Lutz Gehlen
Postdoctoral Fellow

Institute of Natural Sciences
Massey University
Private Bag 102 904
North Shore Mail Centre
Auckland, New Zealand
+64 (9) 414-0800 ext. 41110
l.r.gehlen@massey.ac.nz

Background

Diploma in physics, University of Heidelberg, Germany (2004). Ph.D. in biophysics, Friedrich Miescher Institute / University of Basel, Switzerland (2009). Postdoctoral Fellow at Friedrich Miescher Institute, Basel, Switzerland (2009). Massey University (2010-present).

Research Interests

For the overview page: Computational Biology

• The spatial organization of the genome of unicellular organisms
• Diffusion controlled processes in the budding yeast nucleus

Selected Publications

• Meister, P., Gehlen, L.R., Varela, E., Kalck, V. and S. M. Gasser (2009): "Visualizing yeast chromosomes and nuclear architecture", in Methods in Enzymology, Guide to Yeast Genetics, Guthrie, C.and Fink, G., Academic Press, in press
• Schober, H., Kalck, V., Ferreira, H., Gehlen, L.R., Gasser, S.M.: "A role for telomerase in telomere anchoring in budding yeast." Genes Dev. 2009 Apr; 23(8):928-38.
• Bystricky, K., van Attikum, H., Montiel, M.D., Dion, V., Gehlen, L., Gasser, S.M..: "Regulation of nuclear positioning and dynamics of the silent mating type loci by the yeast Ku70/Ku80 complex." Mol Cell Biol. 2009 Feb;29(3):835-48.
• Gehlen, L.R., Rosa, A., Klenin, K., Langowski, J., Gasser, S.M.,
Bystricky, K.: "Spatially confined polymer chains: implications of
chromatin fibre flexibility and peripheral anchoring on telomere-telomere interaction." J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 2006, 18 S245-S252
• Bystricky, K., Heun, P., Gehlen, L., Langowski, J., Gasser S.M.:
"Long-range compaction and flexibility of interphase chromatin in
budding yeast analyzed by high-resolution imaging techniques." Proc
Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Nov 23;101(47):16495-500