Bernhard Jäkle

2003, Master of Science from Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen in biology

Contact: phone: +49-711-6893438, e-mail: jaekle@mf.mpg.de

Scientific career:

2003-present, researcher at the Max-Planck-Institute for Metals Research

Project:

Resilin in insect wings. In order to understand the role of resilin of distal wing vein joints, I do mechanical experiments on wing vein joint samples, measuring the loading force while changing the vein joint angle. Light microscopy supplemented with staining techniques (upper figure), fluorescence microscopy (middle figure) and electron microscopy (lower figure) are employed to gain information about the distribution of resilin in insect wings and the ultrastructure of wing vein joints. This information will be used in 3D models of insect wings.

Publication

Jäkle B., Schwarz H., Schwarz U., Gorb S. N. (2003): Resilin in insect flight systems. In: A. Wisser & W. Nachtigall (eds.): BIONA-report 16, Akad. Wiss. Lit., Mainz; GTBB, Saarbrücken, 188-190.