PhD Students / Projects
Jana C. Wiegard (since 07/2018) jana.wiegard@pharmazie.uni-marburg.de
Mechanistic investigation and metabolism of the two non-coding 6S-1 and 6S-2 RNAs of Bacillus subtilisPatrick Barth (since 07/2018) Patrick.Barth@computational.bio.uni-giessen.de
Scalable bioinformatics workflows for automated RNA-based sequence data processing: Implementation of bioinformatics workflows as scale-out solutions in Cloud computing environmentsPhilip Fleischhauer (since 08/2018) Philip.Fleischhauer@chemie.bio.uni-giessen.de
Novel regulators of exosome function in S. pombeFrancisca Nana Amoah (since 08/2018) Francisca.N.Amoah@chemie.bio.uni-giessen.de
Functional characterization of the nuclear RNA-binding proteins Tho1 and Sub2 in nuclear mRNP biogenesisRobina Scheuer (since 09/2018) Robina.Scheuer@mikro.bio.uni-giessen.de
Posttranscriptional regulation of SAM in Sinorhizobium melilotiM. Amri C. Schlüter (since 09/2018) amri.schlueter@pharmazie.uni-marburg.de
Analysis of the global transcriptional control by the 6S-1 and 6S-2 RNAs in the undomesticated Bacillus subtilis wildtype strain NCIB 3610Dimitar Nachev (since 09/2018) Dimitar.Nachev@biochemie.med.uni-giessen.de
Regulation of Mengovirus RNA genome translation and replication by glycyl-tRNA-synthetaseYvonne Eibach (since 10/2018) Yvonne.Eibach@mpi-bn.mpg.de
Regulatory functions of RNA-binding proteins in RNP granules (stress granules & P-bodies) in the cardiovascular systemEbru Aydin (since 11/2018) ebru.aydin@chemie.bio.uni-giessen.de
Regulation of the essential DEAD-box RNA-RNP remodelling helicase Dbp2 in S. pombeTheresa Gerhardt (since 01/2020) Theresa.Gerhardt@mpi-bn.mpg.de
Function and mechanism of lncRNAs in the cardiovascular systemJennifer Kothe (since 04/2021) Jennifer.Kothe@mikro.bio.uni-giessen.de
Structure of ARNPsLaura Henke-Schulz (since 04/2021) Laura.Henke@chemie.bio.uni-giessen.de
Function of Tho1 Prp19C and Msl5-Mud2 in transcription and mRNP assemblyJonas Kretz (since 07/2021) Jonas.Kretz@mikro.bio.uni-giessen.de
Characterisation of a class two type VI CRISPR-Cas system in Rhodobacter capsulatus (the Cas protein of this system, Cas13a, is an RNase)Sophie Stebel (since 07/2021) Sophie-Elisa.Stebel@chemie.bio.uni-giessen.de
Circular RNAs as antiviral agents and their recognition by the cellular innate immune systemDaniel Bauer (since 07/2021) Daniel.Bauer@chemie.bio.uni-giessen.de
Functional analysis of the RNA helicase Sub2/UAP56 and its interaction partner Tho1/SARNP in vivoAhmad Altoun (since 07/2021) ahmad.altoun@pharmazie.uni-marburg.de
Molecular interactions of the non-coding 6S-1 and 6S-2 RNAs with Bacillus subtilis RNA polymeraseJanek Börner (since 09/2021) Janek.Boerner@mikro.bio.uni-giessen.de
Posttranscriptional gene expression regulation in Rhodobacter sphaeroidesYannic Noe (since 10/2021) Yannic.Noe@chemie.bio.uni-giessen.de
The regulatory role of hnRNP L in carcinogenesis, hypoxia and vascularizationMoammar Hossain (since 01/2022) Moammar.Hossain@agrar.uni-giessen.de
The use of non-coding RNA for disease control in plant productionFabian Dross (since 01/2022) Fabian.Dross@biochmie.med.uni-giessen.de
tRNA mimicry: RNA-signaling in viral and cellular mRNA regulated by glycyl-tRNA-synthetaseFabienne Becker (since 04/2022) Fabienne.Becker@chemie.bio.uni-giessen.de
Molecular mechanism of Sub2 and Tho1 in mRNP formation and R-loop preventionAlumni
Dr. Hendrik Melior (07/2018 – 11/2020; now in Alcedis GmbH)
Multifunctionality of bacterial 5’-UTRs: trans-acting products of transcription attenuation in bacteriaAlix Hallmann (07/2018 – 12/2019, maternity leave)
Functional analysis of lncRNAs in muscle stem cells and the heartDr. Birte Bücker-Keil (07/2018 – 02/2021; now postdoc in JLU)
Function of the nuclear mRNA-binding protein Tho1 in the recruitment of other mRNA-binding proteins to transcribed genesDr. Daniel-Timon Spanka (07/2018 - 09/2021)
Maturation of sRNA from 5´and 3´UTRsDr. Corinna Ulshöfer (07/2018 - 09/2021)
IMP3 – endogenous function and circRNA spongingDr. Julian Grützner (07/2018 - 09/2021)
Role of sRNAs in RNA processing and turn-over and in cell division in Rhodobacter sphaeroidesDr. Christina Pfafenrot (07/2018 - 09/2021)
Design and application of small circular RNAs with antisense functionDr. Matthias Miosga (07/2018 - 03/2022)
Function of the RNA helicase Sub2 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae: mechanistic FRET- and crosslinking-based studiesShan Lin (07/2018 - 09/2021)
RNA-binding proteins RBPMS and RBPMS2 regulate cardiomyocyte maturation by dominating alternative splicingDr. Marie Mosbach (07/2018 - 09/2021)
Specificity determinants for RNA release into extracellular vesiclesKatharina Maria Henrich (07/2021 - 02/2022)
Molecular mechanism of Sub2 and Tho1 in mRNP formation and R-loop preventionDr. Janina Breuer (08/2018 - 07/2022)
Artificial circular RNA sponges as a novel tool in molecular biology and medicineDr. Timo Schlemmer (10/2018 - 12/2022)
RNAi-mediated plant protection: Identification and characterization of the molecular components of the HIGS and SIGS pathways