PD Dr. rer. nat. habil. Bianka Grunow
Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN)
Head of Working group Fish Growth Physiology
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Head of Working group Fish Growth Physiology
Wilhelm-Stahl-Allee 2
18196 Dummerstorf
Research interests
Examination of skeletal muscles in fish
- Examination of the key processes in skeletal muscle development from embryo to adult fish
- Investigation of meat quality in economically important species
- Establishment of in vitro test systems from various tissues of different fish species
Professional Activities
Myogenesis in evolution: We will analyse possible similarities and differences of myogenesis in evolutionary diverse fish lineages.
Third-party projects:
- Use of automated video analytics to monitor and study fish in aquaculture
- Muscular growth and differentiation processes (in cooperation with the University Medicine Greifswald)
Fish flesh quality: Establishment of sensory, physico-chemical and chemical measurement techniques for the supervision and the comparison of fish fillet in local fish species.
Third-party projects:
- Improvement of the meat quality of pikeperch in domestic aquaculture
- Meat quality of fish in domestic aquaculture
Establishment of cell cultures from fish tissue e.g. for the investigation of the effects of climate change on cell physiology
Publications
Grunow, B.; Wenzel, J.; Gebert, M.; Kruse, C. (2010):
In vitro generated autonomously contracting cardiomyocytes from rainbow trout as a model system for human heart research. . J. Biotechnol. 150: 6-7
Grunow, B.; Ciba, P.; Rakers, S.; Klinger, M.; Anders, E.; Kruse, C. (2010):
In vitro expansion of autonomously contracting, cardiomyogenic structures from rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. J. Fish Biol. 76: 427-434
Rakers, S.; Grunow, B.; Gebert, M.; Kruse, C. (2009):
Fish Cells grown in vitro are able to build Organoid-like Bodies and can be used for 3D-Cell Cultures. . European Aquaculture Society Special Publication 507-508
Schernewski, G.; Hoffmann, J.; Löser, N.; Dreisand, M.; Stavenhagen, P.; Grunow, B. (2006):
Measuring the progress and outcomes of Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management: The German Oder Estuary case study. IKZM-Oder Bericht 21: 1-41