An overview of the doctoral researchers currently enrolled in the Brain Dynamics Graduate School
- 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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- 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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- 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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- Gerstner Florian
Research Group Simon
Research project: "Pathophysiology of the cerebellum in motor neuron diseases"
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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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- Hemberger Mareike
Research Group Langenhan
Research project: "Development of optical methods to interrogate aGPCR function"
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- Herold Nadia Katherine
Research Group Tal
Research project: "Exploring novel neurotoxic mechanisms"
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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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- 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 (dtsz hamster)"
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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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- Lehning Maria
Research Group Stassart
Research project: "The role of Neuregulin-1 signaling in parvalbumin positive interneurons"
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Wender Magdalena
Research Group Schmidt
Research project: "Postnatal changes in functional calcium signaling at cerebellar synapses"
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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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Brain Dynamics alumni
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 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 (dtsz 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.