Prof. Dr. Erez Raz

Current affiliations

  • Institute of Cell Biology

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Understanding basic cell biological processes such as the control over cell differentiation, cell proliferation, cell fate maintance and cell migration
  • Primordial germ cells of the zebrafish as experimental modes

Academic Education

08/1994 - 07/1997Postdoctoral Training, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
01/1989 - 07/1994Doctoral Studies, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
01/1987 - 12/1988MSc in Developmental Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
09/1983 - 08/1986BSc in Biology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Work Experience

since 2007Max Planck Fellow at MPI for Molecular Biomedicine, Münster
since 08/2007Full Professor of Cell Biology (W3), Institute of Cell Biology, Medical Faculty, University of Münster (WWU)
11/2000 - 07/2007Group Leader (C2), Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen
08/1997 - 10/2000Group Leader (C1), University of Freiburg

Publications

Westerich, Kim Joana; Reinecke, Solveig; Emich, Jana; Wyrwoll, Margot Julia; Stallmeyer, Birgit; Meyer, Matthias; Oud, Manon S; Fietz, Daniela; Pilatz, Adrian; Kliesch, Sabine; Reichman-Fried, Michal; Tarbashevich, Katsiaryna; Limon, Tamara; Stehling, Martin; Friedrich, Corinna; Tüttelmann, Frank; Raz, Erez (2023)
In: Human Reproduction, 38(4)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Banisch TU, Goudarzi M, Raz E (2012)
In: Current Topics in Developmental Biology, 99
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Xu H, Kardash E, Chen S, Raz E, Lin F (2012)
In: Development, 139(1)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Stückemann T, Wegleiter T, Stefan E, Nägele O, Tarbashevich K, Böck G, Raz E, Aanstad P (2012)
In: Development, 139(15)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Mahabaleshwar H, Tarbashevich K, Nowak M, Brand M, Raz E (2012)
In: Development, 139(16)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
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Projects

Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2025 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration: 01/10/2020 - 31/12/2021
Funded by: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs
Type of project: Internally at the University of Münster funded project
Duration: 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2022 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Priority Programme
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster
Duration: 01/01/2018 - 31/12/2021 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Collaborative Research Centre
Type of project: Main DFG-project hosted at University of Münster
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Prizes

ERC Advanced Grant
Awarded by: European Research Council (ERC)
Award given to: Raz, Erez
Announced at: 15/11/2010 | Date of awarding: 15/11/2010
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Rothschild Fellowship 1994
Awarded by: Yad Hanadiv (The Rothschild Foundation)
Award given to: Raz, Erez
Date of awarding: 01/01/1994
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Wolf Award for PhD Students 1994
Awarded by: Weizmann Institute of Science
Award given to: Raz, Erez
Date of awarding: 01/01/1994
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowship
Awarded by: Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP)
Award given to: Raz, Erez
Announced at: 01/01/1994
Type of distinction: Scholarship
Fulbright Junior Researcher Award
Awarded by: Hong Kong America Center (HKAC)
Award given to: Raz, Erez
Announced at: 01/01/1994
Type of distinction: Scholarship

Doctorates

Rhelology on viscoelastic matter and cells (working title)
Candidate: Kumar, Rhandir | Supervisors: Denz, Cornelia; Betz, Timo; Raz, Erez
Period of time: until 31/03/2022
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Holographic Optical Tweezer-based Characterization of in-ivio Cell Mechanics
Candidate: Hörner, Florian | Supervisors: Raz, Erez; Denz, Cornelia; Herzog, Wiebke
Period of time: until 13/07/2017
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Molecular Basis for Survival and Motility of Primordial Germ Cells
Candidate: Goudarzi, Mehdi | Supervisors: Raz, Erez; Adams, Ralf; Stradal, Theresia
Period of time: 02/09/2007 - 19/11/2013
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Differentiation of mouse germline stem cells into meiotic germ cells
Candidate: Kim, Ju Lee | Supervisors: Schöler, Hans R.; Bähler, Martin; Raz, Erez
Period of time: 17/03/2008 - 21/10/2013
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Regulation of RTK-signaling during neural cell specification in Drosophila
Candidate: Sieglitz, Florian | Supervisors: Klämbt, Christian; Raz, Erez; Storkebaum, Erik
Period of time: 26/01/2011 - 16/10/2013
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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