(PI; LIMES, University of Bonn)
Project(s) involved: Soba/Wiegert
Curriculum vitae Peter Soba
Surname: Soba
Given name(s): Peter
Date of birth: 22 March 1974
Affiliation: University of Bonn
Life & Medical Sciences Institute (LIMES)
Neuronal Patterning and Connectivity
Address: Carl-Troll-Straße 31, 53115 Bonn
Phone: +49 / (0)2 28 / 73 - 6 27 41
Email: psoba@uni-bonn.de
https://www.limes-institut-bonn.de/en/research/research-departments/unit-1/soba-lab/contact/
Children: 1 (0 years)
Academic education
10/1993 – 03/1996 Studies of Chemistry (Diploma), University of Konstanz.
04/1996 – 06/1998 Studies of Chemistry (Diploma), University of Heidelberg
07/1998 – 06/1999 Diploma work at the University of Heidelberg with Prof. Dr. Janet Blümel
Academic degrees
08/1999 – 09/2004 Ph.D. thesis at the Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, with Prof Dr. Dr. h.c. Konrad Beyreuther
Professional experience
02/2011 - present Independent Research Group leader, Center for Molecular Neurobiology, ZMNH, UKE, University of Hamburg
10/2005 – 01/2011 Postdoc at the University of California, San Francisco, UCSF, with Prof. Dr. Yuh-Nung Jan
10/2004 – 09/2005 Postdoc at the Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH), University of Heidelberg, with Prof Dr. Dr. h.c. Konrad Beyreuther
Other academic functions and honors
2005 Fritz-Thyssen-Foundation fellowship
Publications
Meltzer S, Yadav S, Lee J, Soba P, Younger SH, Jin P, Zhang W, Parrish J, Jan LY, and Jan YN (2016). Epidermis-Derived Semaphorin Promotes Dendrite Self-Avoidance by Regulating Dendrite-Substrate Adhesion in Drosophila Sensory Neurons. Neuron 89(4):741-55
Soba P*, Han C, Zheng Y, Perea D, Miguel-Aliaga I, Jan LY, Jan YN*. (2015)The Ret receptor regulates sensory neuron dendrite growth and integrin mediated adhesion. Elife 2015 Mar 12;4;e05491 (*co-corresponding author)
Stahl R, Schilling S, Soba P, Rupp C, Hartmann T, Wagner K, Merdes G, Eggert S, Kins S. (2014) Shedding of APP limits its synaptogenic activity and cell adhesion properties. Front Cell Neurosci. 8:410.
Jiang N, Soba P, Parker E, Kim CC, Parrish JZ (2014) The microRNA bantam regulates a developmental transition in epithelial cells that restricts sensory dendrite growth. Development 141:2657-2668
Han C, Wang, D, Soba P, Zhu S, Jan LY, Jan YN (2012) Integrins are Essential for Repulsion-mediated Dendritic Spreading of Drosophila Sensory Neurons by Restricting Dendrites in a Two-dimensional Space. Neuron 73:64-78.
Soba P*, Zhu S*, Emoto K, Younger S, Yang SJ, Yu HH, Lee T, Jan LY, Jan YN (2007) Drosophila sensory neurons require Dscam for dendritic self-avoidance and proper dendritic field organization. Neuron 54:403-16 (*equal contribution)
Soba P*, Eggert S., Wagner K., Zentgraf H, Siehl K, Kreger S, Loewer A, Langer A, Merdes G, Paro R, Masters CL, Muller U, Kins S, Beyreuther K (2005) Homo- and heterodimerization of APP family members promotes intercellular adhesion. Embo J 24:3624-34 (*corresponding author)
Merdes G, Soba P, Loewer A, Bilic MV, Beyreuther K, Paro R (2004) Interference of human and Drosophila APP and APP-like proteins with PNS development in Drosophila. Embo J 23:4082-95
Loewer A, Soba P, Beyreuther K, Paro R, Merdes G (2004) Cell-type-specific processing of the amyloid precursor protein by Presenilin during Drosophila development. EMBO Rep 5:405-11