Predocs
Mariagiovanna Barresi
PhD student
email: mariagiovanna.barresi@uni-tuebingen.de
tel: (+49) 7071 29-73393
room: 6D26 (sixth floor)
Mariagiovanna obtained her B.Sc. in Biotechnology at the University of Padua, Italy, where she developed a strong interest in cancer research. Her Bachelor’s thesis focused on the validation of a new zebrafish reporter line for STAT3, protein which is involved in uncontrolled tumor proliferation. Then, she continued her studies earned her Master’s degree in Industrial Biotechnology in Padua. She did her Master’s thesis in the Functional Genomics Lab of G. Lanfranchi in the Department of Biology and CRIBI Biotechnology Centre, moving her interest on the study of non-coding RNAs, such as miRNAs, to analyse how their expression, if altered, can determine or influence invasiveness and therefore progression in malignant melanoma. After her M.Sc., Mariagiovanna joined in the laboratory of Robert Feil to do her PhD. Here, her research focusses on the role of cGMP signalling in cancer.
Alexandra Böttcher
PhD student
email: alexandra.boettcher@uni-tuebingen.de
tel: (+49) 7071 29-73393
room: 6D26 (sixth floor)
Alexandra Böttcher started her studies in the field of biochemistry at Ulm University, conducting her Bachelor's thesis on electrophysiological analysis of the dopamine response of substantia nigra neurons. Taking the opportunity to follow her interest in neurophysiological research, she continued at Ulm University and earned her Master's degree in Molecular and Translational Neuroscience. Her thesis focused on the influence of the gut microbiome on chronic psychosocial stress. Aiming to utilize innovative biochemical methodology in neuroscientific research, Alexandra joined the group of Hannes Schmidt as a doctoral student. Her main research interest lies in the role of cGMP signaling in sensory axon branching during embryonal spinal cord development.
Timo Kopp
PhD student
email: timo.kopp@uni-tuebingen.de
tel: (+49) 7071 29-74772
room: 6P34 (sixth floor)
Timo Kopp got his bachelor's degree in Biology at the Johannes-Gutenberg-University in Mainz, where he was especially interested in molecular genetics. Accordingly, he did his bachelor's thesis at the Department of Organismic and Molecular Evolutionary Biology, where he characterized a protein of unknown function. He then continued to earn his master's degree in Biomedicine, where he focused on immunology. Due to his growing interest for this field of research, he decided to do his master's thesis at the Department of Dermatology of the University Medical Centre, in which he investigated the influence of coagulation factors on the differentiation of macrophages from monocytes.
After his M.Sc., Timo joined the group of Prof. Robert Feil, to do his PhD. Here, his research focuses on pressure induced cGMP signalling in vascular smooth muscle cells.
Shahzad Munir
PhD student
email: shahzad.munir@uni-tuebingen.de
tel: (+49) 7071 29-74772
room: 6P34 (sixth floor)
Shahzad Munir completed his Bachelor in Biological Sciences at the University of Heidelberg where he demonstrated a potential interaction betwenn ERM protein family members and membrane-bound activated leucocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM) which plays a crucial role in axonal guidance and pathfinding during development. Continuing his studies at the University of Heidelberg, he characterized a novel zeolite-based monoaminergic sensor, which culminated into his Master thesis. His interest in fundamental neuroscience research led him to join the group of Dr. Hannes Schmidt to investigate the functional relevance of CNP-induced cGMP signalling in the hippocampus.
Daniel Pinto Quintero
PhD student
email: daniel.pinto-quintero@uni-tuebingen.de
tel.: (+49) 7071 29-74772
room: 6M34 (sixth floor)
Daniel Pinto Quintero obtained his Bachelor's degree in Human biology from Phillips University in Marburg where he developed a special interest in tumor biology. During his Bachelor thesis, he investigated the aberrant expression pattern of GAPDH on salivary gland tumors. Following his interest in biomedical research, he then continued his Master studies in Human biology at the University of Marburg. For his Master thesis, Daniel was working in a radiation oncology laboratory investigating a putative detrimental role of serum amyloid A limiting the success of radiotherapy in head and neck cancer.
Daniel has now joined the laboratory of Prof. Robert Feil, where he focuses on the investigation of the relationship between shear stress and cGMP signaling in platelets. In the future, this might lead to improved treatment options for patients with blood clotting disorders (thrombosis).
Krithika Rajeeth
PhD student
email: krithika.rajeeth@uni-tuebingen.de
tel: (+49) 7071 29-72458
room: 6A26 (sixth floor)
Krithika Rajeeth obtained her bachelor's degree in biotechnology from SRM University, India, with a focus on molecular biology. After completing her bachelor's she earned a master's degree in biochemistry from Ruhr University Bochum. Her master thesis focused on investigating the role of epithelial mesenchymal transition in ovarian cancer. Due to her growing interest in the field of cancer research, Krithika joined the group of Prof. Robert Feil. Here, her PhD thesis focuses on investigating the role of cGMP signalling in liver fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Malte Roeßing
PhD student
email: malte.roessing@uni-tuebingen.de
tel: (+49) 7071 29-73393
room: 6D26 (sixth floor)
Malte Roeßing did his undergraduate studies in Biology at the Heinrich-Heine-University in Duesseldorf, where he was especially interested in protein biochemistry. Therefore, he did his bachelor’s thesis in the department of plant biochemistry, which dealt with the characterization of protein with an unknown function. In his master’s studies at Heinrich-Heine-University in Duesseldorf, he focused on molecular biomedicine. Due to his rising interest in the biochemical and pharmaceutical research field, he decided to do his master’s thesis at the Bayer AG in Wuppertal in the Biochemistry Department of the Institute Lead Discovery. The combination of the research on atherosclerosis with investigation of the important cGMP signaling system is a unique challenge for him as a young scientist. Thus, he decided to take up this challenge as a doctoral student of the GRK 2381 “cGMP: From Bedside to Bench” in the group of Dr. Susanne Feil. Here he is investigating the role of the cGMP signaling pathway in disease models of atherosclerosis.