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Professor Elisa May is a faculty member in the Enabling Technology Department at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg, holding the academic rank of Professor. Her research focuses on bioimaging infrastructure development and molecular mechanisms of apoptosis, with current leadership roles in national data infrastructure initiatives.
Her primary research areas include bioimaging data systems, nuclear apoptosis mechanisms, and chromatin architecture. Current projects feature I3D:bio (building information infrastructure for bioimaging data) and NFDI4BIOIMAGE (national microscopy data infrastructure), while completed work spans nucleocytoplasmic transport in apoptosis, nuclear pore complex dynamics, DEK chromatin protein studies, and tissue destruction/repair mechanisms. This research integrates live-cell imaging, proteome analysis, and computational infrastructure development.
Professor May maintains active funding through DFG projects including I3D:bio (as applicant) and NFDI4BIOIMAGE (as co-spokesperson), with historical involvement in Collaborative Research Centers and Graduate Schools. Her work connects DKFZ to national networks like German BioImaging and international microscopy consortia through infrastructure development roles.
Her research group operates within DKFZ's Enabling Technology Department, contributing to Germany's National Research Data Infrastructure through NFDI4BIOIMAGE leadership. The team focuses on developing standardized bioimaging data frameworks while investigating fundamental apoptosis mechanisms using live imaging and proteomic approaches.
