Doctoral candidates
Pooja Snehrashmi Mehta
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Topic: Recruitment and maintenance of the Nicotiana attenuata root microbiome
Supervisors: Prof. I.T. Baldwin, Prof. Dr. E. Kothe
Contact: pmehta@ice.mpg.de
Romy Rietschel
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute
Topic: Natural products in reconstituted microbiomes
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. C. Hertweck, Prof. Dr. A. A. Brakhage
Contact: romy.rietschel@leibniz-hki.de
Mahnoor Zulfiqar
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), FSU Jena - Institute for Analytical Chemistry
Topic: Integrative analysis of metabolomics and transcriptomic data
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. C. Steinbeck, Prof. Dr. G. Pohnert
Contact: mahnoor.zulfiqar@uni-jena.de
Carlos Sevilla
Allocation: Abbe School of Photonics (ASP), Max Planck School of Photonics (MPSP)
Topic: Quantum information processing with spatially modulated photons
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. A. Tünnermann, apl. Prof. Dr. U. Zeitner, Dr. F. Steinlechner
Contact: carlos.sevilla@iof.fraunhofer.de
Ayda Nemati Vesali Azar
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research (OSIM)
Topic: Stimulus release from structured glass surfaces
Supervisors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. L. Wondraczek, Dr. P. Stallforth
Contact: ayda.azar@uni-jena.de
Gaukhar Zhurgenbayeva
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), FSU Jena - Institute for Applied Optics and Biophysics
Topic: Organ-on-chip: quantitative imaging of microbial dynamics
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. C. Eggeling, Prof. Dr. M. T. Figge
Contact: gaukhar.zhurgenbayeva@uni-jena.de
Raquel Alonso-Roman
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute
Topic: The interaction of Candida albicans with antagonistic bacteria in a Gut-on-Chip model
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. B. Hube, PD Dr. A. Mosig
Contact: raquel.roman@leibniz-hki.de
Evans Osahon Iyamu
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC)
Topic: Hydrophobicity for exchange of signals
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. E. Kothe
Contact: evans.osahon.iyamu@uni-jena.de
Trang Vuong
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), Matthias Schleiden Institute
Topic: Biotic interactions of different stages of a green algal life cycle in a natural-structured microverse environment
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. M. Mittag
Contact: trang.vuong@uni-jena.de
Stefanie Lawrinowitz
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute
Topic: Secondary metabolome dynamics in structured artificial microhabitats
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. D. Hoffmeister, Prof. Dr. E. Kothe
Contact: stefanie.lawrinowitz@uni-jena.de
Jisna Jose
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), FSU Jena - Institut of Microbiology
Topic: The basis of resilience in the A. thaliana leaf microbiota
Supervisors: Dr. M. Agler, Prof. Dr. I. T. Baldwin
Contact: jisna.jose@uni-jena.deExternal link
Nino Eberhardt
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), FSU Jena - Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry
Topic: Photoinducible Localizable Modulators
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. H.-D. Arndt, Dr. P. Stallforth
Contact: nino.eberhardt@uni-jena.de
Marycolette Ezediokpo
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Topic: Volatiles in the root-mycorrhiza interaction
Supervisors: Prof. E. Kothe, Prof. em. W. Boland
Contact: mezediokpu@ice.mpg.de
Oskar Kohout
Allocation: Abbe School of Photonics (ASP), Max Planck School of Photonics (MPSP)
Topic: Development of multi-photon sources and quantum information processing hardware for application in advanced quantum communication protocols
Supervisors: Dr. F. Steinlechner, Prof. A. Tünnermann
Contact: oskar.kohout@uni-jena.de
Sebastian Ritter
Allocation: Abbe School of Photonics (ASP), Max Planck School of Photonics (MPSP)
Topic: Investigation of Single Photon Sources for Applications in Quantum Communication and Sensing
Supervisors: Dr. F. Eilenberger, Prof. A. Tünnermann
Contact: sebastian.ritter@uni-jena.de
Emma Brambila Tamayo
Allocation: Abbe School of Photonics (ASP), Max Planck School of Photonics (MPSP)
Topic: Multi-photon sources for quantum sensing and imaging
Supervisors: Dr. M. Gräfe, Prof. A. Tünnermann
Contact: emma.celina.brambila-tamayo@iof.fraunhofer.de
Gregor Sauer
Allocation: Abbe School of Photonics (ASP), Max Planck School of Photonics (MPSP)
Topic: Cavity-Enhanced Downconversion for Quantum Sensing and Communication
Supervisors: Dr. F. Steinlechner, Prof. A. Tünnermann
Contact: gregor.sauer@uni-jena.de
Sonja Türpitz
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), FSU Jena - Matthias Schleiden Institute
Topic: Modelling and computer simulation of multipartite lung microbiome systems
Supervisors: Prof. S. Schuster, Prof. A. Brakhage
Contact: sonja.tuerpitz@uni-jena.de
Alexander Iliou
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute
Topic: How to become a chloroplast? - Deciphering primary events in the evolution of phototrophic endosymbionts in a phagocytic predator
Supervisor: Dr. F. Hillmann
Contact: alexander.iliou@leibniz-hki.de
Paula Seibold
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), FSU Jena - Institute of Pharmacy
Topic: Stimulation of basidiomycete indoleethylamine metabolism by spatiotemporal light and temperature gradients
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. D. Hoffmeister
Contact: paula.sophie.seibold@uni-jena.de
Kerstin Unger
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), FSU Jena - Institute of Microbiology
Topic: Pathogenicity factors as public goods - rethinking the role of “pathogens” in beneficial plant microbiomes
Supervisor: Dr. Matthew Agler, Prof. Dr. Erika Kothe
Contact: kerstin.unger@uni-jena.de
Xiuqiang Chen
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute
Topic: Microbiota-driven risk assessment, prevention and clearance of invasive aspergillosis
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. G. Panagiotou, Prof. Dr. A. Brakhage
Contact: Xiuqiang.Chen@hki-jena.de
Jonathan Hammer
Allocation: Jena School for Microbial Communication (JSMC), FSU Jena - Institute of Microbiology
Topic: Microbial Interactions
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. C. Jogler, Dr. M. v. Teeseling
Contact: jonathan.hammer@uni-jena.de
Mohammad Sadegh Vafaeinezhad
Allocation: Abbe School of Photonics (ASP), Max Planck School of Photonics (MPSP), Institute of Physical Chemistry
Topic: Frequency conversion in fiber lasers for coherent Raman microscopy
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. J. Popp
Contact: msadegh.vafaeinezhad@maxplanckschools.de
Muyi Yang
Allocation: Abbe School of Photonics (ASP), Max Planck School of Photonics (MPSP), Institute of Solid State Physics
Topic: Optical and structural properties of functional semiconductor nanostructures
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. I. Staude
Contact: muyi.yang@uni-jena.de
Sarah Bühler
Allocation: Jena School of Molecular Medicine (JSMM), UKJ - Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
Topic: Role of SPRED1 and endocytosis in the regulation of the Ras/Erk pathway
Supervisor: Apl. Prof. Dr. I. Rubio
Contact: sarah.buehler@med.uni-jena.de
Sadaf Dadashkhan
Allocation: Jena School of Molecular Medicine (JSMM), UKJ - Institute of Physiology II
Topic: Intersubunit cooperativity in metabotropic glutamte receptors
Supervisor: Dr. R. Schmauder
Contact: sadaf.dadashkhan@uni-jena.de
Jenny Filor
Allocation: Jena School of Molecular Medicine (JSMM), UKJ - Institute of Molecular Cell Biology
Topic: Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor: interaction with β-arrestin, internalization and signaling from intracellular compartments
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. C. Hoffmann
Contact: jenny.filor@med.uni-jena.de
Setenay Gupse Özcan
Allocation: Jena School of Molecular Medicine (JSMM), UKJ - Institute of Molecular Cell Biology
Topic: UV Laser ChIP-assisted identification of RFX7 target genes controlling the myeloid differentiation blockade in AML
Supervisor: Dr. T. Schenk, PD Dr. Dr. M. Fischer
Contact: setenay.oezcan@uni-jena.de
Annamaria Manzolillo
Allocation: Jena School of Molecular Medicine (JSMM), UKJ - Institute of Human Genetics
Topic: The role of ER-phagy for ER structure and function
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. C. Hübner, Prof. Dr. M. Habeck
Contact: Annamaria.Manzolillo@med.uni-jena.de