Group Leader

Short CV

From 2019	W3 Professor "Bioprospecting", B CUBE – Center for Molecular Bioengineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
2012-2019	Group Leader “Biological chitin-based tools and sensors”, Max-Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Research Campus Golm, Potsdam, Germany
2009-2012	Postdoctoral Position, Max-Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Biomaterials, Research Campus Golm, Potsdam, Germany, Advisor: Prof. Peter Fratzl
2005-2009	Ph.D. Program, Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Structural Biology, Rehovot, Israel, Advisors: Prof. Lia Addadi and Prof. Steve Weiner

Publications

51 Entries

Myriad Mapping of nanoscale minerals reveals calcium carbonate hemihydrate in forming nacre and coral biomineralsSchmidt, C. A., Tambutté, E., Venn, A. A., Zou, Z., Castillo Alvarez, C., Devriendt, L. S., Bechtel, H. A. & 21 others, Dec 2024, 15, 1, 1812Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Wear Mechanics of the Female Locust Digging Valves: The “Good Enough” PrincipleVellwock, A. E., Sonnenreich, S., Gershon, S., Chang, Y., Bertinetti, L., Tadayon, M., Ayali, A. & 2 others, 2024Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

ROCK and the actomyosin network control biomineral growth and morphology during sea urchin skeletogenesisHijaze, E., Gildor, T., Seidel, R., Layous, M., Winter, M., Bertinetti, L., Politi, Y. & 1 others, 2023, 12, RP89080Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

Gradients of Orientation, Composition, and Hydration of Proteins for Efficient Light Collection by the Cornea of the Horseshoe CrabSpaeker, O., Taylor, G. J., Wilts, B. D., Slabý, T., Abdel-Rahman, M. A. K., Scoppola, E., Schmitt, C. N. & 7 others, Nov 2022, 9, 33, 2203371Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Principles of elastic bridging in biological materialsUzan, A. Y., Milo, O., Politi, Y. & Bar-On, B., Nov 2022, 153, p. 320-330, 11 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Heat-Mediated Micro- and Nano-pore Evolution in Sea Urchin BiomineralsAlbéric, M., Zolotoyabko, E., Spaeker, O., Li, C., Tadayon, M., Schmitt, C. N., Politi, Y. & 2 others, 1 Jun 2022, 22, 6, p. 3727-3739, 13 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Multiscale X-ray study of Bacillus subtilis biofilms reveals interlinked structural hierarchy and elemental heterogeneityAzulay, D. N., Spaeker, O., Ghrayeb, M., Wilsch-Bräuninger, M., Scoppola, E., Burghammer, M., Zizak, I. & 3 others, 25 Jan 2022, 119, 4, 8 p., e2118107119Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

The spider cuticle: a remarkable material toolbox for functional diversityPoliti, Y., Bertinetti, L., Fratzl, P. & Barth, F. G., 20 Sep 2021, 379, 2206, 20200332Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Review article

Adaptations for Wear Resistance and Damage Resilience: Micromechanics of Spider Cuticular “Tools”Tadayon, M., Younes-Metzler, O., Shelef, Y., Zaslansky, P., Rechels, A., Berner, A., Zolotoyabko, E. & 4 others, 1 Aug 2020, 30, 32, 2000400Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Epidermal Cell Surface Structure and Chitin–Protein Co-assembly Determine Fiber Architecture in the Locust CuticleSviben, S., Spaeker, O., Bennet, M., Albéric, M., Dirks, J., Moussian, B., Fratzl, P. & 2 others, 10 Jun 2020, 12, 23, p. 25581–25590, 10 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

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