News 2025
May
Institute Excursion to the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt
This year, the Institute for Genetics – including the Braun, Dammann, and Hake research groups – visited the Senckenberg Museum. After a shared morning snack in Giessen, we took the train to Frankfurt to learn more about biodiversity, dinosaurs, extinct animals and plants, and many other fascinating discoveries during a guided tour of this wonderful museum. Afterwards, the day ended with refreshments and lots of fun in beautiful weather. It was a fantastic outing that we will fondly remember for a long time!
Welcome back, Dr. Tim Marius Wunderlich!
We are all absolutely thrilled about Tim Wunderlich’s return. After completing his outstanding doctoral thesis, Tim is rejoining the Hake research group as an Akademischer Rat a. Z., where he has truly been missed. This wonderful moment had to be celebrated with the whole team. Tim will actively support us in teaching, research, and organizational matters—including the upcoming move. Welcome back, Tim! We couldn’t be happier!
Welcome to our new Bachelor Students
We are happy to welcome our new Bachelor students Maja Gärtner, Tyra Grundig, Lea Gude, Alina Jakob and Larissa Probst at the AG Hake from the Institute for Genetics!!! We are sure, we will all have a great and productive time together!
March
Applause for Dr. KCFO!
We warmly congratulate Dr. Karl Christoph Frederic Olsen on the successful defense of his dissertation and an impressive doctoral examination!
Karl impressed both his examiners and all of us with his deep expertise, analytical precision, and passionate presentation of his research on heterochromatin, boundary elements, and the enigmatic demethylase Epe1.
The Braun Lab made the trip to LMU Munich and was there in person to celebrate this important milestone together with Karl’s family and friends.
We’re proud of you, Karl – and wish you all the best for the future!
February
Congratulations to Felix Diegmüller and Dr. Jörg Leers on the publication of their review in JBC!
Finally! The outstanding review article by Felix Diegmüller and Jörg Leers from the Hake research group has been published in the Journal of Biochemistry (JBC)! This article was written for a special issue in memory of the brilliant scientist and mentor C. David (Dave) Allis, who passed away unexpectedly in early 2023.
The review highlights Dave’s remarkable discoveries in the field of histone variants, with a special focus on the histone variant H2A.Z—a must-read!
As always, this success was celebrated with a "paper-hanging" ceremony together with the entire research group and friends.
Congratulations to everyone involved!
January
Congratulations, Tim Marius Wunderlich, on your excellent doctoral defense!
The Hake Group has welcomed a new Dr. rer. nat. into its ranks! Tim Marius Wunderlich defended his dissertation on ZNF512B with distinction. With his outstanding presentation, thorough answers to all questions, and comprehensive knowledge, he fully convinced the examiners Sandra Hake, Alexander Brehm, Oliver Rossbach, and Marek Bartkuhn. Simply fantastic, Dr. Wunderlich!
This wonderful achievement was, of course, celebrated appropriately with colleagues, friends, and family!
