Person

Ober, Elke

Person ID
ZDB-PERS-990607-20
Email
elke.ober@fau.de
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Affiliation
Ober Lab
Address
Department Developmental Biology Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Staudtstr. 5 91058 Erlangen
Country
Germany
Phone
+45 23 64 87 82
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Biography and Research Interest
Our group is interested in understanding organ formation in vertebrates, with focus on the liver as part of the digestive system. We are using the zebrafish Danio rerio as model organism to study the complex processes underlying the development of the liver, since it is amenable to a wide range of embryonic and genetic techniques. Moreover, in contrast to other vertebrates, the liver is not site of hematopoiesis in fish allowing to investigate hepatic development independently of defects due to anemia.
Publications
Non-Zebrafish Publications