
The Team
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Team Members

Dr. Robert Hänsel-Hertsch
Principal Investigator
I am a biochemist and passionate about Genome Biology.

Dr. Martin Gajarsky
Post Doctoral Researcher
I aim to combine my structural biology expertise with molecular biology and genomics to unravel the nature and the role of ultra short cell-free DNA.

Dr. Giulia Pizzolato
Post Doctoral Researcher
I am interested in transcription factor biology and aim to dig into the complexity of transcription networks to provide new potential points of intervention for lung cancer therapy.

Dr. Jenny Ostendorp
Post Doctoral Researcher
I am interested in cancer cell plasticity and aim to uncover how epigenetic regulation shapes transcriptional activities during the process of adaptation and therapeutic resistance

Anna Eva Koch
PhD Student
I am fascinated by the potential of Omics-based technologies to unravel the complex molecular mechanisms driving the process of ageing.

Lokapriya Dasarathan
PhD Student
Its very smart of nature to use epigenetics as a controlling mechanism for gene expression and that's what I am utterly attracted to epigenetics in the first place. I believe epigenetics is a smart way to approach biological research.

Dalya Hiluf
PhD Student
I am interested in understanding the interplay between epigenetic modifications and genomic instability as well as their implications in aging and cancer.

Julia Popow
PhD Student

Olivia van Ray
Medical Technical Assistant
E-Mailoray[at]uni-koeln.de
I really enjoy contributing to science and solving scientific problems. I've worked in neuroscience, immunology, and stem cell biology, now I am here to conquer genomics!
Want to join our Team?
Our team is at the beginning of its journey and excited to establish an outstanding lab culture. We welcome creativity and critical thinkers with team spirit to unravel fundamental molecular determinants of (epi)genome ageing and related disease development.
Alumni
Dr. Sara Desideri
Alumni (Post Doctoral Researcher)
Marta Manik
Alumni (Bachelor Student)
Lea Waffenschmidt
Alumni (Master student)
Thomas Akkermann
Alumni (Bachelor Student)
Dr. Michaela Höhne
Alumni (Post Doctoral Researcher)
Priscilla Piccirillo
Alumni (PhD Student)
Dr. Joana Frobel
Alumni (Post Doctoral Researcher)
Pascal Hunold
Alumni (PhD Student)