Home - Max Planck School - Matter to Life PhD-Candidates Matter to Life PhD Candidates Karim Ajmail karim.ajmail@mtl.maxplanckschools.de PhD Phase Lab of Joachim Spatz Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg Research interests: Immunology • Biophysics • Microfluidics • Mechanobiology more Sakshi Alegaonkar Master PhaseHeidelberg University Florian Aubermann florian.aubermann@mtl.maxplanckschools.de PhD Phase Lab of Joachim Spatz Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg Research interests: Immunology & Immunotherapy • Microfluidics • Machine Learning more Ole Berendes PhD PhaseUniversity of Göttingen Nitin Bohra nitin.bohra@mtl.maxplanckschools.de PhD Phase Lab of Tobias Erb Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg Research interests: Metabolic pathway Engineering • Cell free TXTL more Ina Braun ina.braun@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of GöttingenResearch interests: Machine Learning-Based Medical Applications more Lázara Bravo Martínez Master PhaseHeidelberg University Stephen Casale stephen.casale@mtl.maxplanckschools.de PhD Phase Lab of Christine Selhuber-Unkel Heidelberg UniversityResearch interests: Neuroscience • 3D printing • In vitro neuronal networks more Chin-Yao Chang PhD PhaseLab of Andreas JanshoffUniversity of Göttingen I Chen PhD PhaseLab of Ada Cavalcanti-AdamUniversity of Bayreuth Yixin Chen PhD PhaseLab of Helmut GrubmüllerMax Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen Yu-Hsun Chen PhD PhaseLab of Hans-Georg KräusslichHeidelberg University Hospital Suehyun Cho Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Luca Chicoș Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Marcos Conde-González marcos.conde-gonzalez@mtl.maxplanckschools.de PhD Phase Lab of Franziska Thomas Heidelberg UniversityResearch interests: Protein design • Bioinorganic Chemistry • Small-molecule activation more Gabriel de Barros Righes PhD PhaseLab of Ada Cavalcanti-AdamUniversity of Bayreuth Nora Deiringer Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen Pelin Demirci pelin.demirci@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University more Kshitij Deshpande Master PhaseHeidelberg University Douglas Diehl PhD PhaseLab of Anthony HymanMax Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden Tobias Dorer tobias.dorer@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of GöttingenResearch interests: Protein Dynamics (Molecular Dynamics) • Protein Engineering (Deep Learning) more Renan dos Reis renan.dos-reis@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg UniversityResearch Interests: Origin of Life • Origin of Multicellularity • Physics of Evolution more Matěj Dvořák Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Sunnatullo Fazliev PhD PhaseLab of Joachim SpatzMax Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg Juan Figueroa Macías juan.figueroa-macias@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University more Frida Sofía García Castro PhD PhaseLab of Andreas HerrmannDWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen Jan Felix Geisler PhD PhaseLab of Stephan GrillMax Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden Anna Gómez Plchová anna.gomez-plchova@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Research interests: Synthetic biology • Origin of life & astrobiology more Christina Goss PhD PhaseLab of Frauke GräterHeidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) Paulius Greicius Master PhaseHeidelberg University Vitalii Grigorev vitalii.grigorev@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University more Luis Gutiérrez Mondragón Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Johannes Hahmann PhD PhaseLab of Andreas HerrmannDWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials in AachenResearch Interests: mechanochemistry •DNA nanotechnology • sonogenetics • sonopharmacology more Sophia Hampe Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Lars Henning Hansen Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen Jan-Niklas Haug PhD PhaseLab of Kai JohnssonMax Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg Arsenii Hordeichyk hordeichyk.arsenii@mtl.maxplanckschools.de PhD Phase Lab of Andreas Bausch Technical University of MunichResearch interests: Actin cytoskeleton • Synthetic biology more Till Hülsmann PhD PhaseLab of Laura De LaporteDWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen Octavian Ianc octavian.ianc@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Adel Iusupov adel.iusupov@mtl.maxplanckschools.de PhD Phase Lab of Andrea Musacchio Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund Ava Jahad Mohammadi Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Jan Jedryszek PhD PhaseLab of Karen AlimTechnical University of Munich Josef Kaenders PhD PhaseLab of Stephan GrillMax Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden Christoph Karfusehr christoph.karfusehr@mtl.maxplanckschools.de PhD Phase Lab of Friedrich Simmel Technical University of MunichResearch interests: DNA, RNA and protein nanotechnology • Molecular and Macro-molecular machines more Tim Karrasch PhD PhaseLab of Kerstin GöpfrichHeidelberg University Michelle Kemper PhD Phase Lab of Ada Cavalcanti-Adam Heidelberg University Agi Kishore PhD PhaseLab of Peter CombaHeidelberg University Emirhan Koca Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Santiago Kuhl santiago.kuhl@mtl.maxplanckschools.deMaster PhaseUniversity of GöttingenResearch Interests: statistical biophysics • cellular decision-making • population dynamics more Raphaela Küppers Master PhaseHeidelberg University Nathan Kłoszewski Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen and Heidelberg University David Bryan Lao Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Kathrin Laxhuber PhD PhaseLab of Frank JülicherMax Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden Hong Anh Le Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Rom Lerner Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Markos Lill markos.lill@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg UniversityResearch Interests: Computational Drug Discovery • Neuropharmacology • Nucleic Acid Chemistry • Protein Design more Zihao Liu Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen Ming Hong Lui PhD PhaseLab of Erwin FreyLudwig Maximilian University of Munich Marlene Maager marlene.maager@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg UniversityResearch interests: chemical biology/bioorganic chemistry • structural biology • protein design more András Major PhD PhaseLab of Tim SaldittUniversity of Göttingen Polina Malova Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen Jakub Malerczyk Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Chee Seng Man PhD PhaseLab of Kai SundmacherMax Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg Ahandeep Manna PhD PhaseLab of Frank JülicherMax Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden Tarun Mascarenhas PhD PhaseLab of Frank JülicherMax Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden Silvia Morales Manzano silvia.morales-manzano@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg UniversityResearch interests: Active Matter • Self-Organization • Collective Behavior more Anna Mukhina Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Jorge Muñoz Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Fenja Murken fenja.murken@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase Heidelberg UniversityResearch Interests: biochemistry • structural biology • cryo-EM • RNA-origami more Deus Mwesigwa deus.mwesigwa@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase Heidelberg UniversityResearch Interests: Virology •Immunology • Vaccinology • Immunotherapeutic developments • Synthetic Biology more Samuel Novák Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen and Heidelberg UniversityResearch interests: Thermodynamics • Origin of Life • Cell Biology • Disease Models • Organoid Research • Microscopy more Kristian Angeli Pajanonot Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen Research interests: Active cytoskeletal systems • Biomolecular condensates • Machine Learning more Irene Pellini irene.pellini@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg UniversityResearch Interests: active matter • living matter physics more Yong Han Phee Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Anamarija Pišpek PhD PhaseLab of Kai JohnssonMax Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg Elizaveta Pogarskaya Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Yogesh Pratap Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Louis Puhlfürst Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Krishna Ramesh PhD Phase Lab of Christine Selhuber-Unkel Heidelberg University Misael Real-Enriquez PhD PhaseLab of Laura De LaporteDWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen Chandan Muni Reddy Master PhaseHeidelberg University Gabriele Rigano gabriele.rigano@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University more Bettina Royen Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen Iris Ruider PhD PhaseLab of Andreas BauschTechnical University of Munich Anna Rusetskaya anna.rusetskaya@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg UniversityResearch interests: Neuroscience • Organoids • Tissue Engineering • Medical Applications of Technology • Synthetic Biology more Rajlaxmi Saha PhD PhaseLab of Helmut GrubmüllerMax Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen Saúl Sandoval Hernandez Master PhaseHeidelberg University Harshita Saxena Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Anastassiya Schramm anastassiya.schramm@mtl.maxplanckschools.de PhD Phase Lab of Joachim Spatz Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, HeidelbergResearch interests: Chemistry • Synthetic Vesicles • Gold and Magentic Nanoparticles • Trigger-Responsive Materials for biomedical applications more Maximilian Schuler PhD PhaseLab of Tanja WeilMax Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz Julian Schulz Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen Laurin Schulze-Forster PhD PhaseLab of Richard WombacherMax Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg Boris Schüpp PhD PhaseLab of Frauke GräterHeidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) Pratulya Shah pratulya.shah@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of GöttingenResearch interests: Synthetic biology • Nucleic acid nanotechnology more Lena Strieker PhD Phase Lab of Ada Cavalcanti-Adam Heidelberg University Andrey Sysoev andrey.sysoev@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg UniversityResearch Interests: Protein Design •Bioengineering • Cell Biology more Alena Taskina PhD PhaseLab of Kerstin GöpfrichZMBH, Heidelberg University & Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg Nutsa Tsirekidze Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Ria Vikrant Vaishampayan Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Ana Valenzuela Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Cade Vallero cade.vallero@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of Göttingen and Heidelberg UniversityResearch interests: Genetic engineering • DNA repair • Stem cell mediated therapies • Cellular aging more Chirag Verma Master PhaseUniversity of Göttingen and Heidelberg University Katharina Weber PhD PhaseLab of Karen AlimTechnical University of Munich Everett Weber Master PhaseHeidelberg University Mingqi Yan mingqi.yan@mtl.maxplanckschools.de PhD Phase Lab of Erwin Frey Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich more Hao Yuan Yang PhD PhaseLab of Friedrich SimmelTechnical University of Munich Mussa Yedigenov mussa.yedigenov@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase Heidelberg UniversityResearch interests: Signaling dynamics • Collective behavior • Complex systems more Silja Zedlitz silja.zedlitz@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase Heidelberg University Xizhu Zhao xizhu.zhao@mtl.maxplanckschools.de Master Phase University of GöttingenResearch interests: Non-Equilibrium Statistical Physics • Stochastic Thermodynamics • Biological Physics more Aysecan Ünal aysecan.unal@mtl.maxplanckschools.de PhD Phase Lab of Frauke Gräter Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS)Research Interests: Structural Biology - Structure of connective tissue and cryo-electron microscopy more