Predocs
Timo Hinnenthal
PhD student
email: timo.hinnenthal@student.uni-tuebingen.de
tel: (+49) 7071 29-74772
room: 6P34 (sixth floor)
Timo Hinnenthal's scientific education began at the Freie Universität Berlin, where he completed his bachelor's degree in biochemistry. In his bachelor's thesis at the German Rheumatism Research Center in Berlin, he pursued his interest in immunology and focused on super-functional T helper cells in systemic lupus erythematosus. Timo then continued his studies at the University of Tübingen, where he joined the master's program in biochemistry. During a four-month research stint at the SciLifeLab in Stockholm, he started working with macrophages on a phagocytosis assay, which sparked his interest in this unique cell type. During his master's thesis at the Werner Siemens Imaging Center in Tübingen, Timo established an electroporation protocol to generate macrophages that transiently express a chimeric antigen receptor and tested their potential for cancer immunotherapy.
In May 2024, Timo joined the Feil Lab, to do his PhD. Following his passion for macrophages, Timo aims to decipher the true identity of macrophage-like cells in atherogenesis and atherosclerosis using fate-mapping.
Outside of the lab, Timo is passionate about food and cooking and likes to stay healthy with swimming and bouldering.
Julia Hoffmeister
PhD student
email: julia.hoffmeister@uni-tuebingen.de
tel: (+49) 7071 29-73393
room: 6D26 (sixth floor)
Julia obtained her Bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Hamburg, where she developed an interest in microbiology and metagenomics. In her bachelor thesis she performed functional screenings of gene libraries in the search of novel glycosyltransferases. Julia continued her studies with a consecutive Master's program and completed her Master thesis at the Leibniz Institute of Virology. Here, she investigated the influence of H3N2 influenza A virus on the expression of aromatase, which is the enzyme that converts testosterone to oestradiol. In July 2024, Julia joined the Feil lab to pursue a PhD and follow up on the exciting research on the role of cGMP signaling pathways in cancer. In her free time Julia relaxes by reading a good book and watching true crime documentaries.
Timo Kopp
PhD student
email: timo.kopp@uni-tuebingen.de
tel: (+49) 7071 29-73393
room: 6D26 (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).
Mahdie Zare
PhD student
email: mahdie.zare@uni-tuebingen.de
tel: (+49) 7071 29-73393
room: 6D26 (sixth floor)
Mahdie began her academic journey in Iran, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from Qom University of Medical Sciences. She then enrolled in a Master's program in Medical Physiology at Iran University of Medical Sciences to study human physiology. In her master's thesis, Mahdie investigated the possible effect of valproic acid on the expression of NMDA receptors in the hippocampus of chronically stressed male rats. This inspired her to continue her education with a Master's program in Neuroscience at the University of Oldenburg. There, at the Neurogenetics department, she completed her master's thesis on the structural and functional analysis of the potassium chloride cotransporter (KCC4). In July 2024, Mahdie joined the The Feil lab to pursue a PhD under the supervision of Dr. Hannes Schmidt, investigting the mediators of CNP-induced cGMP signaling in axon bifurcation of sensory neurons.
In her free time, Mahdie enjoys reading, listening to classical music, playing card games, and exercising.