My main research interest centers around intracellular mechanisms that control cell proliferation, migration, and cellular morphology. I am focusing on the neuropeptide oxytocin, its receptor and the downstream signaling cascades. Those signaling cascades are being investigated on an mRNA and protein level (phosphorylation), expression and function are manipulated by CRISPR-Cas9 / LNA Gapmers or pharmacological compounds, and the proliferative effects are assessed in 3D cultured spheroids or patient tumor tissue (Liposarcoma, Osteosarcoma).