User:Ehrig

Sebastian Ehrig is a participant of the EMBO practical course Light sheet microscopy 2014.

I graduated from the University of Leipzig with a Diploma Degree in physics and I am now a PhD student at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in the Department of Biomaterials Department of Biomaterials. My research project focuses on the investigation of 3D tissue growth both from an experimental perspective using cell-culture, rapid prototyping and advanced microscopy techniques as well as from a theoretical perspective performing computer simulations in Matlab. The aim of my project is to understand the mechanisms behind geometrically controlled tissue growth and extracellular matrix organization. I am particularly interested in understanding how the local geometry influences the behaviour of individual cells that leads to the formation of complex tissue patterns.