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Biology and Biochemistry
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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
107
Citations
48408
World Ranking
1088
National Ranking
71

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2018 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine
  • 2013 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Carmen Birchmeier is affiliated with the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. Their research covers various aspects of muscle physiology and disorders, neuroscience of respiration and sleep, and biomedical applications involving zebrafish models.

The scientist's recent papers include significant contributions such as "Self-Organizing 3D Human Trunk Neuromuscular Organoids" (2020, Cell stem cell), "Single-nucleus transcriptomics reveals functional compartmentalization in syncytial skeletal muscle cells" (2020, Nature Communications), and "Sepsis induces interleukin 6, gp130/JAK2/STAT3, and muscle wasting" (2021, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle). Other notable works are "EHD2-mediated restriction of caveolar dynamics regulates cellular fatty acid uptake" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) and "Oscillations of Delta-like1 regulate the balance between differentiation and maintenance of muscle stem cells" (2021, Nature Communications).

Their research spans multiple core areas:

  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • RNA Modifications and Cancer
  • RNA Research and Splicing

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Birchmeier include Elijah D. Lowenstein, Ines Lahmann, Niccolò Zampieri, Yao Zhang, and Pierre-Louis Ruffault. Their work is often published in prominent venues such as bioRxiv, Nature Communications, Cell stem cell, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Birchmeier has received several distinctions, including membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and Academia Europaea. In 2018, they were elected to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in recognition of contributions to Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine.

Overall, their research integrates cellular and molecular neuroscience with biomedical engineering approaches, combining molecular insights with physiological contexts to better understand muscle-related biology and associated disorders.

Best Publications

  • Met, metastasis, motility and more

    Carmen Birchmeier;Walter Birchmeier;Ermanno Gherardi;George F. Vande Woude

  • SCATTER FACTOR/HEPATOCYTE GROWTH FACTOR IS ESSENTIAL FOR LIVER DEVELOPMENT

    C Schmidt;F Bladt;S Goedecke;V Brinkmann

  • Essential role for the c-met receptor in the migration of myogenic precursor cells into the limb bud.

    Friedhelm Bladt;Dieter Riethmacher;Stefan Isenmann;Adriano Aguzzi

  • Targeting MET in cancer: rationale and progress

    Ermanno Gherardi;Ermanno Gherardi;Walter Birchmeier;Carmen Birchmeier;George Vande Woude

  • Multiple essential functions of neuregulin in development

    Dirk Meyer;Carmen Birchmeier

  • A Validated Regulatory Network for Th17 Cell Specification

    Maria Ciofani;Aviv Madar;Aviv Madar;Carolina Galan;MacLean Sellars

  • Axonal neuregulin-1 regulates myelin sheath thickness

    Galin V. Michailov;Michael W. Sereda;Bastian G. Brinkmann;Tobias M. Fischer

  • Loss of a mammalian circular RNA locus causes miRNA deregulation and affects brain function

    Monika Piwecka;Petar Glažar;Luis R. Hernandez-Miranda;Sebastian Memczak

  • The transcription factor Sox10 is a key regulator of peripheral glial development

    Stefan Britsch;Derk E. Goerich;Derk E. Goerich;Dieter Riethmacher;Reto I. Peirano;Reto I. Peirano

  • MAPKAP kinase 2 is essential for LPS-induced TNF-alpha biosynthesis.

    Alexey Kotlyarov;Armin Neininger;Carola Schubert;Rolf Eckert

  • Control of peripheral nerve myelination by the beta-secretase BACE1.

    Michael Willem;Alistair N. Garratt;Bozidar Novak;Martin Citron

  • Severe neuropathies in mice with targeted mutations in the ErbB3 receptor

    Dieter Riethmacher;Eva Sonnenberg-Riethmacher;Volker Brinkmann;Tomoichiro Yamaai

  • Scatter factor/hepatocyte growth factor and its receptor, the c-met tyrosine kinase, can mediate a signal exchange between mesenchyme and epithelia during mouse development.

    E Sonnenberg;D Meyer;K M Weidner;C Birchmeier

  • Requirement for beta-catenin in anterior-posterior axis formation in mice.

    Joerg Huelsken;Regina Vogel;Volker Brinkmann;Bettina Erdmann

  • Developmental roles of HGF/SF and its receptor, the c-Met tyrosine kinase.

    Carmen Birchmeier;Ermanno Gherardi

  • β-Catenin signals regulate cell growth and the balance between progenitor cell expansion and differentiation in the nervous system

    Dietmar Zechner;Yasuyuki Fujita;Jörg Hülsken;Thomas Müller

  • Met provides essential signals for liver regeneration

    Malgorzata Borowiak;Alistair N. Garratt;Torsten Wüstefeld;Michael Strehle

  • A targeted mutation in the mouse E-cadherin gene results in defective preimplantation development.

    Dieter Riethmacher;Volker Brinkmann;Carmen Birchmeier

  • The S. cerevisiae CDC25 gene product regulates the RAS/adenylate cyclase pathway

    Daniel Broek;Takashi Toda;Tamar Michaeli;Lonny Levin

  • Erratum: Targeting MET in cancer: rationale and progress

    Ermanno Gherardi;Walter Birchmeier;Carmen Birchmeier;George Vande Woude

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Birchmeier
Walter Birchmeier Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
David L.H. Bennett
David L.H. Bennett University of Oxford
Matthias Selbach
Matthias Selbach Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Ermanno Gherardi
Ermanno Gherardi University of Pavia
Klaus-Armin Nave
Klaus-Armin Nave Max Planck Society
Nikolaus Rajewsky
Nikolaus Rajewsky Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Volker Brinkmann
Volker Brinkmann Max Planck Society
Gary R. Lewin
Gary R. Lewin Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Christian Haass
Christian Haass Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Stephen B. McMahon
Stephen B. McMahon King's College London

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