On the following page we would like to introduce our (associated) PhD- & MD students, the most important part of our RTG2824!
Our PhD students within the RTG 2824
RP1.1: Anastasiia A. Gorshkova
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Title of her PhD project RP1.1:
"Phospho-proteomic regulation and dysfunction of the human sarcoendoplasmic (SER) Ca2+ signalosome in excitable brain and striated muscle cells"
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: Ursa Maity
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Title of her PhD project RP1.2:
"High-resolution imaging of Ca2+ dynamics of microdomains in excitable cells using chemical dyes"
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
RP1.3: Vamsi P. Vikram
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Title of her PhD project RP1.3:
"Reactive oxygen species drive metabolism in excitable cells: implications for the Takotsubo Syndrome"
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
RP1.4: Aylin Seedorf
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Title of her PhD student project RP1.4:
"Modelling Takotsubo Syndrome in a human 3-dimensional innervated heart model"
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Biomedical Engineering; FH Aachen, University of applied Sciences, Germany; 2020
- M.Sc.: Biomedical Sciences; The Netherlands; 2022
RP1.5: Cleophas Cheruiyot
Title of the PhD project RP1.5:
"Molecular basis of proteotoxic dysfunctions in models of Alzheimer´s disease and dilated cardiomyopathy"
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Biomedical Science with IT, Maseno University, Kenya; 2014
- M.Sc.: Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, Italy; 2019
RP1.6: Mohammed M. Hassan
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The title of his PhD project RP1.6:
"EndMT: Loss of transcriptional and cellular identity as causal link between Alzheimer’s disease and heart failure"
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Pharmaceutical Sciences; North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 2018
- M.Sc.: Translational Neuroscience; Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany; 2022
RP1.7: Vignesh Gnanaskandan
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Title of his PhD project RP1.7:
"Understanding inter-organ signaling in heart-brain and brain-heart diseases"
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
RP1.8: Fatima Irfan
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Title of her PhD project RP1.8:
"Enlightening the interplay between heart failure and post-operative cognitive dysfunction"
Short CV:
- Pharm-D: Pharmacy; University of Karachi, Pakistan; 2016
- M.Phil.: Molecular Medicine; University of Karachi, Pakistan; 2022
RP1.9: Ege Kingir
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Title of his PhD project RP1.9:
"Influence of cardiac signals on cortical dynamics"
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Molecular Biology and Genetics; Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey; 2021
- M.Sc.: Cognitive Neuroscience; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany; 2023
RP1.10: Shamim Sasani Ghamsari
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Title of her PhD project RP1.10:
"Electrophysiological analyses of mutual heart brain interactions after stroke"
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
Our associated PhD and MD students
RPA1: Aishwarya Bhonsle
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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
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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
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Title of her associated Dr. med. project A3 (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
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Title of her associated PhD project A4 (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
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Title of her associated PhD project A5 (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
RPA6: Areej Mostafa Alkhachroum
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Title of her associated MD project A6 (Prof. Wilke):
"Studying the interaction between heart and brain with autonomic challenges"
Short CV:
- MD; Georg-August Universität, University Medical Center Göttingen; 2018
RPA7: Mansi Rajput
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Title of her associated PhD project A7 (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
RPA8: Svenja T. Zihsler
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Title of her associated MD project A8 (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
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Title of her associated PhD project A9 (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