Lennart Eigen
Lennart Eigen received his bachelor’s degree in biology and his master’s degree in organismal biology, biodiversity, and evolution from the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. He is currently pursuing his doctoral studies at Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, exploring novel imaging techniques and 3D digital visualization in neuroscience.
With a background in functional morphology, he investigates the form-function relationship and architecture of biological systems and how to use them for engineered structures and synthetic materials. In the project Material Form Function, he collaborates with designers, engineers, and other biologists to understand the principles of natural tessellations, which can be found in many species of plants, fungi, and animals.
lennart.eigen[at]bccn-berlin.de
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin
Philippstraße 13, Haus 6
10115 Berlin
Articles
Eigen, L., Wölfer, J., Baum, D., Van Le M.-L., Werner, D., Dean, M. N., Nyakatura, J. A. 2024. »Comparative architecture of the tessellated boxfish (Ostracioidea) carapace.« Communications Biology, 7
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-07119-z
Deiringer, N., Schneeweiß, U., Kaufmann, L. V., Eigen, L., Speissegger, C., Gerhardt, B., Holtze, S., Fritsch, G., Göritz, F., Becker, R., Ochs, A., Hildebrandt, T., Brecht, M. 2023. »The functional anatomy of elephant trunk whiskers.« Communications Biology, 6 (1): 591.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04945-5
Gerhardt, B., Klaue, K., Eigen, L., Schwarz, J., Hecht, S., Brecht, M. 2023. »DiI-CT—A bimodal neural tracer for X-ray and fluorescence imaging.« Cell Reports Methods.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmeth.2023.100486
Longren, L. L., Eigen, L., Shubitidze, A., Lieschnegg, O., Baum, D., Nyakatura, J. A., Hildebrandt, T., Brecht, M. 2023. »Dense reconstruction of elephant trunk musculature.« Current Biology, 33: 1-8.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.09.007
Ritter, C., Eigen, L., Deiringer, N., Laubscher, L., Brecht, M. 2023. »Coevolution of rostrum and brain in pig species.« Journal of Comparative Neurology, 531 (7): 775-789.
https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.25461
Tunçkol, E., Purkart, L., Eigen, L., Vida, I., Brecht, M. 2023. »Fiber counts and architecture of the human dorsal penile nerve.« Scientific Reports, 13 (1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-35030-w
Eigen, L., Baum, D., Dean, M. N., Werner, D., Wölfer, J., Nyakatura, J. A. 2022. »Ontogeny of a tessellated surface: Carapace growth of the longhorn cowfish Lactoria cornuta.« Journal of Anatomy, 241 (3): 565-580.
https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13692
Purkart, L., Tuff, J. M., Shah, M., Kaufmann, L. V., Altringer, C., Maier, E., Schneeweiß, U., Tunckol, E., Eigen, L., Holtze, S., Fritsch, G., Hildebrandt, T., Brecht, M. 2022. »Trigeminal ganglion and sensory nerves suggest tactile specialization of elephants.« Current Biology, 32 (4): 904-910.e3.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.12.051
Eigen, L., Nyakatura, J. A. 2021. »Architectural properties of the musculoskeletal system in the shoulder of two callitrichid primate species derived from virtual dissection.« Primates, 62 (5): 827-843.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-021-00917-7
Ritter, C., Maier, E., Schneeweiß, U., Wölk, T., Simonnet, J., Malkawi, S., Eigen, L., Tunckol, E., Purkart, L., Brecht, M. 2020. »An isomorphic three‐dimensional cortical model of the pig rostrum.« Journal of Comparative Neurology, 529 (8): 2070-2090.
https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.25073
Others
Dean, M., Dierichs, K., Eigen, L., Nyakatura, J. A., Rasehorn, F., Mareis, C., Banz, C. 2022. TESSELLATED MATERIAL SYSTEMS (TMS). Material Legacies - Design Lab #13, 12 - 13.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/files/Material_Legacies_booklet.pdf
Design Projects
Rasehorn, F., Ciecierska-Holmes, J., Rosenthal N., Dean, M., Eigen, L., Nyakatura, J., Le, M.-L. V., Yang, B. 2022. The Tessellation Archive. Design Project. weißensee school of art and design berlin, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: Comparative Zoology, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«. Since 1 June 2022, Virtual.
https://tessellated-materials.mpikg.mpg.de
Exhibitions
Büsse, M. (curator), de Visscher, E. (curator), Banz, C., Dean, M., Dierichs, K., Eder, M., Eigen, L., Guiducci, L., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J., Jalkh, H., Kycia, A., Mareis, C., Nyakatura, J. A., Rasehorn, F., Rešetar, I., Ribault, P., Sauer, C., Sauer, I., Schneider, M., Stock, R., Shone, J., Wenig, C. Design Lab #13. Material Legacies. Exhibition. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Museum of Decorative Arts. Kunstgewerbemuseum. 3 November 2022 - 26 February 2023.
https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/kunstgewerbemuseum/exhibitions/detail/design-lab-13/
Highlighted by TAZ, 15.11.2022.
Invited Moderation/ Comment
Cubasch, A., Petruschat, J., Eigen, L., Rasehorn, F., Nyakatura, J. A., Dierichs, K. Tessellated Material Systems. Material Legacies, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin. 8 December 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/9518/round-table-tesselated-material-systems