Tobias Stauber

Prof. Dr. Tobias Stauber is a Professor at the Department of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy at Freie Universität Berlin, leading the Biochemistry research group. His work focuses on ion channel physiology, particularly the volume-regulated anion channel LRRC8/VRAC, and their roles in cellular processes like lysosomal homeostasis, membrane transport, and cell differentiation. He has mentored multiple PhD students including Lingye Chen, Sumaira Pervaiz, Benjamin König, and Tianbao Liu. His group investigates molecular mechanisms of ion transport using techniques like fluorescence microscopy and mathematical modeling. Key contributions include identifying LRRC8 heteromers as essential components of VRAC and elucidating their roles in disease contexts such as hereditary spastic paraplegia. Stauber collaborates across disciplines, publishing in high-impact journals like Science and EMBO Journal. His lab is located at Thielallee 63, Berlin.