Katja Stange

Katja Stange is a postdoctoral researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN) in Dummerstorf, Germany, affiliated with the Institute of Muscle Biology and Growth. Her work focuses on skeletal muscle development and myogenic cell physiology in mammalian systems.

• PhD in Regenerative Therapies (Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 2015)
• Diploma in Medical Biotechnology (Technical University Berlin, 2011)

Research interests include:

• Skeletal muscle development
• Physiological role of myogenic cells
• Differentiation of myogenic precursors
• Mechanisms influencing skeletal muscle growth
• Cell-matrix interactions in muscle biology
• Developmental signaling pathways (BMP/ACVR1)

Recent publications highlight her work on:

• Low birth weight effects on muscle development
• Myogenic cell bioenergetics and differentiation
• 3D bioreactor systems for cell culture
• Signal transduction in skeletal disorders
• Comparative muscle biology across species
• Enzymatic and mechanical approaches to cell isolation

Scientific awards include:

• Sonnenfeld-Stiftung doctoral fellowship (2012-2014)

She has contributed to advancing understanding of muscle growth regulation in farm animals while maintaining expertise in myogenic cell isolation techniques, disease modeling, and developmental signaling pathways.