April 2024 - September 2027
Here you find information about our current fellows. Have a look at them.
Caroline Meyer
Project 1
Comparative studies of the information content of regulatory sequences for RNA processing in HIV-1 and Influenza A Virus
Patricia Blum
Investigation of the antiphage properties of aminoglycoside antibiotics and impact of bacterial (self-)resistance mechanisms
Marie Wittmann
Project 3
Characterization of mechanisms that allow hepatitis viruses to reprogram the host cell response to inflammatory cytokines
Sampita Sarkar
Regulation of KIR3DL1 gene expression and functional consequences for the antiviral activity of NK cells
Dhanabal Palanivel
Project 5
Integrative structure-function analysis of the RTX toxin MbxA from Moraxella bovis
Oliver Eberle
Project 6
Characterization of the tertiary GBP-LPS-CASP4 complex
Eveline Derr
Project 7
Studies on the redundant role of highly redundant small non-coding RNAs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Gyanaranjan Parida
Project 8
First aid response of C. difficile against antimicrobial peptides
Lawrence Rudy Cadena
Project 9
Integration and Assimilation: Insights into Host Derived Control Mechanisms Regulating Endosymbiont Division in Different Trypanosomatids
Elisa Koc
Project 10
The role of the microtubule cytoskeleton in infection processes
Johannes Postma
Project 11
Applying microfluidics to studying polar growth of infectious hyphae from Ustilago maydis
Maya Schmid
Project 12
Functional analysis of lymphotoxin-β receptor-dependent effector mechanisms during the immune response against intracellular pathogens
Marie Neumann
Project 13
Functional fine-mapping of HLA- and KIR-mediate Hepatitis C immune control through long-read sequencing and single-cell transcriptomics
Lea Rosenberger
Project 14
Role of the chemokines CCL17 and CCL22 during infections with Salmonella Typhimurium and metabolic stress
Joseph Fosu Arthur
Project 15
The influence of immunopathology in human tuberculosis on immune cell functions and clinical immunological tests
Tim Scholz
Project 16
Function of mGBP protein complex during the cell autonomous immunity against T. gondii
Leonie Ehlers
Project 17
The role of the purinergic receptor P2X7 for cross-presentation of antigens during poxviral infection
Mandar Vengurlekar
Project 18
Genetic and metabolic determinants of antiviral immune responses leading to an effective virus clearance.
Biel Badia Roigé
Project K1
Impact of prophage-encoded elements on the phage life cycle in Corynebacterium glutamicum
Kira Schichel
Project K2
Rational boosting of trained immunity by engineered Mycobacterium bovis BCG for heterologous vaccination
Katharina Schenk
Project K3
The influence of the host microtubule cytoskeleton in infection with human pathogens
Anna Maria Hätälä
Project K4
Functional characterization of T-cell receptors against chronic viral infections
Alina Polifke
Project K5
Characterization of the interaction between the bacterial microbiome and its metabolites with HPV-driven cancer progression
Philip Nakonz
Project K6
Investigation of G-protein coupled receptors and their contribution to virulence in the plant pathogen Ustilago maydis