Torsten Wittmann

QB3

Full Professor(heuristic)

Microtubule and mitosis dynamics · Cell Biology

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Publications97
Citations6,911

Grants

28 total · 5 active

NIH #5P30DK135103-02

Core C: Microscopy

Active
Amount
$214K
Period
2025-09-01 → 2030-05-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~2 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #1P30DK135103-01A1

Core C: Microscopy

Active
Amount
$367K
Period
2025-09-01 → 2030-05-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~5 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R61CA278518-03

Quantitative analysis and manipulation of chromosome dynamics in cancer organoids

Active
Amount
$227K
Period
2024-02-01 → 2027-01-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

Student capacity is a rough estimate from remaining award size, split equally among PIs. Actual funding decisions vary.

All Grants

28 total · 5 active

NIH #5P30DK135103-02

Core C: Microscopy

Active
Amount
$214K
Period
2025-09-01 → 2030-05-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~2 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #1P30DK135103-01A1

Core C: Microscopy

Active
Amount
$367K
Period
2025-09-01 → 2030-05-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~5 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R61CA278518-03

Quantitative analysis and manipulation of chromosome dynamics in cancer organoids

Active
Amount
$227K
Period
2024-02-01 → 2027-01-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R61CA278518-02

Quantitative analysis and manipulation of chromosome dynamics in cancer organoids

Active
Amount
$227K
Period
2024-02-01 → 2027-01-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #1R61CA278518-01A1

Quantitative analysis and manipulation of chromosome dynamics in cancer organoids

Active
Amount
$227K
Period
2024-02-01 → 2027-01-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R01NS107480-05

Probing Microtubule Function in Neuronal Development

Amount
$358K
Period
2018-06-15 → 2023-02-28
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R01NS107480-04

Probing Microtubule Function in Neuronal Development

Amount
$358K
Period
2018-06-15 → 2023-02-28
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R01NS107480-03

Probing Microtubule Function in Neuronal Development

Amount
$418K
Period
2018-06-15 → 2023-02-28
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R01NS107480-02

Probing Microtubule Function in Neuronal Development

Amount
$416K
Period
2018-06-15 → 2023-02-28
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #1R01NS107480-01

Probing Microtubule Function in Neuronal Development

Amount
$415K
Period
2018-06-15 → 2023-02-28
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #1S10OD028611-01

Wide-field super-resolution spinning disk confocal microscope

Amount
$600K
Period
2020-09-20 → 2021-09-19
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R21CA224194-02

Dissecting protein activities by reversible photo-inactivation

Amount
$172K
Period
2017-06-10 → 2020-05-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #1R21CA224194-01

Dissecting protein activities by reversible photo-inactivation

Amount
$207K
Period
2017-06-10 → 2019-05-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R01GM079139-09

Microtubule dynamics during cell polarity and migration

Amount
$309K
Period
2008-05-01 → 2017-12-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R01GM079139-08

Microtubule dynamics during cell polarity and migration

Amount
$309K
Period
2008-05-01 → 2017-12-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R01GM079139-07

Microtubule dynamics during cell polarity and migration

Amount
$309K
Period
2008-05-01 → 2017-12-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #3R01GM079139-07S1

Microtubule dynamics during cell polarity and migration

Amount
$56K
Period
2008-05-01 → 2017-12-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #2R01GM079139-06A1

Microtubule dynamics during cell polarity and migration

Amount
$307K
Period
2008-05-01 → 2017-12-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R01GM094819-04

Light-activated proteolysis as a tool to analyze intracellular protein function

Amount
$295K
Period
2010-09-01 → 2015-08-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R01GM094819-03

Light-activated proteolysis as a tool to analyze intracellular protein function

Amount
$306K
Period
2010-09-01 → 2014-08-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R01GM094819-02

Light-activated proteolysis as a tool to analyze intracellular protein function

Amount
$306K
Period
2010-09-01 → 2014-08-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #1R01GM094819-01

Light-activated proteolysis as a tool to analyze intracellular protein function

Amount
$309K
Period
2010-09-01 → 2014-08-31
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R01GM079139-05

Microtubule dynamics during cell polarity and migration

Amount
$279K
Period
2008-05-01 → 2013-04-30
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R01GM079139-04

Microtubule dynamics during cell polarity and migration

Amount
$279K
Period
2008-05-01 → 2013-04-30
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R01GM079139-03

Microtubule dynamics during cell polarity and migration

Amount
$282K
Period
2008-05-01 → 2013-04-30
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #5R01GM079139-02

Microtubule dynamics during cell polarity and migration

Amount
$285K
Period
2008-05-01 → 2013-04-30
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #1R01GM079139-01A2

Microtubule dynamics during cell polarity and migration

Amount
$303K
Period
2008-05-01 → 2013-04-30
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

NIH #1S10RR026758-01

Spinning disk confocal / FRAP microscope for quantitative live cell imaging

Amount
$500K
Period
2010-05-27 → 2011-05-26
PIs
1
Est. capacity / PI
~0 students

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

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