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Alumni

PhDs, MScs/Postdocs, BSc/Interns, Translational Projects, Alumni before 2018

Graduated PhDs

Dr. Jan Felber (PhD 2023)
Jan had joined us in 2018 for his MSc, did a stint at Bayer, and returned for his PhD. Jan developed disulfide-based redox probes as a new chemical space of bioreductive prodrugs (JACS, NatComm, Chem, Pat.1, Pat.2, JACS Au, ACS Cent Sci; Römer MSc prize, Studienstiftung PhD scholar, CeNS Innovation prize, N.a.d.C. 2024). After a PhD externship with Ben Cravatt at Scripps, Jan took his PhD summa cum laude in 2023 and moved to an R&D position in med chem industry. Congratulations Dr. Jan!
Dr. Alexander Sailer (PhD 2022)
Alex brought the hemithioindigo photoswitch into cells at last. He started his PhD in 2018, developing hemithioindigos to modulate microtubule dynamics and function (CBC 2019, BJOC 2020, ACIE 2021), and TRP reagents (coming in 2023). After a PhD externship with Dirk Trauner at NYU, Alex took his PhD summa cum laude in 2022, and went back to the Trauner lab to postdoc. Congratulations Dr. Alex!
Dr. Adrian Müller-Deku (PhD 2022)
Adrian built up the organic synthesis in our group. He started his PhD in late 2017, tackling photoswitchable taxanes (NatComm 2020, ACIE 2021) then broadening into membrane lipids (NanoPhot 2022) and methodology (JOC 2022). He also initiated our weekly Synthesis Denksports. He resoundingly demonstrated his OC mastery at his PhD defence in 2022, then took a position in the scientific division of a management consultancy firm. Congratulations Dr. Adi!
Dr. Li Gao (PhD 2021)
Li was the group's first PhD student, starting in 2017 and getting our research off the ground. He tackled photoswitchable tubulin inhibitors (EurJMC 2020, Cell Chem Biol 2021, ACIE 2021, JACS 2022, OBC 2022) and sidelined in topoisomerase inhibitors. He graduated summa cum laude in 2021, winning the GDCh/DPhG PhD Prize in Medicinal Chemistry and the EFMC People's Choice award, and moved to an R&D position at Roche Penzberg. Congratulations Dr. Li!
Lena Poczka (Dr. med. 2021)

Lena did her Dr. med. thesis with us in 2020-2021 on redox biology (NatComm 2022, JACS 2021, Chem 2022; FöFoLe/GRK2338 MD/PhD scholar) before continuing her medical studies.
Congratulations Dr. med. Lena!
Dr. Yvonne Kraus (PhD 2021)

Yvonne tackled the biology in our microtubule photopharmaceutical programme (CBC 2019, BJOC 2020, EurJMC 2020, NatComm 2020, Cell Chem Biol 2021, OBC 2022) and took her PhD in 2021.
Congratulations Dr. Yvonne!

MSc → PhD within the group

L. Zeisel P. Mauker J. Felber
Carina Schmitt returned after her OC-F Prak to take her Chem MSc with us in 2021, on chemical-genetic photocontrol reagents. She returned as a PhD student from 2022: congrats Carina!
Philipp Mauker took his Chem MSc with us in 2019, on cell-permeation control systems. He returned as a PhD student from 2020: congrats Philipp!
Lukas Zeisel took his Chem MSc with us in 2019 on selenium-based probes. He returned as a PhD student from 2020: congrats Lukas!
Jan Felber took his Chem MSc with us in 2018, on sulfur-based probes. He returned as a PhD student from 2018: congrats Jan!

MScs, Postdocs and scholars

D. Lonken E. Ntouliou B. Hammar
Ewen Lelias did a post-MSc internship with us in 2022-2023 in biochemistry and cell biology of heterobifunctional photochemical reagents, and is now starting his PhD in Belgium.
Dr. Martin Maier (Merck Innovation Cup winner, 2021) worked with us from 2020-2022. He took over leadership of the CytoSwitch translational research project in 2021, and also ran synthetic chemistry for HDAC inhibitors and redox-active probes. He is now in chemical industry. Congratulations and a huge thankyou, Martin!
Elena Fajardo-Ruiz worked with us in 2021 on the biology of tubulin inhibitors (paper 1), and is now doing her PhD in Biology at the LMU.
Dominik Lonken took his Pharma MSc with us in 2020, on microtubule alkylator biochemistry, and is now doing his PhD in Hamburg.
Evangelia Ntouliou did a bio imaging scholarship with us in 2020, on photoswitches to control microtubule dynamics (paper 1).
Bekkah Hammar did her Pharma BSc and internships with us in 2017-2018, on MRI-active and fluorescent nanoparticles; in 2019 she completed an outstanding MSc on tubulin biochemistry (papers 1, 2, 3), and she is now doing her PhD in Uppsala, Sweden. Great work Bekkah!
M. Scheck K. Loy F. Ermer S. Rieth K. Panczyk
Dr. med. Magdalena Scheck joined us in 2019 for an interim scholarship in cell biology and collaborated to publish on viral infection quantification (paper 1) before returning to medical studies. Congrats & all the best Magi!
Dr. Kristina Loy postdoc’d with us in 2019 on redox biology and tubulin stabilisers (paper 1), and now works in cancer diagnostics at the Munich Leukemia Laboratory. Well done Kristina!
Franziska Ermer researched anti-angiogenic and in vivo applications of tubulin inhibitors with us from 2018-2019 (papers 1, 2), then entered private veterinary practice.
Sonja Rieth took her M.Sc with us in 2018-2019, on new topoisomerase inhibitor scaffolds, then moved to Konstanz for PhD studies in chemical biology with Andi Marx.
Kasia Panczyk, MSc completed a DAAD scholarship with us in 2019, synthesising new scaffolds and photoswitches for TRP channels. She is now a lecturer in Krakow.

Interns and BSc

2022-2023
Hannah von Schwerin (Pharma StEx) did a voluntary internship with Philipp in 2023 on fluorogenic probes and photochemistry.
Alexander Wiegand did his OC-F-Prak on redox probes with Jan in 2022 (preprint), HiWi'd with Ben on photochemistry in 2023, then landed his MSc at the Carreira group at ETH Zürich.
Mohamed Maher Mouzayek did a Pharmacy internship with Carina in 2023, on photocages.
Tobias Landmann did his OC-F-Prak with Martin in 2022-23 on the fragment-based development of fluorescent probes for a new tubulin binding site.
Julia Gaisbauer did her OC-F-Prak with Philipp in 2022 on photocaged agents for spatiotemporal control over protein localisation.
2022
Lara Miletic did a Pharm Sci Praktikum with Philipp in 2022 on calcium probes.
Jannick Gehring did OC-F with Lukas in 2022 on selenol alkylators.
Dmitrii Iuzabchuk did an AMGEN internship with Markus in 2022 on dark fluorophores.
Adam Knirsch did an AMGEN internship with Martin in 2022 on PROTAC-style heterobifunctionals.
Galina Shilova did a high school internship with Carina in 2022, via the Chemistry Olympiads.
Jürgen Kuch did OC-F with Philipp in 2022, on photochemically triggered inhibitors.
Christoph Lauer did OC-F with Martin in 2022, on fluorogenic tubulin probes.
Jan Philip Prohaska did OC-F with Markus in 2022, on photochemically rapid dyes.
Tobias Kernmayr did OC-F with Philipp in 2022, synthesising cell retention probes.
Mikhail Vinokur interned with Lukas in 2022, controlling redox gene expression.
Vincent Knapp did an OC-F-Praktikum with Ben in 2022, on fluorescent conjugates.
2021
Michaela Colling-Kaltenegger (=> MSc) did her OC-F-Praktikum with Markus in 2021 on NIR dyes. She returned in 2022 for her MSc. Well Done!
Julia Brandmeier (=> MSc) did her Pharm Sci BSc with Philipp in 2021 on phosphorus-based probes. She returned in 2023 for her MSc. Congratulations!
Sabrina Doerrich finished her OC-F-Praktikum with Lukas in 2021 on redox probe chemotypes.
Mikey Mertens did his Chemistry OC-F-Praktikum with Alex in 2021 on colchicinoids.
2020
Carina Schmitt (=> MSc, => PhD) did a great Chem F-Prak with Lukas in 2020 on redox, and returned for MSc & PhD.
Julia Rauh did her Chem F-Prak with Jan in 2020 on redox probes.
Paula Ruppel was a TS Group member since her 3rd semester in 2018: joining our group meetings, HiWi-ing, & doing a Pharma BSc on redox with Jan in 2020.
Katja Fusser did a Chem F-Prak with Ben in 2020 on photoredox linker systems.
András Telek did his Chemistry F-Praktikum with Markus in 2020 on super chromophores.
2019
A. Tölke F. Heck R. Shah
Linda Pettersson (Pharma) HiWi'd with Alex in 2019 on tubulin photoswitches (paper 1).
Simon Wanner did a Chemistry BSc thesis with Li in 2019 on cytotoxic SBTs.
Annika Tölke did a Chemistry F-Praktikum with Adi in 2018-2019 on photoredox switches.
Fabian Heck did a Chemistry F-Praktikum with Alex in 2019 synthesising tubulin inhibitors.
Ruchira Shah, MSc joined us as a CeNS Scholar from 2018-2019, topoisomerase biology.
2018 - 2019
V. Valsamidou F. Kiss R. Saeb S. Novosedlik
Vicky Valsamidou joined Jan for a Chemistry F-Prak on redox cyclers in 2019.
Ferdinand Kiss joined Li for a Chemistry F-Prak on topoisomerase inhibitors in 2018.
Rakan Saeb (Chemistry) BSc'd and interned with Li for half a year in 2018-2019, on topoisomerase inhibitors and crystallising everything.
Sebastian Novosedlik did a Chemistry F-Prak with Alex in 2018, on water-soluble switches.
Nurunnisa Özyürek & Nesrin Hamou (Pharma) did synthesis internships with Adrian in 2018, towards twisted/cyclic azobenzenes.
2018
K. Scherr C. Wichmann M. Wegert R. Sachsse J. Habdank
Kati Scherr (Pharma StEx) did a synthesis HiWi with Li in 2018 on topoisomerase inhibitors.
Christina Wichmann (Pharma StEx) did a synthesis HiWi with Jan in 2018 on redox triggers.
Marc Wegert (Pharma StEx) did a synthesis HiWi with Adi in 2018 on photoswitchable toxins.
Ruben Sachsse did a Pharma BSc in 2018 on the biology of photoswitchable toxins.
Jonas Habdank joined Adi in 2018 for a Chemistry BSc, synthesising photoswitchable toxins.

Spinoff Projects

NanoCapture, 2017-2022
P. Marinkovic
M. Preusse D. Bajic S. Sperling K. Klar M. Fütterer
Dr. Annabel Kitowski (NanoCapture, 2020-2022) moved to biotech at Tubulis.
Constanze Heise, BTA (NanoCapture, 2018-2022) moved to biotech in Berlin.
Dr. Petar Marinkovic (NanoCapture lead, 2017-2021) moved to biotech at Immunic Therapeutics.
Dr. Jasmin Kuhn (NanoCapture, 2020) moved to pharma industry with Celgene.
Monique Preusse, BTA (NanoCapture, 2019-20) moved to Helmholtz Virology.
Dr. Danica Bajic (NanoCapture, 2020) moved to biotech with DSM.
Dr. Stefanie Sperling (NanoCapture, 2019-20) moved to biotech with Bavaria Nordic.
Dr. Kathrin Klar (NanoCapture, 2019) moved to biotech with Medigene.
Dr. Marina Fütterer (NanoCapture, 2017-19) moved to life sciences consultancy.
CytoSwitch, 2017 - 2020
T. Petersen Y. Wainman W.-H. Liu M. Klingenberg E. Longhi D. Mangelberger
Tilmann Petersen (CytoSwitch lead, 2019-20) moved to biotech with Amsilk.
Dr. Yelena Wainman (CytoSwitch lead, 2017-19) moved to pharma/med tech consultancy.
Dr. Wen-Hsin Liu (CytoSwitch, 2019-20).
Dr. Marcel Klingenberg (CytoSwitch, 2019-20) moved to biotech with Eurofins.
Dr. Elena Longhi (CytoSwitch, 2018-20) moved to chemical research in Italy.
Dr. Doris Mangelberger (CytoSwitch, 2017-18) moved to toxicology with MorphoSys.

Group Members / Interns 2016-2017

Carina Glas did interim research with us in 2017, on biaryl tubulin inhibitors (then PhD @LMU).
Carsten Donau took his Chem M.Sc in 2017-18, on photoswitchable toxins (then PhD @TUM).
Dr. Malgorzata Borowiak postdoc'd from 2017-18 on switchable toxins (then pharma in Krakow).
Leonie von Brunn did a Chem BSc with Li in 2017 on cationic switches (then Medical studies).
Niklas Peters did a mol bio internship in 2017 on topoisomerase inhibitors (then PhD @Hamburg).
Andrea Stegner synthesised cationic photoswitches as a HiWi in 2016-2017 (then PhD @Caltech).
Kristina Krauskopf synthesised photoable toxins as a HiWi in 2016-2017 (then PhD @ETH).
Beccy Bechtel synthesised covalent photoswitches as a HiWi in 2016-2017 (then patent lawyer).
Quillian Hochhauser did his Pharma BSc in 2017 on click chemistry for covalent inhibitors.
Sandra Schmidt did her Chemistry BSc in 2016 synthesising heterocyclic tubulin inhibitors.
Dr. Alexander Werner worked in project CytoSwitch in 2017 (then biotech in Israel).