The groups working in the area of "Cell and Tissue Biology" focus their research on:
- the Tumour Microenvironment and Signalling Pathways (Abraham/Zins),
- the biology of Trophoblast Stem Cells (Latos),
- the Identification of Novel Mutations in familial autosomal recessive and dominant Orphan Diseases (Lucas),
- the effects of Chromatin Modifications on the Homeostasis of the Epidermis (Seiser),
- Chromatin Organisation and its influence on gene expression during Differentiation (Schöfer/Weipoltshammer),
- the Development and Molecular Characterization of Protein Aggregate Myopathies (PAM), in particular plectin and desmin-associated myofibrillar myopathies (Winter)