Doctoral Researchers

• Acharya Namrata
  Research Group Kittel
  Research project: "Task-dependent orchestration of insect olfactory sensory neuron performance"
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• Açil Dorukhan
  Research Group von Klitzing
  Research Group White
  Research project: "When do youth generalize representations of parents to peers?"
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• Apel Katharina
  Research Group Simon
  Research project: "Motor neuron-driven spinal motor circuit pathology in spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress"
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• Aravamudhan Aishwarya
  Research Group Kittel
  Research project: "Modulation of drosophila active zones by cyclic AMP"
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• Arshia Akanksha
  Research Group Schmidt
  Research project: "Studies on the functional synaptic nanotopography of visual cortex areas"
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• Aurich Samantha
  Research Groups Pauls
  Research Group Kovacs
  Research project: "Neurophysiological mechanisms for bad food decisions"
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• Bailey Emma
  Research Group Eippert
  Research project: "Non-invasive electrophysiology in the human spinal cord"
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• Baragona Valeria
  Research Group Schröger
  Research project: “The interplay of sensory predictions and absent stimuli in the adult human brain”
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• Barchet Vivien
  Research Group Hartwigsen
  Research project: "Neural plasticity in the human language system"
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• Beltran Velandia Ferney
  Research Group Bogdan
  Research project: "Modelling the olfactory system using spiking neural networks with synaptic dynamics to study drifting in electronic noses"
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• Bluhm Alexandra
  Research Group Roßner
  Research project: "Post-translational protein modification of alpha-synuclein"
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• Bracher Angelika
  Research Group von Klitzing
  Research Group White
  Research project: "Investigating synchrony in caregiver-adolescent dyads with maltreatment experience"
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• Brunner Antonia
  Research Group Schmidt
  Research project: "Regulatory presynaptic mechanisms of release probability at neocortical synapses"
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• Burkart Marie-Elisabeth
  Research Group Lippmann
  Research project: "Modulation of GABAergic drive and network oscillations in the hippocampal area CA1"
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• Chung Yin Kwan
  Research Group Langenhan
  Research project: "Effect of GAIN domain cleavability of adhesion GPCRs on the trafficking and signaling of receptors"
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• Dropmann Lea Maria
  Research Group Jais
  Research project: "Molecular characterisation of hypothalamic galanin neurons"
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• Fleischer Niko
  Research Group Fledrich
  Research project: "Glial and axonal contributions to local and remote peripheral nerve de- and regeneration"
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• Franke Ulrike
  Research Group Pauls
  Research project: "Dissecting the octopaminergic system in reward processing"
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• Friedrich Paul
  Research Group Schönwiesner
  Research project: "Spectral Cue Processing and Relearning in Virtual Auditory Environments"
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• Gerstner Florian
  Research Group Simon
  Research project: "Pathophysiology of the cerebellum in motor neuron diseases"
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• Goldine Paul
  Research Group Blanco-Redondo
  Research project: "Generation of novel Drosophila models for the study of NEDCAM disorder"
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• Gonzalez Aragon Gerardo Alejandro
  Research Group Hallermann
  Research project: "Analysis of presynaptic metabolic pathways"
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• Großjohann Alexandra
  Research Group Thum
  Research project: "The role of the octopaminergic system in larval learning and memory of Drosophila"
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• Gutsfeld Sebastian
  Research Group Tal
  Research project: "Exploring chemical-microbiome interactions in zebrafish"
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• Herold Nadia Katherine
  Research Group Tal
  Research project: "Exploring novel neurotoxic mechanisms"
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• Höck Nicolas
  Research Group Eilers
  Research project: "Influence of spreading depolarizations on the neuronal ATP content - role of NMDA receptors"
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• Holubowska Zofia
  Research Group Schönwiesner
  Research project: "Differences and commonalities in syntax processing in music and language"
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• Hosseinnia Hadiseh
  Research Group Schwab
  Research project: "Molecular mechanisms of GABAergic network integration and myelination"
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• Huff Louisa
  Research Group Grüneisen
  Research project: "Impact of prosocial and cooperative motivations on children's (unequal) norm enforcement"
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• Jänig Jonas
  Research Group Müller
  Research project: "Temporal neuronal dynamics of amplification and suppression in feature-based attention"
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• John Alexandra
  Research Group Valk
  Research project: "The impact of thalamocortical interaction on brain-wide information processing"
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• Juyal Aarushi
  Research Group Friederici
  Research Group Morawski
  Research project: "From Cells to Connectivity: Exploring Broca´s Area and the Arcuate Fasiculus in Chimpanzee Brains through Cytoarchitectonic Lenses "
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• Kirmann Toni
  Research Group Hallermann
  Research project: "Antibody neutralization as a potential treatment for NMDA receptor encephalitis"
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• Klein Cheslie
  Research Group Friederici
  Research Group Grosse Wiesmann
  Research project: "The neural basis of syntax acquisition during early childhood"
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• Knäfel Laura
  Research Group Hirrlinger
  Research project: "Pathophysiology of ASNS mutations-induced microcephaly"
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• Kotyra Malin
  Research Group Richter
  Research project: "Morphometric studies of striatal neurons in an animal model of paroxysmal dystonia (dt^sz hamster)"
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• Kromp Jessica
  Research Group Thum
  Research project: "Local search behavior in Drosophila larvae"
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• Kurzke Josephine
  Research Group Lippmann
  Research project: "Cognitive impairment underlying DEND syndrome - Modulation of hippocampal gamma activity by the K-atp gain of function mutation V59M"
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• Lee Harin
  Research Group Schönwiesner
  Research project: "Cross-cultural differences in music cognition"
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• Liao Longsheng
  Research Group Sheikh
  Research project: "Neurovascular dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease"
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• Liebmann Maximilian André
  Research Group Hirrlinger
  Research project: "Investigations on the pathophysiology of asparagine synthetase deficiency-induced microcephaly"
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• Lohmann Jonas
  Research Group Morawski
  Research project: "Investigation of neuroanatomical and morphological correlates of synaptic and neuronal activity in hibernating Syrian golden hamsters"
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• Marx Jakob
  Research Group Richter
  Research project: "Investigations on the neurotransmission of striatal interneurons in the mouse model of dystonia"
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• Moein Alsadat Alireza
  Research Group Bergner
  Research project: "Loss of homeostatic microglia cells as driver of axonal pathology in transplantable hereditary leukodystrophies"
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• Murai von Bünau Timothy
  Research Group Schmidt
  Research project: "Presynaptic mechanisms of long-term plasticity at neocortical synapses"
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• Nowag Nadine
  Research Group Thum
  Research project: "The role of ethanol in Drosophila melanogaster larvae"
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• Offermanns Konrad
  Research Group Hallermann
  Research project: "Metabolic Constraints of Synaptic Plasticity"
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• Otte Nathanael
  Research Group Simon
  Research project: "Mechanism of motoneuron degeneration in a mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1"
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• Pilaszanovich Jakab
  Research Group Schönwiesner
  Research project: "Perceptual learning and neural plasticity in synthetic worlds: The case of distance perception"
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• Plantera Laura
  Research Group Bechmann
  Research project: "Obesity-driven microglial activation - functional role of cerebral sterol metabolism"
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• Rademacher Jessie
  Research Group Schönwiesner
  Research project: "Isolating the neural effects of comprehension on attention capture by background speech in healthy and clinical populations"
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• Richter Vincent
  Research Group Thum
  Research project: "The chemosensory system of the Drosophila larva reconstructed at ultra-resolution"
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• Riedl Juliane
  Research Group Exner
  Research project: "Complaint validation - Improving the identification of simulation and aggravation tendencies in neuropsychological symptoms"
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• Ritter Tim
  Research Group Saur
  Research project: "Cognitive Mechanisms of Anosognosia in Alzheimer's Disease"
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• Ruwald Sayan
  Research Group Simon
  Research project: "Cerebellar circuit pathology in spinal muscular atrophy"
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• Saidi Asma
  Research Group Jais
  Research project: "Preoptic PNOC neurons-originated sympathetic circuits modulating adipose tissue formation"
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• Schleicher Michaela
  Research Group Hirrlinger
  Research project: "Characterization of histopathological changes in the geriatric feline brain to validate the domestic cat as a natural Alzheimer's disease model"
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• Schrempel Sarah
  Research Group Roßner
  Research project: "Detoxification of neurotoxic pyroglutamate proteins in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease by pyroglutamase and pyroglutamyl peptidases"
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• Schulz Charlotte
  Research Group von Klitzing
  Research Group White
  Research project: "Effects of child maltreatment on adolescent brain structure and function"
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• Schulz Melanie
  Research Group Morawski
  Research project: "Extracellular matrix in the cochlea of the mouse"
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• Schwarze Max
  Research Group Schmidt
  Research project: "Layer- and area specific differentiation of cortical synaptic coupling distances"
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• Seelbach Anna
  Research Group Stassart
  Research project: "Axon-glia interactions in the injured peripheral nerve"
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• Seiffer Sophie
  Research Group Bechmann
  Research project: "Regulation of GPR34 in microglia during Alzheimer's disease"
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• Simon Miriam
  Research Group Widdig
  Research project: "Impact of pesticides on the gut microbiome of mammalian wildlife foraging in oil palm plantations"
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• Sowoidnich Leonie
  Research Group Simon
  Research project: "Cerebellar circuit pathology in spinal muscular atrophy"
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• Stephan Marie Luise
  Research Group Simon
  Research project: "Apoptotic mechanisms in motor neuron diseases"
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• Svensson Frederike
  Research Group Exner
  Research project: "Adjustment processes after aquired brain injury"
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• Tast Valentina
  Research Group Schröger
  Research project: "The auditive predictive coding framework in adults and children"
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• Tebbe Anna-Lena
  Research Group Grosse Wiesmann
  Research project: "Neural correlates of the development of perspective taking"
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• Wehle Sebastian
  Research Group Müller
  Research project: "Neuronal signals of visual attention in object processing"
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• Weichard Iron
  Research Group Hallermann
  Research project: "Presynaptic mechanisms of long-term potentiation at rat neocortical synapses"
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• Welp Suong
  Research Group Schönwiesner
  Research group Meyer
  Research project: "Predictive coding models of auditory verbal hallucinations"
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• Wilke Freya
  Research Group Hallermann
  Research project: "Metabolic constraints of synaptic transmission"
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• Wolff Christopher
  Research Group Hirrlinger
  Research project: "Effects of obesity associated signals on astrocytic metabolism"
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• Yarim Abdulmajeed
  Research Group Schmidt
  Research project: "Differences in functional synaptic nanotopography as a basis of area-specific specializations"
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• Zieger Friedrich
  Research Group Hirrlinger
  Research project: "The pathophysiology of glycine metabolism in ASNS mutation-induced microcephaly"
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Dr Magdalena Wender
Research Group Schmidt
Doctoral thesis "Postnatal changes in functional calcium signaling at cerebellar synapses" defended on 18.06.2024.
Next position: Assistant doctor for internal medicine at the SRH Klinikum Naumburg.

Dr Marius Lamberty
Research Group Pauls
Doctoral thesis "Vesicular interaction partners of the active zone scaffolding protein Bruchpilot" defended on 03.05.2024.
Next position: Postdoc at the Institute of Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University Leipzig.

Dr Maria Lehning
Research Group Stassart
Doctoral thesis: "The role of Neuregulin-1 signaling in parvalbumin positive interneurons"
defended on 22.02.2024.
Next position: Postdoc at the Paul Flechsig Institute – Centre of Neuropathology and Brain Research, Leipzig University.

Dr Alessandro Braga
Research Group Schönwiesner
Doctoral thesis "Cortical substrates of auditory predictive processing" defended on 09.02.2024.
Next position: postdoc at the École de technologie supérieure, Université du Québec, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Dr Jannik Büttner
Research Group Simon
Doctoral thesis "Pathophysiology of the sensory motor circuit in motor neuron diseases" defended on 28.11.2023.
Next position: internship at the Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Dr Grochow Thomas
Research Group Fietz
Doctoral thesis: "Establishment and validation of a guinea pig model for (human) congenital toxoplasmosis" defended on 05.09.2023.
Next position: postdoc at the Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Leipzig.

Dr Anja Schulz 
Research Group Richter
Doctoral thesis: "In vivo optogenetics study of the role of striatal parvalbumin-reactive interneurons in the pathophysiology of distonia" defended on 23.05.2023.
Next position: postdoc at the Institute of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Leipzig.

Dr Anika Lüttig
Research Group Richter
Doctoral thesis "Brevican-Expression in Dystoniemodellen (dt^sz Hamster, DYT1 Knock-in-Maus) und Einflüsse tiefer Hirnstimulationen" defended on 11.04.2023.
Next position: postdoc at the Institute of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University Leipzig.

Dr Philip Ruthig 
Research Group Schönwiesner
Doctoral thesis "Lateral specializations of microanatomy in the mammalian auditory cortex" defended on 03.02.2023.
Next position: postdoc at the Paul Flechsig Institute of Brain Research, Medical Faulty, University Leipzig.

Dr Ole Bialas
Research Group Schönwiesner
Doctoral thesis "An electroencephalographic investigation of the encoding of sound source elevation in the human cortex" defended on 09.12.2022.
Next position: postdoc at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, NY, USA.