Research Groups
- Alexander von Appen
- Jan Brugués
- Dye / Eaton
- Anne Grapin-Botton
- Stephan Grill
- Pierre Haas
- Alf Honigmann
- Meritxell Huch
- Wieland Huttner
- Anthony Hyman
- Florian Jug
- Elisabeth Knust
- Moritz Kreysing
- Rita Mateus
- Carl Modes
- Gene Myers
- André Nadler
- Gaia Pigino
- Jonathan Rodenfels
- Ivo Sbalzarini
- Andrej Shevchenko
- Jacqueline Tabler
- Dora Tang
- Pavel Tomancak
- Agnes Toth-Petroczy
- Nadine Vastenhouw
- Christoph Zechner
- Marino Zerial
Nicola Maghelli
Research Interests
- Live-cell imaging.
- Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy (SPIM).
- High content multidimensional imaging.
Current project
- dSLM microscope
- Multiple illumination/detection SPIM
Recent Publications
Kinesin-8 motors improve nuclear centring by promoting microtubule catastrophe
Glunčić*, M.; Maghelli, N.*; Krull, A.; Krstić, V.; Ramunno-Johnson, D.; Pavin, N.; Tolić, I. M.
*Equal contribution
Physical Review Letters, 2015
Identification and regulation of a molecular module for bleb-based cell motility
Goudarzi, M., Banisch, T. U., Mobin, M. B., Maghelli, N., Tarbashevich, K., Strate, I., et al.
Developmental Cell, 2012
paper
Single-molecule imaging in vivo: the dancing building blocks of the cell
Coelho, M., Maghelli, N., & Tolić-Nørrelykke, I. M.
Integrative Biology, 2013
paper
Old Publications
Self-organization of dynein motors generates meiotic nuclear oscillations
Vogel, S. K., Pavin, N., Maghelli, N., Jülicher, F., & Tolić-Nørrelykke, I. M.
PLoS Biology, 2009
paper
Optical near-field harmonic demodulation in apertureless microscopy
Maghelli, N., Labardi, M., Patanè, S., Irrera, F., & Allegrini, M.
Journal Of Microscopy, 2001
paper
Polarization-modulation near-field optical microscope for quantitative local dichroism mapping
Ramoino, L., Labardi, M., Maghelli, N., Pardi, L., Allegrini, M., & Patanè, S.
Review of Scientific Instruments, 2002
paper
Surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy on rotated sub-micrometer polymer gratings generated by UV-laser based two-beam interference
Csete, M., Szekeres, G., Vass, C., Maghelli, N., Osvay, K., Bor, Z., et al.
Applied Surface Science, 2006
paper
Micromechanical properties of tobacco mosaic viruses
Schmatulla, A., Maghelli, N., & Marti, O.
Journal of Microscopy, 2007
paper
Interphase microtubules determine the initial alignment of the mitotic spindle
Vogel, S. K., Raabe, I., Dereli, A., Maghelli, N., & Tolić-Nørrelykke, I. M.
Current Biology, 2007
paper
Versatile Laser-based Cell Manipulator
Maghelli, N., & Tolić-Nørrelykke, I. M.
Journal of Biophotonics, 2008
paper
Microtubules and motor proteins: Mechanically regulated self-organization in vivo
Vogel, S., Pavin, N., Maghelli, N., Jülicher, F., & Tolić-Nørrelykke, I. M.
The European Physical Journal - Special Topics, 2009
paper
Optical trapping and laser ablation of microtubules in fission yeast
Maghelli, N., & Tolić-Nørrelykke, I. M.
Methods in Cell Biology, 2010
paper
Axon extension occurs independently of centrosomal microtubule nucleation
Stiess, M., Maghelli, N., Kapitein, L. C., Gomis-Ruth, S., Wilsch-Brauninger, M., Hoogenraad, C. C., et al.
Science, 2010
paper
Curriculum Vitae
Education:
June 2012-present
Staff scientist in Eugene Myers group, at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), Dresden
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August 2006-June 2012
Postdoc in Iva Tolić-Nørrelykke group, at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), Dresden
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November 2000-July 2006
Ph. D. Student in Prof. Othmar Marti group. Institute of Experimental Physics, University of Ulm, Germany
Title of thesis: “Mechanical properties of biological assemblies: Development of analysis instruments and methods”
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June 1999
Undergraduate student in Prof. Maria Allegrini group. Department of Experimental Physics, University of Pisa, Italy
Title of thesis: “Development of an apertureless near-field optical scanning microscope with reduced artifact and increased resolution”