Dr. Rudiger Jorg Paul
Professor
Biology
University of Munster
Germany
Biography
Study of biology, main subject Zoology: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; Doctorate to Dr. rer. nat .: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; Habilitation in Animal Physiology: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich; Heisenberg Fellow: Heinrich Heine University in Dusseldorf; C4 Professor of Animal Physiology at the Institute of Animal Physiology of the University of Muenster
Research Interest
Optical analysis of physiological functions in transparent animals (optophysiology): focus on oxygen transport and metabolism ofDaphnia; Molecular Physiology of Daphnia Hemoglobins: Structure and Function; Physiological Genomics of the Darmenpithelium of Caenorhabditis elegans : ABC Transporter, Cellular Stress Response; Thermotolerance of Animals: Physiological and Ecological Aspects; Marine Zoology: Environmental Influences on Invertebrates and Low Vertebrates
Publications
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Mertenskötter A, Keshet A, Gerke P, Paul RJ. 2012. ‘The p38 MAPK PMK-1 shows heat-induced nuclear translocation, supports chaperone expression, and affects the heat tolerance of Caenorhabditis elegans.’ Cell Stress and Chaperones : 1-14.
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Hülsmann S, Wagner A, Pitsch M, Horn W, Paul R, Rother A, Zeis B. 2012. ‘Effects of winter conditions on Daphnia dynamics and genetic diversity in a dimictic temperate reservoir.’ Freshwater Biology 57, Nr. 7: 1458-1470.
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Zeis B, Becker D, Gerke P, Koch M, Paul RJ. 2013. ‘Hypoxia-inducible haemoglobins of Daphnia pulex and their role in the response to acute and chronic temperature increase.’ Biochimica et biophysica acta 1834, Nr. 9: 1704-10.
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Gerke,Peter P.,Keshet,Alex A.,Mertenskötter u. a. 2014. ‘The JNK-Like MAPK KGB-1 of Caenorhabditis Elegans Promotes Reproduction, Lifespan, and Gene Expressions for Protein Biosynthesis and Germline Homeostasis but Interferes with Hyperosmotic Stress Tolerance.’ Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry 34, Nr. 6: 1951-1973.
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Klumpen E., Hoffschröer N., Zeis B., Gigengack U., Dohmen E., Paul R. 2017. ‘Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the heat stress response of Daphnia pulex: ROS-mediated activation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) and heat shock factor 1 (HSF-1) and the clustered expression of stress genes.’ Biology of the Cell 109, Nr. 1: 39-64.
