Prof. A. Baumann

Arnd Baumann,
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Cellular Biophysics

Study of cellular signaling in neurons. Biophysics and pharmacology of membrane receptors, second messenger generating enzymes, and ion channels. Various molecular biological, biochemical, and spectroscopic techniques to investigate functional properties of proteins. Cell-based assays to assess the temporal and spatial dynamics of intracellular second messengers. Virus-mediated gene transfer.

Prof. Dr. A. Baumann

2007	Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Cologne
2000	Venia legendi for Biochemistry at the University of Cologne
1990-	Senior scientist and head of the laboratory of insect neurobiology at Forschungszentrum Jülich
1989-1990	Postdoc at the Center of Molecular Neurobiology (ZMNH) Hamburg
1986-1988	Postdoc at Ruhr-University Bochum
1983-1986	PhD at Ruhr-University Bochum
1977-1983	Study of Chemistry ar Ruhr-University Bochum

Selected Publications

Thamm, T., Balfanz, S., Scheiner, R., Baumann, A. and Blenau, W., Characterization of the 5-HT1A receptor of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) and involvement of serotonin in phototactic behavior, Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 67, 2467-2479 (2010)

Troppmann, B., Balfanz, S., Baumann, A. and Blenau, W., Inverse agonist and neutral antagonist actions of synthetic compounds at an insect 5-HT1 receptor, Br. J. Pharmacol. 159, 1450-1462 (2010)

Fuss, N., Mujagic, S., Wachten, S., Erber, J. and Baumann, A., Biochemical properties of heterologously expressed and native adenylyl cyclases from the honeybee brain (Apis mellifera L.), Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. 40, 573-580 (2010)

Kanyshkova, T., Pawlowski, M., Meuth, P., Dube, C., Bender, R. A., Brewster, A. L., Baumann, A., Baram, T. Z., Pape, H.-C. and Budde, T., Postnatal expression pattern of HCN channel isoforms in thalamic neurons: relationship to maturation of thalamocortical oscillations, J. Neurosci. 29, 8847-8857 (2009)

Klimmeck, D., Daiber, P. C., Brühl, A., Baumann, A., Frings, S. and Möhrlen, F., Bestrophin 2: an anion channel associated with neurogenesis in chemosensory systems, J. Comp. Neurol. 515, 585-599 (2009)

Wachten, S., Schlenstedt, J., Gauss, R. and Baumann, A, Molecular identification and functional characterization of an adenylyl cyclase from the honeybee, J. Neurochem. 96, 1580-1590 (2006)

Balfanz, S., Strünker T., Frings, S., Baumann A., 'A family of octopamine receptors that specifically induce cyclic AMP production or Ca2+ release in Drosophila melanogaster, Journal of Neurochemistry 93, 440-451 (2005)

Grohmann L., Blenau W., Erber J., Ebert P.R., Strünker T., Baumann A., Molecular and functional characterization of an octopamine receptor from honeybee (Apis mellifera) brain., Journal of Neurochemistry 86, 725-735 (2003)

Frings S., Brüll N., Dzeja C., Angele A., Hagen V., Kaupp U.B., Baumann A., Characterization of EAG channels present in photoreceptors reveal similarity to IKx, a K+ conductance in the rod inner segment, Journal of General Physiology 111, 583-599 (1998)

Baumann A., Frings S., Godde M., Seifert R., Kaupp U.B., Primary structure and functional expression of a Drosophila cyclic nucleotide-gated channel present in eyes and antennae, EMBO Journal 13, 5040-5050 (1994)

Baumann A., Grupe A., Ackermann A., Pongs O., Structure of the voltage-dependent potassium channel is highly conserved from Drosophila to vertebrate central nervous system, EMBO Journal 7, 2457-2463 (1988)