Cellular Nanoscience
Schäffer Lab

Erik Schäffer
Group leader.

• 2012 - now: Professor of Cellular Nanoscience, Universität Tübingen
• 2007 - 2012: Group leader, BIOTEC, TU Dresden, Germany
• 2002 - 2006: Post-doc with Joe Howard, MPI-CBG, Dresden, Germany
• 1998 - 2001: Dr. rer. nat. in Polymer Physics, University Konstanz & University Groningen, Netherlands
• 1992 - 1997: Physics studies at the TU Stuttgart, Germany & M.Sc. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

email:  Erik.Schaeffer@uni-tuebingen.de
phone: (+49) 7071-29-78831

Anita Jannasch

Akademische Rätin

• 2015 - now: ZMBP, University of Tübingen
• 2014 - 2015: Post-doc in Brueges Lab, MPI for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden
• 2012 - 2013: Post-doc, Nanomechanics Group, BIOTEC, Dresden
• 2008 - 2012: PhD, Nanomechanics Group, BIOTEC, University of Dresden
• 2002 - 2008: Diploma in Physics, University of Dresden and MPI for Cell Biology and Genetics

email: anita.jannaschspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de
phone: (+49) 7071-29-78735

Carolina Carrasco Pulido

Post doc who studies the interaction between proteins and DNA molecules by the means of optical tweezers and TIRF

• 2019 - Now: Post doc, Cellular Nanoscience, ZMBP, University of Tübingen, Germany
• 2016 - 2019: Junior researcher, National Center of Biotechnology (CNB), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
• 2009 - 2016: Post doc, National Center of Biotechnology (CNB), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
• 2008 - 2009: Post doc, Institute of Material Science of Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
• 2003 - 2008: PhD Physical Sciences, Autónoma University of Madrid (UAM), Spain
• 2001 - 2003: Master of Advanced Studies in Physics, Granada University (UGR), Spain
• 1997 - 2001: B.Sc. Physics at Granada University (UGR), Spain

email: carolina.carrasco-pulidospam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

phone: (+49) 7071-29-74609

Maria Kharlamova

PhD student who studies the interaction of Rad52 protein and DNA by the means of optical tweezers and TIRF.

• 2017 - now: PhD Internatinal Max Planck Research School (IMPRS), Cellular Nanoscience, University Tübingen
• 2014 - 2016: M.Sc. BIOTEC, Dresden
• 2008 - 2013: Diploma MAI (NRU), Moscow, Russia

email: maria.kharlamovaspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

phone: (+49) 7071-29-78739

Viktoria Wedler

PhD student who works on applying plamonic nano antennas as probes for measurements on motorproteins.

• 2018 - now: PhD. Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen
• 2015 - 2017: M.Sc. Nano-Science, University of Tübingen
• 2011 - 2014: B.Sc. Nano-Science, University of Tübingen

email: viktoria.wedlerspam prevention@zmbp.uni-tuebingen.de

phone: (+49) 7071-29-74609

Benedikt Fischer

PhD Student who investigates the human kinesin-based transport complex of mitochondria using in vitro molecular techniques.

• 2018 - Now: PhD, MOMbrane RTG, Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen
• 2017: ERASMUS Internship at the Cavendish Laboratories, Biological and Soft Systems, University of Cambridge, UK
• 2015 - 2018: M.Sc. in Nano-Science, Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen
• 2012 - 2015: B.Sc. in Nano-Science, University of Tübingen

email: benedikt.fischerspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

phone: (+49) 7071-29-78734

Shu Yao Leong

PhD student studying the mechanistic role of phragmoplast orienting kinesins in plant cytokinesis.

• 2019 - Now: PhD, International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS), Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen
• 2017 - 2019: M.Sc. Biological Science, MEXT Scholar, G30 International Programme, Nagoya University, Japan
• 2013 - 2017: B.Sc. Biological Science, G30 International Programme, Nagoya University, Japan

email: shu-yao.leongspam prevention@uni-tuebingen.de

phone: (+49) 7071-29-78854

Aleksandr Kostarev

PhD student who works on implementing an optical tweezers setup to trap novel nanoparticles.

• 2021 - Now: PhD, International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS), Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen
• 2019: Research Intern, Student Research Internship Program (IMPRS), Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
• 2017 - 2019: M.Sc. Medical physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
• 2017: 13th International School of Biophysics, Croatian Biophysical Society, University of Split, Croatia
• 2015 - 2017: B.Sc. Medical physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

email: aleksandr.kostarevspam prevention@zmbp.uni-tuebingen.de

phone: (+49) 7071-29-74609

Yannic Lurz

PhD student studying the function and mechanism of Drp1 in mitochondrial fission using in vitro membrane structures and optical tweezers

• 2021 - Now: PhD, MOMbrane RTG, Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen
• 2019 - 2021: Depatment of Biochemistry, Würzburg
• 2016 - 2019: M.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Würzburg
• 2012 - 2016: B.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Würzburg

email: yannic.lurzspam prevention@zmbp-uni-tuebingen.de

phone: (+49) 7071-29-78739

Thomas Hein

M.Sc. student

• 2018 - now: M.Sc. in Nano-Science, Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen
• 2014-2018: B.Sc. in Nano-Science, University of Tübingen

email: thomas.hein@student.uni-tuebingen.de

phone: tbd

Sandro Münch

M.Sc. student

• 2019 - now: M.Sc. in Nano-Science, Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen
• 2016-2019: B.Sc. in Nano-Science, University of Tübingen

email: sandro-benjamin.muenchspam prevention@student.uni-tuebingen.de

phone: tbd

Lucas Jaensch

B.Sc. student

• 2018 - now: B.Sc. in Nano-Science, Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen

email: lucas.jaenschspam prevention@student.uni-tuebingen.de

phone: tbd

Julius Dangelmaier

B.Sc. student

• 2019 - now: B.Sc. in Nano-Science, Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen

email: julius.dangelmaierspam prevention@student.uni-tuebingen.de

phone: tbd

Jasmin Rettenmeier

B.Sc. student

• 2019 - now: B.Sc. in Nano-Science, Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen

email: jasmin.rettenmeierspam prevention@student.uni-tuebingen.de

phone: tbd

Malte Lemmin

B.Sc. student

• 2019 - now: B.Sc. in Nano-Science, Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen

email: malte.lemminspam prevention@student.uni-tuebingen.de

phone: tbd

Steven Jocksch

B.Sc. student

• 2019 - now: B.Sc. in Nano-Science, Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen

email: steven.jockschspam prevention@student.uni-tuebingen.de

phone: tbd

Alessa Rettenmeier

B.Sc. student

• 2019 - now: B.Sc. in Nano-Science, Cellular Nanoscience, University of Tübingen

email: alessa.rettenmeierspam prevention@student.uni-tuebingen.de

phone: tbd

Hauke Drechsler

Independent Project Leader

• 2019 - now: Independent Project Leader, B CUBE, TU Dresden and ZMBP, in Nano-Science, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
• 2017-2019: Senior Postdoc, B CUBE, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
• 2011-2016: Postdoc, Warwick Med School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
• 2006-2011: PhD, BZH, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
• 2001-2006: Diploma Biochemistry, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany

email: hauke.drechslerspam prevention@zmbp.uni-tuebingen.de

phone: (+49) 7071-29-78854