisation and localised translation in development
Plasticity of animal body design
Criticality in tissue morphogenesis
Advanced optical techniques for deep tissue microscopy
Initiation of nervous system assembly
Evolution of microbial development
Symbiosis in marine unicellular eukaryotes
Control principles of animal body size
Provides EMBL scientists with the expertise necessary to micro-inject Drosophila embryos for generating transgenic lines.
Developmental biology
The 74 research groups at EMBL are organised into nine units spanning six European sites.