Curriculum Vitae - Maik Bischoff

I study how mesenchymal cells sculpt organ shape during development. While much of the field focuses on epithelial morphogenesis, I have pioneered the use of the Drosophila testis as a live imaging model to investigate how migratory muscle precursors self-organize to transform an initially ellipsoid organ into a chiral spiral. During my PhD and postdoctoral work, I uncovered contact-stimulated collective migration, identified molecular regulators through large-scale screening, and demonstrated how guidance pathways control continuous tissue coverage and shape formation. My central goal is to understand how coordinated, swarm-like cell behaviors generate forces, patterns, and ultimately organ chirality.

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