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Prof. Dr. Yael Politi

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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

54 Entries

2008

Biomineralization design strategies and mechanisms of mineral formation: Operating at the edge of instabilityAddadi, L., Politi, Y., Nudelman, F. & Weiner, S., 2008, Engineering of Crystalline Materials Properties. Springer Verlag, p. 1-15, 15 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report

2007

Asprich mollusk shell protein: In vitro experiments aimed at elucidating function in CaCO₃ crystallizationPoliti, Y., Mahamid, J., Goldberg, H., Weiner, S. & Addadi, L., 2007, In: CrystEngComm. 9, 12, p. 1171-1177, 7 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2006

Structural characterization of the transient amorphous calcium carbonate precursor phase in sea urchin embryosPoliti, Y., Levi-Kalisman, Y., Raz, S., Wilt, F., Addadi, L., Weiner, S. & Sagi, I., 4 Jul 2006, In: Advanced functional materials. 16, 10, p. 1289-1298, 10 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2004

Sea urchin spine calcite forms via a transient amorphous calcium carbonate phasePoliti, Y., Arad, T., Klein, E., Weiner, S. & Addadi, L., 12 Nov 2004, In: Science. 306, 5699, p. 1161-1164, 4 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

Other Activities

We proudly announce that our group is also part of the DFG Priority Programme:
“Code𝛘 – Chitin, chitosan and chito-oligosaccharides and their interaction with proteins of the extracellular matrix and cellular signaling” (SPP 2416)

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Last modified: Dec 15, 2020