Doctoral researchers

Lukas Schrettenbrunner
lukas.schrettenbrunner@leibniz-hki.de
Exploration and characterisation of extracellular RNA from the host during the defense against human pathogenic fungi
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
RNA Biology of Fungal Infections

Paula Seibold
Stimulation of basidiomycete indoleethylamine metabolism by spatiotemporal light and temperature gradients
Friedrich Schiller University
Pharmaceutical Microbiology

Haodong Shen
Photonics as a non-destructive investigation strategy for biofilms
Friedrich Schiller University
Institute of Physical Chemistry

Malte Siemers
Autoinducer-controlled riboswitches in commensal and pathogenic bacteria
Friedrich Schiller University
General Microbiology

Johannes Sonnberger
johannes.sonnberger@leibniz-hki.de
Characterization of C. albicans escape mechanisms from macrophages
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms

Jakob Lee Sprague
Molecular characterization of Candida albicans mucosal colonization, infection and translocation
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Microbial Pathogenicity Mechanisms

Myriel Staack
Planctomycetal chemical mediators shaping aquatic phototrophic communities
Friedrich Schiller University
Microbial Interactions

Mona Staudinger
Algicidal Bacteria in Plankton Communities: Resistance, Lysis and Heterotrophy
Friedrich Schiller University
Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry

Daniel Stettin
Application of Orbitrap-GC/MS to metabolomics research
Friedrich Schiller University
Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry

Maja Struczynska
Control of cellular response to biomaterials through protein adsorption
Friedrich Schiller University
Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research - Materials Science
Harikumar Suma
Stable Predator–Prey Interactions on Structured Surfaces
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Paleobiotechnology

Santiago Treceño Boto
Molecular engineering of Clostridia
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Bio Pilot Plant

Sophie Tröger
Antifungal Resistance: Antifungal lead development by natural compound screen (AReST)
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Molecular and Applied Microbiology

Sonja Türpitz
Modelling and computer simulation of multipartite lung microbiome systems
Friedrich Schiller University
Matthias Schleiden Institute - Bioinformatics

Kerstin Unger
Pathogenicity factors as public goods - rethinking the role of “pathogens” in beneficial plant microbiomes
Friedrich Schiller University
Junior Research Group Plant Microbiosis

Sarah Vielreicher
Gut microbiota mediated colonization resistance against Candida albicans
Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology – Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
Microbial Immunology
Trang Vuong
Biotic interactions of different stages of a green algal life cycle in a natural-structured microverse environment
Friedrich Schiller University
Matthias Schleiden Institute - General Botany

Anne Weiß
Exploration of a tripartite partnership between green algae and bacteria: From epiphytic bacterial communities to biofilm formation with Ulva sp.
Friedrich Schiller University
Chemical Ecology of cross kingdom interactions

Thomas Winkler
Semisynthetic Nosiheptide Derivatives Enabling an Improved Selectivity Profile
Friedrich Schiller University
Organic Synthesis and Bioorganic Chemistry

Marino Wirgenings
Total Synthesis of Copepodamides and SAR Studies of Analogues
Friedrich Schiller University
Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry