Images of a barrier structure at the cilia base.

21.03.2017, 9.15 a.m., room 1.03.

“Cilia – Amazing Organelles that Function in Nearly Everything”.

Prof. Jarema Malicki.

Short description of the lecture content:

Cilia are finger-like cell surface protrusions that display a remarkable diversity of functions.  They are intimately involved in at least five aspects of vertebrate biology: early embryonic patterning, sensory perception, tubulogenesis, cell motility and metabolism.  This lecture will cover insights into cilia structure that my laboratory obtained using super-resolution microscopy.  I will also present data on the function of cilia in secretion and signal transduction.