Publications
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Articles - Science to Public
2017 |
C. Westendorf, A. Gholami, R. Faubel, I. Guido, Y. Wang, A. Bae, G. Eichele, E. Bodenschatz Koordinierter Flüssigkeitstransport durch zilienbesetzte Oberflächen. Part of the annually published yearbook of the Max-Planck Society. (in German) |
2017 |
H.F. Hsu, E. Bodenschatz, C. Westendorf, A. Gholami, A. Pumir, M. Tarantola and C. Beta Variability and order in cytoskeletal dynamics of motile amoeboid cells. Phys. Rev. Lett., 119(14), 148101 (2017). |
2016 |
J. Negrete Jr., A. Pumir, H.F. Hsu, C. Westendorf, M. Tarantola, C. Beta and E. Bodenschatz Noisy oscillations in the actin cytoskeleton of chemotactic amoeba. Phys. Rev. Lett., 117(14), 148102(5). |
2016 |
R. Faubel, C. Westendorf, E. Bodenschatz and G. Eichele Cilia-based flow network in the brain ventricles. Science, 353, 176-178 (2016). |
Comment: In this work we have shown the so far unknown complexity of cilia mediated flow of the
cerebrospinal fluid in the third ventricle of the brain.
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2013 |
C. Westendorf, J. Negrete Jr., A. Bae, R. Sandmann, E. Bodenschatz and C. Beta Actin cytoskeleton of chemotactic amoeba operates close to the onset of oscillations. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 110(10), 3853–3858 (2013). |
Comment: This article includes the major part of my PhD thesis. I stimulated single Dictyostelium discoideum cells
with time varying chemical stimuli and we could show that the actin cytoskeleton of these amoebae operates
close to an oscillatory instability. |
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2013 |
E. Schaefer, D. Aue, M. Tarantola, E. Polo, C. Westendorf, N. Oikawa, E. Bodenschatz, B. Geil and A. Janshoff Collective behavior of Dictyostelium discoideum monitored by impedance analysis. Communicative and Integrative Biology, 6, e23894 (2013). |
2013 |
E. Schaefer, M. Tarantola, E. Polo, C. Westendorf, N. Oikawa, E. Bodenschatz, B. Geil and A. Janshoff Chemotaxis of Dictyostelium discoideum: Collective Oscillation of Cellular Contacts. PloS one, 8(1), e54172 (2013). |
2011 |
E. Schaefer, C. Westendorf, E. Bodenschatz, C. Beta, B. Geil and A. Jahnshoff Shape oscillations of Dictyostelium discoideum cells on ultraelectrodes monitored by impedance analysis. Small, 7(6), 723–726 (2011). |
Comment: The oscillatory behavior of Dictyostelium discoideum is long known, but was always observed using optical methods. This was the first approach measuring it with the non-optical impedance spectroscopy. I liked that approach! However, it had no further impact on the Dictyostelium research community. |
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2010 |
C. Westendorf, A. Bae, C. Erlenkamper, E. Galland, C. Franck, E. Bodenschatz and C. Beta Live cell flattening – traditional and novel approaches. PMC Biophysics, 3:9 (2010). |
2016 |
B. Klug, E. Santigli, C. Westendorf, S. Tangl, G. Wimmer and M. Grube From mouth to model: Combining in vivo and in vitro oral biofilm growth. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7, 1448 (2016). |
Comment: Human oral biofilms are very complex in their composition, which make them hard to rebuild under laboratory conditions. This work was the first succesful attempt to transplant human oral biofilms to a flow chamber and keep it alive for 48 hours. |
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2016 |
C. Westendorf, C. Gruber and M. Grube Quantitative comparison of plasmodial networks of different slime molds. Proceedings of the 9th EAI International Conference on Bio-inspired Information and Communications Technologies (formerly BIONETICS) (2016). |
2009 |
C. Zachow, H. Pirker, C. Westendorf, R. Tilcher and G. Berg The Caenorhabditis elegans assay: a tool to evaluate the pathogenic potential of bacterial biocontrol agents. Eur J Plant Pathol, 125, 367–376 (2009). |
2009 |
H. Mueller, C. Westendorf, E. Leitner, L. Chernin, K. Riedel, S. Schmidt, L. Eberl, G. Berg Quorum-sensing effects in the antagonistic rhizosphere bacterium Serratia plymuthica HRO-C48. FEMS Microbiol Ecol, 67, 468–478c (2009). |
Comment: The results of my Diploma thesis on the impact of Quorum sensing regulation on a biological control agent were included in this article. It was selected as a recommended article by the F1000 Prime and was cited more than 80 times since then. |
Citation record
The citations of the articles listed above, can be found in my Google Scholar account. |
Theses
2012 |
Oscillatory Dynamics of the Actin Cytoskeleton.
PhD Thesis, Georg-August University Göttingen, 2012. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Eberhard Bodenschatz, Prof. Dr. Carsten Beta |
2006 |
Analyse der Interaktion des antagonistisch wirksamen Serratia plymuthica HRO-C48 und verschiedener Mutanten mit bodenbürtigen Schaderregern.
Diploma thesis, University of Rostock, 2006. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Gabriele Berg, Prof. Dr. Leo Eberl |