Doctoral researchers
Doctoral researchers of the 1st cohort
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Ann-Sophie Flohr
M.Sc. Integrated Immunology (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Member since 01/2021 | Start of doctoral project 01/2021
Department of Translational Radiation Biology | Supervisor: Prof. Udo Gaipl
Project title: Role of HVEM in radiation-induced anti-tumor responses
Vanessa Irumva
M.Sc. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Pan African University Institute for Basic Science Technology and Innovation/Jomo Kenyatta University for Agriculture and Technology, Kenya)
Associated member
Member since 01/2021 | Start of doctoral project 01/2021
Department of Medicine 3 | Supervisor: PD Dr. Ulrike Steffen
Project title: Characterization of plasma cell subsets with different cell surface sialylation
Shannon Menzel (née Ottmann)
M.Sc. Geoecology (Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen)
Member since 01/2021 | Start of doctoral project 01/2021
Division of Molecular Immunology | Supervisor: Prof. Hans-Martin Jäck
Project title: The role of B Cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA) in long-lived plasma cell survival
Felix Neumärker
M.Sc. Cell and Molecular Biology (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Member since 01/2021 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Department of Medicine 1 | Supervisor: Prof. Kai Hildner
Project title: Analysis of the cell-instrinsic role of Batf as a transcrional chekpoint of intestinal tissue-resident (TRM) T cell differentiation
Carolina Riemer
Accelerated B.Sc./M.Sc. Molecular Biology (Universidad de Buenos Aires)
Member since 02/2021 | Start of doctoral project 02/2021
Chair of Genetics | Supervisor: Prof. Anja Lux
Project title: The role of DCIR1 in adaptive immunity
Estelle Tcheumi Tactoum
M.Sc. Biological Science (University of Camerino)
Member since 01/2021 | Start of doctoral project 01/2021
Department of Medicine 3 | Supervisor: Prof. Aline Bozec
Project title: The role of VHL in B cell responses and rheumatoid arthritis
Lizi Trapaidze
M.Sc. Immunology (Ivane Javakhishvili Tibilisi State University)
Member since 09/2021 | Start of doctoral project 09/2021
Dermatology | Supervisor: Prof. Diana Dudziak
Project title: Dissemination of TLR-activated DC subsets determines early and late T cell stimulation events and the outcome of protective immune responses
Leonie Weckwerth
M.Sc. Biology (Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg)
Member since 01/2021 | Start of doctoral project 01/2021
Division of Molecular Immunology | Supervisor: Prof. Dirk Mielenz
Project title: EFhd2 links cytoskeletal dynamics and metabolism in B cells
Marie Wiedemann
M.Sc. Integrated Immunology (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Member since 01/2021 | Start of doctoral project 01/2021
Department of Infection Biology | Supervisor: Prof. David Vöhringer
Project title: The role of CD8 T cells in atopic dermatitis
Doctoral researchers of the 2nd cohort
Mehdi Ali Pour
M.Sc. Cell and Molecular Biology (Phillips University Marburg)
Member since 01/2024 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Department of Medicine 3 | Supervisor: Prof. Aline Bozec
Project title: Define the effect of L-arginine supplementation on B cell differentiation and humoral response
Amke Beenen
M.Sc. Integrated Immunology (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Member since 01/2024 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Dental clinic 1 | Supervisor: PD Iryna Prots
Project title: Elucidating the fine-tuning mechanisms of T-cell activation and differentiation by alpha-synuclein
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Ronja Brüchert
B.Sc. Industrial Biotechnology (University of Applied Sciences Ansbach)
Fast Track
Member since 10/2022 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Chair of Genetics | Supervisor: Prof. Lars Nitschke
Project title: The role of di-sialic acids and O-acetylated sialic acids in plasma cell differentiation
Christina Brunner
B.Sc. Biology (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Fast Track
Member since 10/2022 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Division of Molecular Immunology | Supervisor: Dr. Katharina Pracht
Project title: Role of the N-glycanase 1 (NGLY1) in the formation and function of antibody-secreting cells
Leona Ehnes
M.Sc. Cell and Molecular Biology (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Associated member
Member since 07/2024 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Department of Medicine 3 | Supervisor: Prof. Mario Zaiss
Project title: Micorbes fine-tune B cell responses to modulate chornic pain
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Edith Alexandar Escarrega Payan
M.Sc. Life Science (Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE))
Member since 01/2024 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Institute of Microbiology | Supervisor: Prof. Roland Lang
Project title: Regulation of adaptive immunity by myeloid cell-derived itaconate
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Elahe Esmaeili
M.Sc. Immunology (Shahed University)
Member since 01/2024 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Department of Medicine 1 | Supervisor: PD Dr. Stefan Wirtz
Project title: The biological function of IRF1 for intestinal immune-epithelial communication
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Anna Gottwald
B.Sc. Biology (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Fast Track
Member since 10/2022 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Department of Translational Radiation Biology | Supervisor: Prof. Udo Gaipl
Project title: RIG-I pathway as a key regulator for radiotherapy-induced anti-HNSCC T cell responses
Svenja Kovacic
M.Sc. Nutritional Sciences (Justus-Liebig University Giessen)
Member since 01/2024 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Division of Molecular Immunology | Supervisor: Prof. Dirk Mielenz
Project title: The effect of mitochondrial Ca2+ abundance on mitochondrial function and morphology in B cells
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Nina Paulus
M.Sc. Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology (Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck)
Member since 01/2024 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Chair of Genetics | Supervisor: Dr. Anja Werner
Project title: B cell-instrinsic alpha-2,6-sialylation in autoimmunity
Timo Regensburger
M.Sc. Cell and Molecular Biology (Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Member since 01/2024 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Department of Infection Biology | Supervisor: Prof. David Vöhringer
Project title: Fine-tuning of the germinal center response by STAT6-regulated genes
Gabriel Richter
M.Sc. Medical Biology (University Salzburg)
Member since 01/2024 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Department of Medicine 3 | Supervisor: PD Dr. Ulrike Steffen
Project title: The role of IgA and IgG as effector molecules in adaptive immune responses
Kalp Shah
M.Sc. Physical Biology of Cells and Cell Interactions (Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Member since 01/2024 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Department of Medicine 1 | Supervisor: Prof. Kai Hildner
Project title: Role of Transcription Factor Id2-Dependent Regulation of Tissue-Resident Memory (TRM) T Cells in Colorectal Cancer
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Hannah Smid
Accelerated B.Sc./M.Sc. Immunology, Multipdiciplinary Biomedical Sciences (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
Fast Track
Member since 06/2023 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Division of Molecular Immunology | Supervisor: PD Dr. Wolfgang Schuh
Project title: The function of Glutaminyl-peptide Cyclotransferase Like Protein (QPCTL) in plasma cells
Fabian Stritt
B.Sc. Biological Sciences (University of Konstanz)
Fast Track
Member since 10/2022 | Start of doctoral project 01/2024
Department of Immune Modulation | Supervisor: Dr. Andreas Wild / Prof. Alexander Steinkasserer
Project title: Soluble CD83-induced pro-resolving macrophages accelerate the wound healing processes in hard-to-heal wounds
Stella Wagner
M.Sc. Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (University of Bayreuth)
Member since 10/2024 | Start of doctoral project 10/2024
Chair of Genetics | Supervisor: Prof. Anja Lux
Project title: Interplay of DCIR and FcgRs in modulation of adaptive immune responses