Our students are the heart and soul of the Research School. We strongly encourage all students to collaborate across different scientific disciplines and build a strong, international network in order to set optimal conditions for a highly successful career. Below you can find out more about our students, their projects, affiliations and hobbies.
Research Topic: Statistical methods for 3D spacial reconstruction of omic profiles
Supervisor: Dr. Antonio Scialdone
Group: Physics and data-based modelling of cellular decision making
Institute: Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells
Research Topic: Topological and geometric approaches for machine learning and 3D image analysis
Supervisor: Dr. Rik Sarkar
Research Topic: Multi-generational impact of future climate conditions on Arabidopsis thaliana redox homoeostasis, epigenome and phenotype Christian Lindermayr
Group: Redox-Signaling and Chromatin Modulation
Institute: Institute of Lung Health and Immunity
Research Topic: Using epigenetics to discover mechanisms behind drug tolerance in a fungal pathogen
Supervisor: Dr. Carsten Marr
Group: Quantitative Single Cell Dynamics
Institute: Institute of Computational Biology
Enrolled since 2019
Research topic: Function of Satellite RNA Transcription for Centromere Assembly and Mitotic Spindle Formation
Supervisors: Dr. Andreas Ettinger and Prof. Dr. Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla
Research group: Epigenetics and cell-fate in early mammalian development
Institute: Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells
Enrolled since 2020
Research Topic: Discovery and manipulation of key regulators of cell identity in the brain through cellular reprogramming and CRISPR
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Stefan Stricker & Prof. Dr. Magdalena Götz
Group: Epigenetic Engineering & Neural Stem Cells
Institute: Institute of Stem Cell Research
Research Topic: Single-cell multiomic analysis of transposable elements with new Bayesian machine learning methods
Supervisor: Dr. Antonio Scialdone
Group: Physics and data-based modelling of cellular decision making
Institute: Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells
Enrolled since 2021
Research Topic: Decoding genomic signatures of metabolic reprograming in disbetes and obesity
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Henriette Uhlenhaut / Dr. Fabiana Quagliarini
Group: Molecular Endocrinology
Institute: Institute for Diabetes and Cancer
Research Topic: The evolution of nuclear sub-compartmentalization and its impact on genome function
Supervisor: Dr. Nicolas Battich
Group: Quantative Cell Biology
Institute: Institute for Epigenetics and Stem Cells & Helmholtz Pioneer Campus
Research Topic: Investigating how chromatin and proteome composition is remodelled across varying growth conditions
Supervisor: Dr. Kurt Schmoller
Group: Cell and Organelle Size Control
Institute: Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells
Enrolled since 2018
Research topic: Diurnal regulation of folate homeostasis controls DNA methylation in Arabidopsis
Supervisor: Dr. Martin Groth
Research group: Epigenetics, Metabolism and Acclimation
Institute: Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology
Research Topic: Air pollution and Dementia: Exploring genetic, cardiovascular, and epigenetic moderators and mechanisms
Supervisors: Dr. Michelle Luciano, Dr. Tom Russ, and Asst. Prof. Dr. Ida Karlsson
Group: Group: Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre
Institute: Department of Psychology
Research Topic: Identification of novel epigenetic pathways
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Robert Schneider
Group: Chromatin Dynamics and Epigenetics
Institute: Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells
Enrolled since 2021
Research Topic:
Cell-size dependent regultion of chromatin in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Supervisor: Dr. Kurt Schmoller
Group: Cell and Organelle Size Control
Institute: Institute of Functional Epigenetics
Enrolled since 2021
Research Topic: Deciphering the functions of novel histone modifications
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Robert Schneider
Group: Chromatin Dynamics and Epigenetics
Institute: Institute of Functional Epigenetics
Enrolled since 2019
Research Topic: Identifying conserved and divergent gene expression signatures between in vivo and in vitro models of development with SCOPRO
Supervisor: Dr. Antonio Scialdone
Group: Physics and data-based modelling of cellular decision making
Institute: Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells
Enrolled since 2019
Research topic: Factors involved in the formation of cell type-specific chromatine loops and the dissection of mechanisms of action in the context of neuronal development
Supervisor: Boyan Bonev, PhD
Research group: Bonev Lab
Institute: Helmholtz Pioneer Center
Research Topic: Repression of genes as part of the gene regulatory unit
Supervisor: Dr. rer. nat. Merly Vogt
Group: Metabolic Programming across Generations
Institute: Institute for Diabetes and Cancer
Enrolled since 2020
Research Topic: Maintenance of active chromatin states in early Xenopus laevis embryos
Supervisor: Dr. Eva Hörmanseder
Group: Maintaining and Reprogramming Cell Fates
Institute: Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells
Research Topic: Paternal programming of offspring immune development
Supervisor: Dr. Raffaele Teperino
Group: Environmental Epigenetics
Institute: Institute of Experimental Genetics
Enrolled since 2020
Research topic: Crosstalk between cellular metabolism and chromatin and rRNA modifications
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Robert Schneider
Research group: Chromatin Dynamics and Epigenetics
Institute: Institute of Functional Epigenetics
Research Topic: Single-molecule analysis of replication origin chromatin
Supervisor: Dr. Stephan Hamperl
Group: Chromosome Dynamics and Genome Stability
Institute: Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells
Research Topic: Project modeling the immune regulation of clonal hematopoiesis
Supervisor: Dr. Carsten Marr
Group: AIH
Institute: Institute of AI for Health
Research Topic: Ribonucleoprotein-based CRISPR approaches as novel tools for gene regulation
Supervisor: Dr. Stefan Stricker
Group: Epigenetic Engeneering
Institute: Institute of Stem Cell Research
Research Topic: Investigation of glucocorticoid receptor signaling in the epigenetic regulation of immune response
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Henriette Uhlenhaut
Institute: Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology
Research Topic: The role of m6A epitranscriptome in early mammalian development
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Robert Schneider
Institute: Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells
Research Topic: Investigating the role of the SAF-A RNA mesh on transcription
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nick Gilbert
Enrolled since 2021
Research Topic: Mathematical modelling of cellular fate decision in olfactory sensory neurons
Supervisor: Dr. Antonio Scialdone
Group: Physics and data-based modelling of cellular decision making
Research Topic: Towards novel cellular therapies using single cell multiomics
Supervisor: Dr. Carsten Marr
Group: Quantitative Single Cell Dynamics
Institute: Institute of Computational Biology
Enrolled since 2020
Research Topic:
Identifying the Role of Transcription-Replication Conflicts as an Endogenous Source of Epigenetic Instability
Supervisor: Dr. Stephan Hamperl
Group: Chromosome dynamics and genome stability
Institute: Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells
Enrolled since 2019
Research topic: Epigenome rewiring during primate neocortex evolution
Supervisor: Boyan Bonev, PhD
Research group: Bonev Lab
Institute: Helmholtz Pioneer Center