!!Frank Schnorrer - Curriculum Vitae
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__PhD and PostDoc:__\\
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Dr Frank Schnorrer graduated under guidance of Dr Nüsslein-Volhard in 2002, studying the mechanisms of mRNA transport in Drosophila (NCB 2000, Dev Cell 2002). With Dr Barry Dickson at the IMP in Vienna, Dr Schnorrer pioneered myotube guidance during his Postdoc (Dev Cell 2004 & 2007). He developed a strong independence, as witnessed by corresponding authorships on all his PhD and PostDoc papers.\\
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__Group leader, MPI Biochemistry in Munich (2008-2015):__\\
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In his own lab, Dr Schnorrer investigates mechanisms of muscle morphogenesis using Drosophila and human iPSC-based models. He performed genome-wide functional studies in muscle in vivo (Nature 2010) and identified the transcriptional flight muscle master regulator Spalt (Nature 2011).\\
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Using live imaging, Dr Schnorrer discovered that sarcomere assembly requires mechanical coupling and tension build-up. This coined the tension-driven myofibril self-assembly hypothesis (Cur Biol 2014), which is conserved to human muscles (eLife 2022). \\ \\
__CNRS Research Director, IBDM in Marseille (since 2016):__\\
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In 2016, Dr Schnorrer moved to the IBDM, funded by ERC, Foundation Bettencourt, CNRS and Aix-Marseille University. During the last 10 years, he shaped the biomechanics community at the Turing Centre for Living Systems, which integrates biology with physics, math and computational biology. \\
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Dr Schnorrer investigated the biomechanics of sarcomere assembly by applying molecular tension sensors (Plos Biol 2019) and innovative molecular order imaging (Plos Biol 2018), DNA-PAINT super resolution (eLife 2023a) and by development of a suite of nanobodies labelling sarcomere proteins (eLife 2023b). \\
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The recognition of Dr Schnorrer as key figure in the muscle and mechanobiology fields is witnessed by the honour to organise the EMBO Meeting on “Mechanical Forces in Development’ in 2019 and the distinguished Fondation des Treilles meeting “Myogenesis - from Forces to Structure and Treatment” in 2022. \\
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Dr Schnorrer scientific calibre is underlined by his recent ERC synergy grant “StuDySarcomere” and his election as EMBO member.\\
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Community and outreach:__\\
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Throughout his career, Dr Schnorrer fostered a community-driven mindset, developing resources for the Drosophila community. He co-developed, the transgenic RNAi library (Nature 2007) and a genome-wide tagged fosmid library (eLife 2016). He also contributed to the recent Drosophila Cell Atlas (Science 2022). These resources have transformed the field with over 4,000 citations! This led to regular invitations of Dr Schnorrer to Drosophila Society meetings. To support young scientists, Dr Schnorrer co-founded the JEDIs (Junior European Drosophila Investigators) in 2010, secured EMBO funding it and organised the JEDI meeting in 2015. Meanwhile, the JEDI network attracted 300 Drosophila groups in Europe and is the role model for the recently founded European Drosophila Society (2021), in which Dr Schnorrer is co-founder and French representative on its board.\\ \\[{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW edit fschnorrer}][{ALLOW upload fschnorrer}][{ALLOW comment All}]