How does electrical stimulation affect bone cells at the subcellular level? A new confocal microscope at the Institute of Cell Biology at Rostock University Medical Center opens up new opportunities to investigate this question. Its acquisition was made possible by the approval of a major equipment grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG).
The application was initiated by Dr. Susanne Stählke and Dr. Henrike Rebl, both from the Institute of Cell Biology. It was developed in collaboration with subprojects A03, C01, C02, C03, and C04 of Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1270 ELAINE at Rostock University Medical Center and the University of Rostock. Other contributors included PD Dr. Nadja Engel (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Köhling (Oscar Langendorff Institute of Physiology), Dr. Mareike Fauser (Department of Neurology), PD Dr. Anika Jonitz-Heincke (Department of Orthopaedics), and Prof. Dr. Sylvia Speller (Institute of Physics).
The new microscope enables high-resolution imaging of cellular structures, allowing researchers to examine the effects of electrical stimulation on bone cells in greater detail. It provides new opportunities to analyse cellular processes and responses to electrical stimulation at the subcellular level.
The equipment will be available not only to researchers within CRC 1270 ELAINE but also to other research consortia, including Research Training Group 2901 SYLOBIO. This new infrastructure strengthens research capabilities in Rostock and creates further opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.