Micah Dunthorn

Biography

2017-present Independent Junior Research Group Leader, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany 2012-2017 Emmy Noether Independent Junior Research Group Leader, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany 2010-2012 Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany 2009-2010 Faculty of Biology Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany 2003 Visiting Professor, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador Education Ph.D. 2009 University of Massachusetts Amherst; thesis: Ciliate biodiversity and phylogenetic reconstruction assessed by multiple molecular markers M.S. 2002 University of Missouri St. Louis; thesis: Anatomy and palynology of Mammea L. (Clusiaceae) B.A. 2000 George Mason University, with Honors2017-present Independent Junior Research Group Leader, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany 2012-2017 Emmy Noether Independent Junior Research Group Leader, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany 2010-2012 Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany 2009-2010 Faculty of Biology Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany 2003 Visiting Professor, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador Education Ph.D. 2009 University of Massachusetts Amherst; thesis: Ciliate biodiversity and phylogenetic reconstruction assessed by multiple molecular markers M.S. 2002 University of Missouri St. Louis; thesis: Anatomy and palynology of Mammea L. (Clusiaceae) B.A. 2000 George Mason University, with Honors

Research Interest

primary research interests in neoplasia include sarcoma biology, specifically novel signaling pathways in osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma, and the role of pericytes and other mesenchymal stem cells in sarcomagenesis. His research in non-neoplastic tissue includes bone regeneration and bone tissue engineering.