Daniel Graf

Biography

Daniel Graf was born in Lucerne, Switzerland and graduated in Biology from the Swiss Federal School of Technology Zurich. He did his PhD and post-doctoral studies at the Robert Koch-Institute, Berlin, the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, London, and Biomedical Sciences Research Centre ‘Al. Fleming’, Athens, Greece. He led research groups at the BSRC ‘Al. Fleming’ Athens and the Institute of Oral Biology, University of Zurich. Trained in molecular and experimental Immunology, Developmental Biology, and Mouse Genetics he has been focusing on the molecular analysis of Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) signaling through functional genomics approaches for the last decade. He made several contributions to our understanding of BMP function in tissues other than bone, including the immune system, the brain, and more recently craniofacial tissues. 

Research Interest

Amelogenesis Imperfecta, Bmp signaling, bone development, Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, Cleft Palate, comparative gene expression analysis (incl. NGS), craniofacial malformation, Developmental Biology, Differential gene expression, Disease Model, Embryology, ex vivo explant cultures, Extracellular matrix, Eye physiology, Gene expression, Hard tissue histology, Lineage Tracing, morphometrics, Mouse Genetics, Mouse transgenesis, Periodontal disease model, Periodontal tissue, Pierre Robin Sequence, Retina, RNA in situ hybridization, Transplantation under kidney capsule