On the following page we would like to introduce our (associated) PhD- & MD students, the most important part of our RTG2824!
Our PhD and MD students within the RTG 2824
RP1: "Phospho-proteomic regulation and dysfunction of the human sarcoendoplasmic (SER) Ca2+ signalosome in excitable brain and striated muscle cells"
RP.1.1: Anastasiia Gorshkova (PhD)
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Biology; Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia; 2019
- M.Sc.: Bioorganic Chemistry; Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia; 2022
RP1.2: n.n. (PhD)
RP1: Dustin Schierholz (MD)
Short CV:
- MD: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, University Medical Center Göttingen, ongoing
RP2: "High-resolution imaging of Ca2+ dynamics of microdomains in excitable cells using chemical dyes"
RP2.1: Ursa Maithy (PhD)
Short CV:
- B.Tech: Electrical engineering; Indian Institute of Engineering, Science & Technology, India; 2019
- M.Tech: Electrical Engineering; Indian Institute of Engineering, Science & Technology, India; 2020
- M.A.Sc.: Biomedical Engineering; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; 2023
RP2.2: n.n. (PhD)
Project start from 01 April 2025!
RP2: Magdalena Cöln (MD)
Short CV:
- MD: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, University Medical Center Göttingen, ongoing
RP3: "Reactive oxygen species drive metabolism in excitable cells: implications for the Takotsubo Syndrome"
RP3.1: Vamsi Priya Vikram (PhD)
Short CV:
- B.Pharm.: Pharmacology; Chebrolu Hanumaiah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (CHIPS), Guntur, India; 2020
- M.S.Pharm.: Pharmacology; National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Reserah (NIPER) Guwahati, India; 2022
RP3.2: Verena Ebner (PhD)
Short CV:
- B.Sc. Biology: Universität Bremen; 2021
- M.Sc. Cardiovascular Science: Georg-August Universität, Göttingen; 2024
RP3: n.n. (MD)
RP4: "Modelling Takotsubo Syndrome in a human 3-dimensional innervated heart model"
RP4.1: Aylin Seedorf (PhD)
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Biomedical Engineering; FH Aachen, University of applied Sciences, Germany; 2020
- M.Sc.: Biomedical Sciences; The Netherlands; 2022
RP4.2: n.n (PhD)
Project start from 01 April 2025!
RP4: Julia Maiwald (MD)
Short CV:
- MD: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, University Medical Center Göttingen, ongoing
RP5: "Molecular basis of proteotoxic dysfunctions in models of Alzheimer´s disease and dilated cardiomyopathy"
RP5.1: Cleophas Cheruiyot (PhD)
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Biomedical Science with IT, Maseno University, Kenya; 2014
- M.Sc.: Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Italy; 2019
RP5.2: n.n. (PhD)
Project start from 01 April 2025!
RP5: n.n. (MD)
RP6: "EndMT: Loss of transcriptional and cellular identity as causal link between Alzheimer’s disease and heart failure"
RP6.1: Mohammed Mehedi Hassan (PhD)
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Pharmaceutical Sciences; North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 2018
- M.Sc.: Translational Neuroscience; Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany; 2022
RP6.2: n.n. (PhD)
Project start from 01 April 2025!
RP6: Fynn Schumann (MD)
Short CV:
- MD: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, University Medical Center Göttingen, ongoing
RP7: "Understanding inter-organ signaling in heart-brain and brain-heart diseases"
RP7.1: Vignesh Gnanaskandan (PhD)
Short CV:
- B.Tech.: Biotechnology; Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Sriperumbdur, Tamil Nadu, India; 2019
- M.Sc.: Cardiovascular Science; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany; 2022
RP7.2: n.n. (PhD)
Project start from 01 April 2025!
RP7: n.n. (MD)
RP8: "Enlightening the interplay between heart failure and post-operative cognitive dysfunction"
RP8.1: Farima Irfan (PhD)
Short CV:
- Pharm-D: Pharmacy; University of Karachi, Pakistan; 2016
- M.Phil.: Molecular Medicine; University of Karachi, Pakistan; 2022
RP8.2: n.n. (PhD)
Project start from 01 April 2025!
RP8.2: n.n. (MD)
RP9: "Influence of cardiac signals on cortical dynamics"
RP9.1: Ege Kingir (PhD)
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Molecular Biology and Genetics; Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey; 2021
- M.Sc.: Cognitive Neuroscience; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany; 2023
RP9.2: n.n. (PhD)
Project start from 01 April 2025!
RP9: n.n. (MD)
RP10: "Electrophysiological analyses of mutual heart brain interactions after stroke"
RP10.1: Shamim Ghamsari Sasani (PhD)
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Aerospace Engineering; Sharif University of Technology, Teheran, Iran; 2015
- M.Sc.: Biomechanical Engineering; Iran University of science and Technology, Teheran, Iran; 2023
RP10.2: n.n. (PhD)
Project start from 01 April 2025!
RP10: n.n. (MD)
Our associated PhD and MD students
RPA1: Aishwarya Bhonsle
Title of her associated PhD project RPA1 (Prof. Wilke):
"Contribution of heart-brain interactions to conscious visual perception"
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Biological Physics, Neuroscience; Brandeis University, Waltham MA, USA; 2015
- M.Sc.: Biophysics and Molecular Life Sciences with Merit; University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; 2016
- M.Sc.: Neuroscience; International Max Planck Research School for Neurosciences, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany; 2019
RPA2: Luca Büschgens
Title of his associated PhD project RPA2 (Prof. Wirths):
"The role of STAT1 signal transduction in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease"
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Biology; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany; 2018
- M.Sc.: Developmental, Neural and Behavioral Biology; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany; 2021
RPA3: Yamin Chen
Title of her associated Dr. med. project RPA3 (Prof. Katschinski):
"ROS-driven metabolic changes in cardiac hypertrophy and failure"
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Clinical/Internal Medicine; Hebei North University, China; 2018
- M.Med.: Clinical/Internal Medicine; Jinzhou Medical University, China; 2022
RPA4: Merle Fricke
Title of her associated PhD project RPA4 (Prof. Wirths):
"The role of oligodendrocytes on amyloid-beta peptide generation in Alzheimer’s disease"
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Biology; Technical University Braunschweig, Germany; 2018
- M.Sc.: Developmental, neural and behavioural biology; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen; 2022
RPA5: Verena Gisa
Title of her associated PhD project RPA5 (Prof. Fischer):
"H3K4 Methylation in Heart Failure"
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Biology; Justus-Liebig University Gießen, Germany; 2018
- M.Sc.: Molecular Biology; Justus-Liebig University Gießen, Germany; 2020
RPA8: Svenja T. Zihsler
Title of her associated MD project RPA8 (Prof. Wilke):
"Functional analysis of heart & brain interaction in autonomic challenges: An ECG & EEG study"
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Molecular Medicine; Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg; 2018
- M.Sc.: Molecular Medicine; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, ongoing
- MD: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, University Medical Center Göttingen,ongoing
RPA9: Anika Göpel
Title of her associated PhD project RPA9 (Prof. Katschinski):
"Nuclear Actin and its Functional Dynamics in Hypoxia"
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Biological Sciences; University of Rostock, Germany; 2017
- M.Sc.: Integrative Zoology; University of Rostock, Germany; 2020
RPA10: Daria Plota
Title of her associated MD project RPA10 (Dr. Ebert):
"Common biomarkers in the secretome of patient-derived iPSC-CMs and cardiomyopathy patients"
Short CV:
- MD: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, University Medical Center Göttingen, ongoing
RPA11: Chaodi Cheng
Title of her associated Dr. med. project RPA11 (Prof. Brügmann):
"Gene transfer into ventricular slices from mice, pigs and humans for optogenetic stimulation and read-outs"
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Clinical Medicine; Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; 2020
- M.Sc.: Clinical Medicine; Capital Medical University, Beijing, China; 2023
RPA12: Jonah Schrauder
Title of his associated PhD project RPA12 (Prof. Boretius): "Enlightening the Interplay of Heart and Brain: Simultaneous Data Acquisition Across Organs Using (Self)-Gated Magnetic Resonance Imaging"
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Physics; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 2021
- M.Sc.: Physics; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 2023
Our GRK2824 Alumni
Mansi Rajput
Title of her associated PhD project RPA7 (Prof. von Arnim): "Consequences of obese-ageing on brain-heart-liver and their functional interaction"
Short CV:
B.Sc.: Zoology; University of Delhi, New Delhi, 2013
M.Sc.: Biotechnology; Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, 2016
M.Sc.: Developmental, Neural, and Behavioural Biology; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany, 2020
PhD: “Molecular Medicine”; GNNB/Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany, 2024
Current position:
PostDoc, University Medical Center Göttingen (AG von Arnim)
Areej Mostafa Alkhachroum
Title of her associated PhD project RPA6 (Prof. Wilke): "Studying the interaction between heart and brain with autonomic challenges"
Short CV:
MD; Georg-August Universität, University Medical Center Göttingen; 2024
Current position:
Assistant doctor, University Medical Center Göttingen, Department of Neurology