Ausbildung:
Studium der Geologie/Paläontologie an der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (1977-1978)
Studium der Biologie an der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (1978-1985)

Diplom:
(1985): Biologie, Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Promotion:
(1988): Dr. rer. nat., Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Thema: Untersuchungen zur Gravitaxis und Morphologie von Loxodes und Paramecium)

Habilitation:
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Zoologie) (1998)

Berufslaufbahn:

Forschungsinteressen:

Gravitationsbiologie; Graviperzeption auf zellulärer Ebene; Methoden zur Variation des Schwerkraftreizes (Klinostaten); schwerkraftabhängige Motilität (Gravitaxis) und Signaltransduktion

Publikationen:

1. Hemmersbach-Krause, R. , Häder, D.-P.: Negative gravitaxis (geotaxis) of Paramecium - demonstrated by image analysis. Appl. Microgravity Tech., 4, 221-224 (1990)
   
2. Hemmersbach-Krause, R., Briegleb, W., Häder, D.-P.: Dependence of gravitaxis in Paramecium on oxygen. Europ. J. Protistol., 27, 278-282 (1991)
   
3. Hemmersbach-Krause, R., Briegleb, W., Häder, D.-P., Plattner, H.: Gravity effects on Paramecium cells: an analysis of a possible sensory function of trichocysts and of simulated weightlessness on trichocyst exocytosis. Europ. J. Protistol., 27, 85-92 (1991)
   
4. Hemmersbach-Krause, R., Briegleb, W., Vogel, K., Häder, D.-P.: Swimming velocity of Paramecium under the conditions of weightlessness. Acta Protozool., 32, 229-236 (1993)
   
5. Hemmersbach-Krause, R., Briegleb, W., Häder, D.-P., Vogel, K., Grothe, D., Meyer, I. : Orientation of Paramecium under the conditions of weightlessness. J. Euk. Microbiol., 40, 4, 439-446 (1993)
   
6. Häder, D.-P., Rosum, A., Schäfer, J. & Hemmersbach, R.: Gravitaxis in the flagellate Euglena gracilis is controlled by an active gravireceptor. J. Plant Physiol., 146, 474-480 (1995)
   
7. Häder, D-P., Rosum, A., Schäfer, J., Hemmersbach, R.: Graviperception in the flagellate Euglena gracilis during a shuttle space flight. J. Biotech., 47, 261-269 (1996)
   
8. Hemmersbach, R., Voormanns, R., Briegleb, W., Rieder, N., Häder, D.-P.: Influence of accelerations on the spatial orientation of Loxodes and Paramecium. J. Biotech., 47, 271-278 (1996)
   
9. Hemmersbach, R., Voormanns, R., Häder, D.-P.: Graviresponses in Paramecium biaurelia under different accelerations - studies on the ground and in space. J. Exp. Biol., 199, 2199-2205 (1996)
   
10. Häder, D.-P., Hemmersbach, R.: Graviperception and graviorientation in flagellates. Planta, 203, S7-S10 (1997)
    
11. Hemmersbach, R., Becker, E., Stockem, W.: Influence of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields on the swimming behavior of ciliates. Bioelectromagnetics, 18, 491-498 (1997)
    
12. Hemmersbach, R., Voormanns, R., Bromeis, B., Schmidt, N., Rabien, H., Ivanova, K.: Comparative studies of the graviresponses of Paramecium and Loxodes. Adv. Space Res., 21 (8/9), 1285-128 (1998)
    
13. Hemmersbach, R., Volkmann D., Häder, D.-P.: Graviorientation in protists and plants. Review. J. Plant Physiol., 154, 1-15 (1999)
    
14. Hemmersbach, R., Häder, D.-P.: Graviresponses of unicellular organisms. FASEB, 13, S69-75 (1999)
    
15. Meli, A., Perella, G., Curcio, F., Hemmersbach, R., Neubert, J., Ambesi-Impiombato, F. S.: Response to thyrotropin of normal thyroid follicular cell strain FRTL5 in hypergravity. Biochimie, 81, 281-285 (1999)
    
16. Hemmersbach, R., Bromeis, B., Block, I. , Bräucker, R., Krause, M., Freiberger, N., Stieber, C., Wilczek, M.: Paramecium – a model system for studying cellular graviperception. Adv. Space Res., 27, 31-34 (2001)
    
17. Bräucker, R., Cogoli, A., Hemmersbach, R.: Graviperception and graviresponse at the cellular level, in Astrobiology: The Quest for the Conditions of Life. Ed., C. Baumstark-Khan & G. G. Horneck. Springer Verlag, Berlin , Heidelberg , pp. 284-97 (2001) (Download)
    
18. Hemmersbach, R., Bräucker, R.: Gravity-related behaviour in ciliates and flagellates, in Cell Biology and Biotechnology in Space. Ed., A. Cogoli. Elsevier, Amsterdam , pp. 59-75 (2002)
    
19. Hemmersbach, R ., Wilczek, M., Stieber, C., Bräucker, R., Ivanova, K.: Variable acceleration influences cAMP in Paramecium biaurelia. ESA-SP, 501, 343-344 (2002)
    
20. Hemmersbach, R. , Krause, M., Braucker, R., Ivanova, K. : Graviperception in ciliates: steps in the transduction chain. Advances in Space Research, 35, 296-299 (2005)
    
21. Häder, D.P., Hemmersbach, R ., Lebert, M.: Gravity and the behaviour of unicellular organisms. Cambridge University Press , Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paul, ISBN 0-521-82052-9 258 pp (2005)
    
22. Gerzer , R., Hemmersbach , R ., Horneck , G.: Life Sciences. In: Feuerbacher, B., Stoewer, H. (eds.), Utilization of Space. Today and Tomorrow . Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York , ISBN-10 3-540-25200-2, ISBN-13 978-3-540-25000-9, pp. 341-373, (2006)