Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Thomas C.G. Bosch
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Vita
Education/Training
1986 – 1988
Post-Doc – Feodor Lynen fellow of Alexander-von-Humboldt Foundation at the Developmental Biology Center, University of California, Irvine, USA
1983 – 1986
Doctoral student, Zoological Institute, University of Munich
1976 – 1983
Study of Biology at University of Munich, Germany, and University College Swansea, UK.
Research Experience/Academic Appointments
Since 2000
Professor (C4) „Allgemeine Zoologie“ at the Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel
1997 -1999
Professor (C3) „Spezielle Zoologie“ at the Friedrich-Schiller University Jena
1993 -1997
Junior Faculty (Oberassistent, Privatdozent C2), Zoological Institute, University of Munich
1988 – 1993
Research Assistant, Zoological Institute, University of Munich
Important Scientific Prizes/Functions
Since 2016
Speaker of the CRC 1182 “Origin and Function of Metaorganisms”
Since 2016
Member of Expert Council for the “Biology” Programmes, St. Peterburg State University, Russia
Since 2015
Fellow at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Studies (CIFAR)
Since 2015
Speaker, wissenschaftlicher Fakultätsbeirat der Universität Jena
Since 2015
Member, Wissenschaftlicher Beirat für Programm-Evaluation der Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung
Since 2013
Speaker of the University Research Focus “”Kiel Life Science” (KLS)
Since 2013
Member Advisory Board, Stiftung Old Herborn University, Institut für Integrative Biologie Herborn an der Dylle
Since 2012
Member and speaker (since 2015) of DFG Review Board 203 Zoology (DFG-Fachkollegium 203 Zoologie)
Since 2008
Editor in Chief, Zoology (Elsevier)
2018/2019
Fellow at the Wissenschaftskolleg (Institute of Advanced Studies) zu Berlin
2018
Kane Memorial Lecturer, University of Hawaii, USA
2016/2017
President Deutsche Gesellschaft für Entwicklungsbiologie (GfE)
2016
Peter Hemmerich Vorlesung, Universität Konstanz
2011, 2016
Member, Selection Committee for International Prize for Biology JSPS, Tokyo
2015/2016
Deputy President Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft (DZG)
2014
Koshland Lecture Award, University of Chicago, USA
2010-2013
Vice President of Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel
2010
Carl-Friedrich-von-Siemens Foundation Lecture, Munich
2006-2014
Mitglied im Auswahlausschuss der Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stiftung zur Vergabe der Feodor-Lynen Stipendien
2004
Doctor „honoris causa“ from St. Petersburg State University, Russian
Research
Publications
2020
Dynamic interactions within the host-associated microbiota cause tumor formation in the basal metazoan Hydra.
Rathje K, Mortzfeld B, Hoeppner MP, Taubenheim J, Bosch TCG, Klimovich A (2020) PLOS Pathogen. 16(3):e1008375. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1008375
FeaturedAre non-communicable diseases communicable?
Finlay BB, Blaser MJ, Bosch TCG, Dominguez-Bello MG, Elinav E, McFall-Ngai M, Melby MK, Muehlmann SR, Sansonetti PJ (2020) Science. 367, 250-251. doi: 10.1126/science.aaz3834
2019
FeaturedComparative analysis of amplicon and metagenomic sequencing methods reveals key features in the evolution of animal metaorganisms
Rausch P, Rühlemann M, Hermes BM, Doms S, Dagan T, Dierking K, Domin H, Fraune S, von Frieling J, Hentschel U, Heinsen F-A, Höppner M, Jahn MT, Jaspers C, Kissoyan KAB, Langfeldt D, Rehman A, Reusch TBH, Roeder T, Schmitz RA, Schulenburg H, Soluch R, Sommer F, Stukenbrock E, Weiland-Bräuer N, Rosenstiel P, Franke A, Bosch T, Baines JF (2019) Microbiome, doi: 10.1186/s40168-019-0743-1
FeaturedTemperature and insulin signaling regulate body size in Hydra by the Wnt and TGF-beta pathways
Mortzfeld BM*, Taubenheim J*, Klimovich AV, Fraune S, Rosenstiel P, Bosch TCG (2019) Nature Communications 10, 3257. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11136-6
FeaturedNeutrality in the metaorganism
Sieber M, Pita L, Weiland-Bräuer N, Dirksen P, Wang J, Mortzfeld B, Franzenburg S, Schmitz RA, Baines JF, Fraune S, Hentschel U, Schulenburg H, Bosch TCG, Traulsen A (2019) PLoS Biol., DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000298
FeaturedTransgenesis in Hydra to characterize gene function and visualize cell behaviour.
Klimovich A, Wittlieb J, Bosch TCG (2019) Nat. Protoc., 1-24. doi: 10.1038/s41596-019-0173-3
The microbiome mediates environmental effects on ageing
Finlay B, Pettersson S, Melby M, Bosch TCG (2019) BioEssays, 1800257, 1-7; doi: 10.1002/bies.201800257
Evolutionary “experiments” in symbiosis: the study of model animals provides insights into the mechanisms underlying diversity of host-microbe interactions
Bosch TCG, Guillemin K, McFall-Ngai M (2019) BioEssays, 1800256 (1-8). doi: 10.1002/bies.201800256
Exposure of the host-associated microbiome to nutrient-rich conditions may lead to dysbiosis and disease development – an evolutionary perspective.
Lachnit T, Bosch TCG, Deines P (2019) mBio (Opinion article); 10:3, e00355-19, 1-8, doi: 10.1128/mBio.00355-19
Bdellovibrio and like organisms are predictors of microbiome diversity across diverse host groups.
Johnke J, Fraune S, Bosch TCG, Hentschel U, Schulenburg H (2019) Microbial Ecology DOI: 10.1007/s00248-019-01395-7
Resolving structure and function of metaorganisms through a holistic framework 2 combining reductionist and integrative approaches
Jaspers C, Fraune S, Consortium of Australian Academy of Science Boden Research Conference Participants, Arnold AE, Miller DJ, Bosch TCG, Voolstra CR (2019) Zoology. doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2019.02.007
2018
Hydra as Model to Determine the Role of FOXO in Longevity
Bosch TCG (2018); Methods Mol Biol. 1890:231-238. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-8900-3_19
Metabolic co-dependence drives the evolutionarily ancient Hydra-Chlorella symbiosis.
Hamada M, Schröder K, Bathia J, Kürn U, Fraune S, Khalturina M, Khalturin K, Shinzato C, Satoh N, Bosch TC (2018); Elife 7. pii: e35122. doi: 10.7554/eLife.35122
Grow With the Challenge – Microbial Effects on Epithelial Proliferation, Carcinogenesis, and Cancer Therapy
Von Frieling J, Fink C, Hamm J, Klischies K, Forster M, Thomas C. G. Bosch TCG, Roeder T, P Rosenstiel P, Sommer F (2018); Front. Microbiol. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02020
Non-senescent Hydra tolerates severe disturbances in the nuclear lamina.
Klimovich A, Rehm A, Wittlieb J, Herbst EM, Benavente R, Bosch TCG (2018); Aging (Albany NY) 10(5):951-972. doi: 10.18632/aging.101440
Rethinking the Role of the Nervous System: Lessons From the Hydra Holobiont.
Klimovich AV, Bosch TCG (2018); Bioessays 40(9):e1800060. doi: 10.1002/bies.201800060
Carrying capacity and colonization dynamics of Curvibacter in the Hydra host habitat
Wein T, Dagan T, Fraune S, Bosch TCG, Reusch TBH and Hülter NF (2018) Front. Microbiol., https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00443
Stem cell transcription factor FoxO controls microbiome resilience in Hydra.
Mortzfeld B M, Taubenheim J,Fraune S, Klimovich A V, Bosch T C G (2018); Front Microbiol., doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00629
Metaorganisms in extreme environments: do microbes play a role in organismal adaptation?
Bang C, Dagan T, Deines P, Dubilier N, Duschl W J, Fraune S, Hentschel U, Hirt H, Hülter N, Lachnit T, Picazo D, Galan P L, Pogoreutz C, Rädecker N, Saad M M, Schmitz R A, Schulenburg H, Voolstra C R, Weiland-Bräuer N, Ziegler M, Bosch T C G (2018); Zoology, doi: 10.1016/j.zool.2018.02.004
How the microbiome challenges our concept of self.
Rees T, Bosch T G C, Douglas A E (2018); PloS Biol., 16(2):e2005358. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.2005358
2017
Temperate phages as self-replicating weapons in bacterial competition.
Li XY, Lachnit T, Fraune S, Bosch T C G, Traulsen A, Sieber M (2017); J R Soc Interface, 14(137). doi: 10.1098/rsif.2017.0563
Spontaneous body contractions are modulated by the microbiome of Hydra.
Murillo-Rincon A P, Klimovich A, Pemöller E, Taubenheim J, Mortzfeld B, Augustin R, Bosch T C G (2017); Scientific Reports, 7(15937). doi:10.1038/s41598-017-16191-x
FeaturedA secreted antibacterial neuropeptide shapes the microbiome of Hydra.
Augustin R, Schröder K, Murillo Rincón A P, Fraune S, Anton-Erxleben F, Herbst E M, Wittlieb J, Schwentner M, Grötzinger J, Wassenaar T M, Bosch T C G (2017); Nat Commun., 8(1):698. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00625-1
2016
The Origin of Mucosal Immunity: Lessons from the Holobiont Hydra.
Schröder K, Bosch T C (2016); MBio., 7(6):e01184-16. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01184-16
Transitioning from Microbiome Composition to Microbial Community Interactions: The Potential of the Metaorganism Hydra as an Experimental Model.
Deines P, Bosch T C G (2016); Front. Microbiol., 7:1610. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.01610