Prof. Dr. Christoph Viebahn
Professor of Anatomy
Homepage Department/Research Group
www.embryologie.uni-goettingen.de
Major Research Interests
Mechanisms shaping the body plan during mammalian embryogenesis:
- generation and differentiation of germ layers (gastrulation)
- instructive functions of extraembryonic tissues
- anterior-posterior polarity
- left-right asymmetry
- the early germ line
- evolution in amniote development
Correlative light- and electron-microscopy
Tissue localization of gene activity
Experimental analysis of tissue cultures
Main model organisms: mouse, rabbit, pig, marmoset, and chick
Selected Recent Publications