Meet the Team
Katharina Papsdorf
Principal Investigator
B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD, TU München
Postdoc, Stanford USA
Interesta outside of the lab: Climbing, surfing and listening to audiobooks.
Janine Brück
PhD candidate
B.Sc., M.Sc. Biology/Molecular biomedicine & genome biology, Technische Universität Darmstadt
Interests outside of the lab: Kickboxing, bouldering, piano playing, reading
Sebastian Steinmüller
PhD candidate
B.Sc., M.Sc., Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Marburg
Interests outside of the lab: In my spare time I like to play poker, go to pub quizzes or explore the night sky with my telescope.
Keshav Gajendra Babu
Research Assistant
M.Sc., Molecular Bioengineering, TU Dresden
Interests outside of the lab: I'll often find myself play badminton, cook, or stroll alongside the river.
Anne Armbruster
Student Research Assistant
B.Sc., Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Interest outside of the lab: running, swimming and reading.
Luisa Hastenplug
PhD Candidate
B.Sc., M. ScBioscience and Biomedicine University Heidelberg and JGU Mainz
Interests outside the lab: Yoga to unwind, cooking, being outdoors, and always with music in the background.
Annika Fox
Student Research Assistant
B.Sc., Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Interest outside of the lab: reading, any kind of crafting, piano playing, modern/jazz dance, baking
Carl Weile
PhD candidate
B.Sc., M.Sc., Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Marburg
Interest outside of the lab: I like to read, go hiking in nature and play board or video games
Caroline Franz
Student Research Assistant
B.Sc., Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Interest outside of the lab: I like running, doing gymnastics and spending time in the mountains hiking or skiing.
You?!
We are always looking for motivated, curious researcher who find our research exciting and would like to contribute. Postdocs please reach out to Katharina per email with a CV, contact to references and a motivation letter. PhD students can apply through the IPP program. Bachelor/Master students who would like to stay for an internship please apply through the IPP internship program.