Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Benjamin Odermatt
- Group leader: Zebrafish
- Professor of natural sciences
- Doctor of natural sciences
About him
Mr. Odermatt studied biology in Bonn and did his doctorate in genetics. He then spent seven years in Cambridge (UK) at the LMB during his post-doc period and began working there with zebrafish as a model and using them for microscopic-physiological studies.
In 2011, Mr. Odermatt returned to the University of Bonn as a junior professor (tenur-track) via a NRW return scholarship. Since 2018, Mr. Odermatt has held a W2 neuroanatomy professorship at the Institute of Anatomy at the University of Bonn.
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Benjamin Odermatt
Nussallee 10
53115 Bonn
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Returnee Programme from Cambridge to Bonn: The Secret of the Zebrafish.
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Fundraising campaign of the Anatomical Institute in Bonn: A photo with a bust for Ukraine.
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Jewel of the Poppelsdorf campus: the university's old anatomy was renovated at a cost of 16.9 million Euros.
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The secret of the zebrafish: Benjamin Odermatt came to Bonn via the returnee programme from Cambridge.
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Gene influences brain development: Study by the University of Bonn shows that mutations in the hereditary disposition are inherited differently.
Curriculum vitae
since 04/2018
Full Professor (W2) at the Institute of Anatomy of the University of Bonn (Faculty of Medicine) / Neuroanatomy
since 05/2016
Head of the Core Facilities Zebrafish of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bonn
2012 - 2018
Junior Professor (W1), Group Leader / NRW Returnee Fellowship, at the Institute of Anatomy of the University of Bonn
2008 - 2012
Investigator Scientist at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (Medical Research Council) in Cambridge, England (UK), with Dr. Leon Lagnado in the Department of Neurobiology
2004 - 2008
Post-Doc am Laboratory of Molecular Biology (Medial Research Council) in Cambridge, England (UK), bei Dr. Leon Lagnado im Department für Neurobiologie
2000 - 2004
Promotion to Dr. rer. nat. with a thesis on »Studies on the expression and function of connexin47 in the mouse« under Prof. Dr. Klaus Willecke at the Institute of Genetics at the University of Bonn
1994 - 2000
Diploma program in Biology at the University of Bonn. Title of diploma thesis »Isolation and characterization of the mouse connexin47 gene«
Projects and third-party funds
Identification and characterisation of the genetic causes of congenital chylothoraces
Duration:
2023 - 2026
Funders:
DFG
Systematic identification of disease genes for the ecstrophy-epispadias complex
Laufzeit:
2017 - 2020
Mittelgeber:
DFG
Neuroallianz Research Cooperation
Duration:
2016 - 2017
Funders:
UCB Pharma
Two-photon in vivo microscope
Duration:
2013
Funders:
DFG, NRW large-scale equipment application
NRW Returnee Scholarship 2010
Duration:
2012 – 2017
Funders:
Ministry of Culture and Science NRW
Awards and Prizes
NRW Returnee Scholarship
Duration:
2012 - 2016
Award for:
Program to promote the return of top young scientists from abroad (2010 call for proposals; »Research relevant to medicine«)
Marie Curie Fellowship (IEF)
Duration:
2006 - 2008
Award for:
Fellowship for post-docs of any nationality working in a European country and wishing to carry out a research project at a research institution in another European country (European Commission under the 6th EU Research Framework Program)
Career Development Fellowship
Duration:
2005
Award for:
Scholarship of the Medical Research Council (MRC), UK
DFG Research Fellowship
Duration:
2000 - 2003
Award for:
Fellow of the DFG Research Training Group (246) »Pathogenesis of the Nervous System«
Publications
Effect of modulating glutamate signaling on myelinating oligodendrocytes and their development-A study in the zebrafish model
Turan F, Yilmaz Ö, Schünemann L, Lindenberg TT, Kalanithy JC, Harder A, Ahmadi S, Duman T, MacDonald RB, Winter D, Liu C and Odermatt B. (2021)
J Neurosci Res. 99(11):2774-2792; PMID: 34520578
Biallelic and monoallelic variants in PLXNA1 are implicated in a novel neurodevelopmental disorder with variable cerebral and eye anomalies
Dworschak GC, Punetha J, Kalanithy JC, Mingardo E, …. Lindenberg T, Yilmaz Ö, Odermatt B, Pehlivan D, Posey JE, Lupski JR and Reutter H. (2021)
Genet Med. 23(9):1715-1725
SLC20A1 Is involved in urinary tract and urorectal development
Rieke JM, Zhang R, Braun D, Yilmaz Ö, Japp AS, Lopes FM, Pleschka M, Hilger AC, Schneider S, Newman WG, …. Ludwig M, Schweizer U, Woolf AS, Odermatt B* and Reutter H* (2020)
Front. Cell Dev. Biol. 8:567
CNS myelin protein 36K regulates oligodendrocyte differentiation through Notch
Nagarajan B, Harder A, Japp A, Häberlein F, Mingardo E, Kleinert H, Yilmaz Ö, Zoons A, Rau B, Christ A, Kubitscheck U, Eiberger B, Sandhoff R, Eckhardt M, Hartmann D and Odermatt B (2020)
Glia 68(3):509-527
Rare Variants in BNC2 Are Implicated in Autosomal-Dominant Congenital Lower Urinary-Tract Obstruction
Kolvenbach CM, Dworschak GC, …., Odermatt B* and Hilger AC* (2019)
Am J Hum Genet. 104:994-1006