Responsibilities
Project A04: Reading DNA sequence for nucleosome positioning by remodelers and barriers
Contact
Molecular Biology
Großhaderner Str. 9
82152 Plangegg-Martinsried
Germany
Phone:
+49 (0)89 2180 - 75435
Email:
pkorber@bmc.med.lmu.de
Website:
Nucleosome Positioning and Remodeling in Yeasts
Curriculum Vitae
Academic Education
- 1996 Diploma in Biochemistry; Advisor: Prof. R. Jaenicke, Universität Regensburg
- 1991-1996 Study of Biochemistry, Universität Regensburg
Advanced Professional Degrees
- August 2022 APL Professorship, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- 2014 Habilitation, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Venia legendi (teaching certificate) in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
- 2000 Doctoral degree‚ Universität Regensburg Advisors: Prof. R. Jaenicke, Universität Regensburg, Prof. J.C.A. Bardwell, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Positions Held
- since 2006 independent group leader, Department for Molecular Biology, Adolf-Butenandt-Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- 2000-2005 Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. W. Hörz, Adolf-Butenandt-Institute, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Scholarships and Awards
- 2012-2017 Bavarian Network for Molecular Biosystems (BioSysNet), associate junior group leader
- 2011-2016 EU Network of Excellence “Epigenesys”, associate member
- since 2009 American Society for Microbiology, member
- 2009-2012 SFB/Transregio 5, project leader
- 2006-2009 EU Network of Excellence “The Epigenome”, Newly Established Team (NET)
- 2005-2008 Transregio 5, joined project leader with Prof. W. Hörz († 2005)
- 1997-2000 Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
- 1993-1996 Cusanuswerk
Editorial Activities
- 2014-2018 Editorial Board, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Selected CRC project-related publications
Oberbeckmann E, Niebauer V, Watanabe S, Farnung L, Moldt M, Schmid A, Cramer P, Peterson CL, Eustermann S, Hopfner KP, Korber P (2020b) Ruler elements in chromatin remodelers set nucleosome array spacing and phasing. BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.28.969618.
Oberbeckmann E, Krietenstein N, Niebauer V, Wan Y, Schall K, Moldt M, Straub T, Rohs R, Hopfner KP, Korber P, Eustermann S (2020a) Genome information processing by the INO80 chromatin remodeler positions nucleosomes. BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.11.03.366690.
Knoll KR, Eustermann S, Niebauer V, Oberbeckmann E, Stoehr G, Schall K, Tosi A, Schwarz M, Buchfellner A, Korber P, Hopfner KP (2018) The nuclear actin-containing Arp8 module is a linker DNA sensor driving INO80 chromatin remodeling. Nature structural & molecular biology 25: 823-832
Funke, J.J., Ketterer, P. Lieleg, C., Schunter, S., Korber*, P., and Dietz*, H. (2016) Uncovering the forces between nucleosomes using DNA origami. Science Advances, 23. Nov 2016: e1600974.
Krietenstein N, Wal M, Watanabe S, Park B, Peterson CL, Pugh BF, Korber P (2016) Genomic Nucleosome Organization Reconstituted with Pure Proteins. Cell 167: 709-721.e712