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 Chemistr, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia, 2022
RP1.2: n.n. (PhD)
RP1: Dustin Schierholz (MD)
Short CV:
- MD: Universität of Göttingen, University Medical Center Göttingen, ongoing
RP2: "High-resolution imaging of Ca2+ dynamics of microdomains in excitable cells using chemical dyes"
RP2.1: Ursa Maity (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: Sophia Hartmann (PhD)
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Molecular life Science, University of Hamburg, Germany
- M.Sc.: Developmental, Neural and Behavioral Biology, University of Göttingen, Germany
RP2: Magdalena Cöln (MD)
Short CV:
- MD: Universität of 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 L. Maiwald (MD)
Short CV:
- MD: Universität of 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: Marzieh Enayati (PhD)
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Biology, Yazd University, Iran
- M.Sc.: Biology and Psychology, University of Göttingen, Germany
RP6: Fynn J. 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: Soniya Santosh Dilliker (PhD)
Short CV:
- B.E.: Biotechnology, Mumbai University, India
- M.Sc.: Cardiovascular Science, University of Göttingen, Germany
RP7: Eva Hoffmanns (MD)
Short CV:
- MD: Universität of Göttingen, University Medical Center Göttingen, ongoing
RP8: "Enlightening the interplay between heart failure and post-operative cognitive dysfunction"
RP8.1: Fatima 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 Sasani Ghamsari (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)
RP11: "Non-invasive analysis of the heart – brain axis using a novel Zebrafish model"
RP11.1: André Mendes Costa (PhD)
Short CV:
- B.Sc.: Life Sciences, University of Dundee, UK
- M.Sc.: Neuroscience, University of Dundee, UK
- M.Sc.: IMPRS Neuroscience, University of Göttingen, Germany
RP11: Anna K. von Mehring
Short CV:
- MD: Universität of Göttingen, University Medical Center Göttingen, ongoing
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, Universität of 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, Universität of 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, Universität of Göttingen, ongoing
- MD: Universität of 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: Universität of 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, Universität of Göttingen, 2021
- M.Sc.: Physic, Universität of 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