Graduation 16th February 2007

Eva Gellermann (neé Brüning) Research Topic: Identification and functional characterisation of intracellular interaction partners of the KSHV (Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus) latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA-1) protein. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas F. Schulz, Department of Virology, Hannover MedicalSchool , Germany Academic Background: Biology, Hannover Medical School Nationality: German

Michael Düwel Research Topic: Functional properties of the Coated Vesicle-Associated-Kinase of 104 kDa (CVAK104) in clathrin-mediated vesicular trafficking Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ernst Ungewickell , Department of Cell Biology, Center for Anatomy, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Heidi Imhoff Research Topic: The Role of Lipid Rafts in Canine Distemper Virus Infection Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Georg Herrler & Prof. Dr. Ludwig Haas, Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation Academic background: Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Nationality: German

Susanne Lerch Research Topic: Epitope mapping of the Classical Swine Fever Virus glycoprotein E2 Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Volker Moennig, Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation Academic Background: Biology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany Nationality: Germany

Petra Lüthje Research Topic: Molecular basis of pirlimycin resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from cases of bovine mastitis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Stefan Schwarz, Institute for Animal Breeding, Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL), Mariensee Academic Background: Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Germany Nationality: German

Simone Reinwald Research Topic: Molecular and Functional Characterization of regulatory T cells – Tracing new molecules associated with regulatory phenotype Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jan Buer, Junior Research Group in Mucosal Immunity, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany Nationality: German

Kristina Theusner Research Topic: Herpes Simplex Virus triggers Myosin II Activation during Cell Entry Supervisor: PD Dr. Beate Sodeik, Department of Virology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Applied Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ( BSc), University of the West of England, Bristol, UK ; Molecular Biology (MSc), Georg August University Göttingen, Germany Nationality: German

Ulrike Wittkop Topic: Characteristics of Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection in human dendritic cells Supervisor: Dr. Annette Wagner, Department of Rheumatology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biology, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Tim Worbs Topic: Chemokine Receptor CCR7 contributes to intranodal T cell motility and functional organization of the intestinal immune system Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Reinhold Förster, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biotechnology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany Nationality: German


Graduation 6th July 2007

Simon Berberich Research Topic: Dynamic expression of chemokine receptors and integrins regulate B cell migration between the peritoneal cavity and the periphery Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Reinhold Förster, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt & Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Tanja Bosse Research Topic: Dissection of Rho-GTPase function in c-Met-induced actin reorganization Supervisor: Dr. Klemens Rottner, Research Group Cytoskeleton Dynamics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany Nationality: German

Maren Mönkemeyer Research Topic: New pathogenic immune mechanisms in viral coinfections with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1 – Role of apoptosis and genetic susceptibility Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Reinhold Schmidt, Department of Clinical Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic background: Biology, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Angelika Waltermann Topic: The identification, subcellular localization and functional characterization of 6K1 of plum pox virus and other members of the genus Potyvirus Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Edgar Maiss, Institute of Plant Diseases and Plant Protection, Leibniz University Hannover Academic Background: Human Biology, Philipps University Marburg, Germany Nationality: German

Claudia Welz Topic: Identification, characterization, and expression of latrophilin-like proteins in parasitic nematodes Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Institute for Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation Academic Background: Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Germany Nationality: German


Graduation 25th Janary 2008

Sebastian Seth Research Topic: Analyzing the function of CD155 in T cell priming and differentiation Supervisor: Dr. Günter Bernhardt, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Jessica Thalmann Research Topic: Functional characterization of chlamydia trachomatis protein CT166 and host cell response in chlamydial persistence Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Andreas Klos, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Maike de Buhr Research Topic: Analysis of Cd14 as a candidate gene for experimental inflammatory bowel disease Supervisor: Prof. Hans-Jürgen Hedrich, Central Animal Laboratory, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biology, University of Münster, Germany & University of Edinburgh, Scotland Nationality: German

Nicolas Fasnacht Research Topic: Analysis of infection of mice with Trichuris muris Supervisor: Dr. Werner Müller, Research Group Experimental Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic background: Chemical Engineering/Biotechnology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland Nationality: Swiss

Kay Johswich Research Topic: Cell responses to inflammatory mediators and bacterial pathogens Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Andreas Klos, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Priyanka Narang Topic: The reaction of the innate immune system towards an infection with the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus Supervisor: Dr. Matthias Gunzer, Research Group Immunodynamics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biomedical Science (BSc), University of Delhi; Biotechnology (MSc), AIIMS, New Delhi, India Nationality: Indian

Peter Reichardt Topic: T-cell activation by varying antigen presenting cells (APC) and by altered peptide ligands - consequences in vitro und in vivo Supervisor: Dr. Matthias Gunzer, Research Group Immunodynamics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Human Medicine, University of Leipzig, Germany Nationality: German

Stefanie Weiß Topic: Purification and characterisation of N- WASP and WASP associated protein complexes Supervisor: Dr. Theresia Stradal, Research Group Signaling and Motility, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Germany Nationality: German


Graduation 27th June 2008

Vanessa Barroso Research Topic: Interaction of extracellular matrix components with group C and G streptococci Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Singh Chhatwal, Research Group Microbial Pathogenicity, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Microbial Biology and Genetics, University of Lisbon, Portugal Nationality: Portuguese

Davide Ferraris Research Topic: Structural analysis of host-pathogen interaction Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dirk Heinz, Research Group Structural Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Chemistry, University of Turin, Italy Nationality: Italian

Julia Heinzmann Research Topic: Functional characterisation of a 38Kb pathogenicity island of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gerald-F. Gerlach, Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute for Microbiology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation Academic Background: Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany Nationality: German

Marcin Lyszkiewicz Topic: Imaging of early events during Listeria monocytogenes infection in the intact spleen Supervisor: Dr. Siegfried Weiss, Research Group Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biotechnology & Immunology, University of Wroclaw, Poland Nationality: Polish

Patrick Olbermann Research Topic: Helicobacter pylori virulence factors: Aspects of bacterial variability, host response and adaption Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Christine Josenhans, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biology, Georg August University Göttingen, Germany Nationality: Germany

Julia Pulverer Topic: Imaging activation of the interferon system Supervisor: Dr. Hansjörg Hauser, Research Group Gene Regulation and Differentiation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biotechnology and Food Engineering, University of Agricultural Science, Vienna, Austria Nationality: Austrian

Kerstin Radtke Topic: Biochemical characterization of Herpes Simplex Virus receptors for the microtubule motors dynein and kinesin Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Beate Sodeik, Department of Virology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Upneet Sandhu Topic: Establishment of a mouse immunisation model for strictly controlled antigen expression Supervisor: Dr. Dagmar Wirth, Research Group Gene Regulation and Differentiation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Microbiology & Biochemistry (BSc), University of Mumbai, India / Biotechnology (MSc), University of Essex, UK Nationality: Indian

Sven Christian Sensken Topic: Signaltransduction of sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) and its receptor S1P1 in the immune system Supervisor: Dr. Markus Gräler, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry, University of Bielefeld, Germany Nationality: German

Nuno Viegas Topic: In vivo function of listeriolysin in the murine spleen during the early phase of Listeria moncytogenes infection Supervisor: Dr. Siegfried Weiss, Research Group Molecular Immmunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biotechnological Engineering, University of the Algarve, Portugal Nationality: Portuguese

Caroline Zaoui Topic: Intercellular communication in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: analysis of the molecular mechanism underlying the Pseudomonas quinolone signal (PQS) transduction Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Wehland, Research Group Cell Biology & Dr. Susanne Häußler, Research Group Chronic Pseudomonas Diseases, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biochemistry (BSc), Claude Bernard University, Lyon 1 (France); Microbiology (MSc) René Descartes University, Paris 5 (France) Nationality: French

Beata Zygmunt Topic: Development and characterization of novel vaccine candidates against HCV Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carlos Guzmán, Research Group Vaccine Research, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Molecular Biology, University of Warsaw, Poland & International Max Planck Research School, Göttingen, Germany Nationality: Polish

Graduation 30th January 2009

Janet Krege Research Topic: The role of the immune system of the upper respiratory tract in immunity and tolerance Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Reinhold Förster, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany Nationality: German

Sara Bartels (neé Leschner) Topic: Tumor specific gene expression by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhiumurium Supervisor: Dr. Siegfried Weiss, Research Group Molecular Immmunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biology, University of Hohenheim, Germany Nationality: German

Julia Micklinghoff Topic: Pathogenesis of tuberculosis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Franz-Christoph Bange, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Pharmacy, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany Nationality: German

Florence Njau Topic: Effects of TNF alpha receptor blockage on C. pneumoniae-infected dendritic cells in vitro and in vivo Supervisor: Dr. Anette Wagner, Department of Rheumatology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Veterinary Medicine (BSc), Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania; Molecular Biology (MSc), Free University of Brussels, Belgium Nationality: Tanzanian

Girish Ramachandran Topic: Functional characterization of Streptococcus suis OFS – protein. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Peter Valentin-Weigand, Institute for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover Academic Background: Biotechnology (BSc), Dr. G.R.D College of Science, India; MSc Human Genetics, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, India; Molecular Genetics (MSc), University of Leicester, England Nationality: Indian

Melanie Rust Research Topic: Helicobacter type III secretion system: Protein secretion, protein interaction and gene regulation Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Christine Josenhans, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biology, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Malgorzata Szczodrak Topic: Dissection of dynamic actin rearrangements during host-pathogen interaction Supervisor: Dr. Klemens Rottner, Research Group Cytoskeleton Dynamics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biotechnology & Molecular Biology, University of Agriculture, Poland Nationality: Polish

Milena Tosiek Topic: Molecular and functional characterisation of regulatory T cells in infectious disease and autoimmunity Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jan Buer, Research Group in Mucosal Immunity, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Pharmacy, Medical University of Lodz, Poland Nationality: Polish


Graduation 26th June 2009

Mandy Glaß Research Topic: Characterization of the essential cytomegalovirus protein pUL77 as basis for the development of new antivirals and of a replication-deficient DISC-vaccine Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Messerle, Department of Virology, Hannover Medical School Academic background: Biochemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany Nationality: German

Jessica Janus Research Topic: Identification of host and viral factors mediating axonal transport of herpes simplex virus type 1 Supervisor: PD Dr. Beate Sodeik, Department of Virology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biology, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Lydia Janus Research Topic: Transmission of Mice Minute Virus in mouse population Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Hedrich, Central Animal Laboratory, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Germany Nationality: German

Vanessa Jensen Research Topic: Influence of environmental factors on intercellular signaling and secondary metabolite production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Supervisor: Dr. Susanne Häußler, Research Group Cell Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biology, University of Bielefeld & University of Kiel, Germany Nationality: German

Stefan Pachnicke Topic: Molecular mechanisms of anthelmintic resistance Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna, Institute of Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation Academic Background: Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation, Germany Nationality: German

Marcel Pietrek Topic: Characterization of proximal elements in the signaling cascade induced by KSHV K15 Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Schulz, Department of Virology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biology, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Halina Tegetmeyer Topic: Functional characterization of the autotransporter adhesins of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nina Baltes, Institute for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation Academic Background: Biology, University of Dresden, Germany Nationality: German

Sarvari Velaga Topic: Structure, organogenesis and function of solitary intestinal lymphoid tissue Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Oliver Pabst, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Molecular Biology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India & University of Skövde /Karolinska Institute, Sweden Nationality: Indian

Tetyana Yevsa Topic: Development of a Bordetella bronchiseptica-based technology platform to deliver vaccine antigens by the mucosal route Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carlos Guzmán, Research Group Vaccine Research, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Microbiology, Odessa National University, Ukraine Nationality: Ukrainian


Graduation 22nd January 2010

Nadja Bakocevic Research Topic: Functional characterization of follicular T-helper cells and dendritic cells in the gut-associated lymphoid tissue: a two photon microscopy study Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Reinhold Förster, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry, University of Belgrade, Serbia Nationality: Serbian

Nupur Bhatnagar Research Topic: Innate immunity in HIV-1 infection Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Reinhold Schmidt & Dr. Hans Heiken, Department of Clinical Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Microbiology (BSc), University of Delhi; Biotechnology (MSc), AIIMS, India Nationality: Indian

Nicole Dietrich Research Topic: Signal induction in host cells by listeriolysin the cholesterol dependent cytolysin of Listeria monocytogenes – consequences of Ca²⁺ mobilisation Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Siegfried Weiß, Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz-Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany Nationality: German

Jan Hänisch Research Topic: Signal dependent activation of actin-polymerisation during Salmonella invasion Supervisor: Dr. Theresia Stradal, Signalling and Motility Group, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic background: Biotechnology, University of Münster, Germany Nationality: German

Florian Klauschies Research Topic: Infection of the respiratory epithelium by Canine distemper virus: importance of lipid rafts for virus entry and exit Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Georg Herrler & Prof. Dr. Ludwig Haas, Institute for Virology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation Academic Background: Biology, J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Nationality: German

Manju Nagarajan Topic: Molecular aspects for the control of immune surveillance by blood-borne sphingosine 1- phosphate (S1P) Supervisor: Dr. Markus Gräler, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Genomics (MSc), Madurai Kamaraj University, India & Biochemistry/Biotechnology (BSc), Bharathiyar University, India Nationality: Indian

Quan Qiu Topic: Role of the receptor for poliovirus/CD 155 in the differentiation of T cells. T cells as putative reservoir for poliovirus replication Supervisor: Dr. Günter Bernhardt, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (MSc), Shanghai Second Medical University; Biotechnology (BSc), Soochow University, China Nationality: Chinese

Fabienne Rehren Topic: Inhibition of the Coxackievirus B3 induced Cytokine Expression by Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Supervisor: PD Dr. med. Albert Heim, Dept. of Virology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Julia Schipke Topic: Mutation of the large tegument protein VP1-3 of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Supervisor: PD Dr. Beate Sodeik, Department of Virology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biology, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Swati Shukla Topic: Influence of intestinal bacteria on the antibody repertoire of B-1 cells. Supervisor: Dr. Siegfried Weiss, Research Group Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biochemistry (BSc) & Biomedical Sciences (MSc), University of Delhi, India Nationality: Indian

Rachel Thomas Topic: Genetic susceptibility factors associated with HIV-1 disease progession and CMV reactivation in co-infected patients Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Witte, Dept. of Clinical Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Environmental Technology and Management (MSc), De Montfort University, England & Biological Sciences (BSc), University of Guelph, Canada Nationality: Canadian & British



Graduation 18th June 2010

Christiane Brohm Research Topic: Molecular Interactions in the course of hepatitis C virus assembly Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Pietschmann, Department for Experimental Virology, Twincore Center, Hannover Academic Background: Biology, Ruprechts-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany Nationality: German

Sirine El Houry Research Topic: The DNA polymerase III holoenzyme of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Supervisor: Dr. Ute Curth, Institute for Biophsical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Molecular and Cell Biology (MSc), Pasteur Institute, Paris, France & Biology (BSc), American University of Beirut, Lebanon Nationality: Lebanese

Anika Hävemeier Research Topic: The role of KSHV K15 in B cell maturation Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Schulz, Department of Virology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biology, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Swantje Hammerschmidt Research Topic: Elucidating the role of intestinal plasmacytoid dendritic cells during infection and inflammation Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Reinhold Förster, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic background: Biochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Sonja Horatzek Research Topic: Metabolic control of virulence in Pseudomona aeruginosa Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Burkhard Tümmler & Dr. Lutz Wiehlmann, Clinical Research Group, Molecular Pathology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany Nationality: German

Rajesh Kolli Research Topic: Analyses of Hepatitis C virus-host cell interactions by live cell microscopy Supervisor: Dr. Benno Woelk, Dept . of Virology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biotechnology (MTech), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India & Pharmacy (B.Pharm), V. Bharati College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, India Nationality: Indian

Anna Leibo Research Topic: Immune evasion, suppression and polarization by pathogenic Heliobacter species Supervisor: PD Dr. Christine Josenhans, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Microbiology, Moscow Lomonosov State University, Russia Nationality: Russian

Claudia Moccia Topic: Mechanisms of Helicobacter pylori to generate genetic variability during chronic infection Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Suerbaum, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biology, University Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela & Mayor de San Andrés de la Paz University, La Paz, Bolivia Nationality: Venezuelan/Italian

Miriam Nörder Topic: Development of mice containing the human immune system and/or human liver for the preclinical validation of vaccine candidates Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carlos Guzmán, Department of Vaccinology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biology, Carl-von-Ossietzky-University Oldenburg, Germany Nationality: German

Ulfert Rand Topic: Monitoring the IFN response upon infection Supervisor: Dr. Hansjörg Hauser, Department of Gene Regulation and Differentiation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biology, Carl-von-Ossietzky-University Oldenburg, Germany Nationality: German

Anchana Rathinasamy Topic: Sphingosine-1 phosphate – a novel regulator of dendritic cell traffic and positioning during the course of infection Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Oliver Pabst, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biotechnology (MSc) University of Madras, India & Microbiology (BSc) Bharathidasan University, India Nationality: Indian

Barkha Srivastava Research Topic: Immunogenetics of the host response to Influenza A infection Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Klaus Schughart, Experimental Mouse Genetics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biotechnology, Barkatullah University Bhopal, India and Parasitology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Nationality: Indian


Graduation 21st January 2011

Paulina Blazejewska Research Topic: Genetic susceptibility in mammals to influenza infection Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Klaus Schughart, Experimental Mouse Genetics, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic background: Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan, Poland Nationality: Polish

Ines Hahn Topic: Role of phosphoinositide 3-kinase g in the pulmonary host defense against Streptococcus pneumoniae infections Supervisor: PD Dr. Ulrich Maus, Experimental Pneumology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biotechnology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany Nationality: German

Antje Ksienzyk Topic: Cellular and molecular analysis of antigen specific immune responses triggered by Interferon Regulatory Factor-1 Supervisor: Dr. Hansjörg Hauser, Molecular Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biology, University of Leipzig, Germany Nationality: German

Zofia Magnowska Topic: Identification and profiling of antigens from Pseudomonas aeruginosa in clinicalisolates of CF patients by state-of-the-art immunoproteomics Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Wehland & Dr. Lothar Jänsch, Cell Biology & Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland & Environmental Engineering, AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland Nationality: Polish

Imke Steffen Topic: Signal sequence of HIV-1 glycoprotein: A determinant of posttranslational processing, folding and function? Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Stefan Pöhlmann, Virology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany Nationality: German

Jörg Willenborg Topic: Role of the arginine deiminase system (ADS) in survival of Streptococcus suis in pigs Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Peter Valentin-Weigand, Institute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary Science Foundation Hannover Academic Background: Plant Biotechnology, Leibniz University Hannover , Germany Nationality: German

Graduation 1st July 2011

Wiebke Albrecht Research Topic: The role of USP7 during KSHV latency Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Schulz, Department of Virology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Microbiology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany Nationality: German

Constantin Bode Research Topic:Uncovering the routes of distribution and metabolism of extracellular sphingosine 1-phosphate in vivo and in vitro by imaging and analyzing fluorescently-labelled sphingolipids Supervisor:Dr. Markus Gräler, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Imke Bargen Research Topic: Establishment of a murine infection model for Mycobacterium paratuberculosis Supervisor: Dr. Siegfried Weiß, Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Biology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany Nationality: German

Tamás Dolowschiák Research Topic: The Role of Polarisation and Horizontal Communication during Proinflammatory Stimulation of Epithelial Cells Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mathias Hornef, Department of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biology, University of Pecs, Hungary Nationality: Hungarian

Henriette Langhans Topic:The role of the global transcriptional regulator SlyA for the virulence of enteric Escherichia coli Supervisor:Prof. Dr. Petra Dersch, Department of Microbiology, TU Braunschweig Academic Background:Biology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany Nationality:German

Anja Marquardt Research Topic: In vivo monitoring of MCMV-mutants provoking an altered immune response Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Martin Messerle, Virology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany Nationality: German

Julia Schneider Topic: Structure-based design of specific inhibitors for Apicomplexa myosins Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dietmar Manstein, Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Germany Nationality: German

Evgeniya Solodova Topic: Role of type I interferons in the innate and adaptive immune defense against Gram-negative bacteria Supervisor: Dr. Siegfried Weiß, Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig Academic Background: Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University Nationality: Russian

Benjamin Wahl Topic: Assessing oral tolerance on the basis of T cell migratory routes Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Oliver Pabst, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Graduation 20th January 2012

Asolina Braun Research Topic: Role of lymph node stromal cells for tissue maintenance under homeostatic and inflammatory conditions Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Reinhold Förster, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic background: Biology, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany Nationality: Germany

Jan Haas Topic: Elucidation of the contribution of T cells to γδ Th17-type immune reactions in steady state and in the course of infections Supervisor: Dr. Immo Prinz, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Technical Biochemistry, University of Stuttgart, Germany Nationality: German

Semrah Kati Topic: The role of the epigenetic modifications during KSHV latent persistence Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Schulz, Department of Virology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Biochemistry, Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany Nationality: German

Georgios-Leandros Moschovakis Topic: Conditional CCR7-deficient and CCR7-proficient mice to study Tolerance and Immunity Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Reinhold Förster, Institute of Immunology, Hannover Medical School Academic Background: Medicine, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria Nationality: Greek

Christina Ziegler Topic: Host-microbe interplay in persistant Staphylococcus aureus infection Supervisor: Dr. Eva Medine, Department of Infection Immunology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research Academic Background: Molecular Biology, University of Bergen, Norway, Germany Nationality: German

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