Principal Investigators and PhD students
Contact
Speaker of the RTG
Prof. Dr. Karl-Wilhelm Koch
Tel.: +49-(0)441-798-3640
Raum: W4 1-137
E-mail: karl.w.koch@uol.de
Scientific Management
Dr. Kristin Tietje
+49 (0)441 798-3882
Kristin.Tietje@uol.de
W10 0-007
Scientific Management
Anne Depping
+49 (0)441 798-2451
sensorybio@uol.de
V03 M 3-335
Finance and Administration
Gabriele Ahrens
+49 (0)441 798-3336
+49 (0)441 798-193336
gabriele.ahrens@uol.de
W4 1-167
Principal Investigators and PhD students
Third cohorte of PhD students
Principal Investigators and PhD students
PI's
 | Homogeneous catalysis, bond activation, heterocyclic and combinatorial chemistry, natural product synthesis | |
 | Gap junctions, visual information processing in retinal networks | |
 | Photoreceptors involved in orientation behavior in fish | |
 | Visual information processing in retinal networks | |
 | Molecular mechanisms of visual information processing in the vertebrate retina | |
| Molecular mechanisms of phototransduction in rod and cone cells of the vertebrate retina | |
 | Optical properties of functional nanostructures, ultrafast and nano-optics | |
 | Animal navigation mechanisms from molecules and cognition to behavior, magnetic sense | |
 | Genetic diseases of the eye and retina, ciliopathies, translational research and treatment approaches in animal models | |
 | Molecular mechanisms of function, development and evolution of the mammalian auditory system | |
 | Molecular physiology and regulation in environmental bacteria | |
 | Prof. Dr. Ilia Solov'yov | Theoretical and computational methods for sensory biology |
 | Biophysics, molecular spectroscopy | |
 | Dr. Christian Puller | Visual information processing in retinal networks |
PhD students of the second funding period
PhD students funded by the DFG RTG
 | Faiza Altaf | Funtional characterization of microRNAs in the auditory brainstem supervised by: Prof. Dr. Hans Gerd Nothwang |
 | Shambhavi Apte | Magnetic sensing and orientation in migratory birds, and its anatomical correlate supervised by: Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen |
 | Kristina Bruns | Genetic basis of behavior supervised by: Prof. Dr. Gabriele Gerlach |
 | Ramona Buschen | Regulation and responsiveness of anaerobic ethylbenzene / acetophenone degradation in A. aromatoleum EbN1 supervised by: Prof. Dr. Ralf Rabus |
| Angelika Einwich | The role of cryptochromes in magnetoreception supervised by: Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen |
| Karim Habashy | Computational Modeling of Navigation in Birds supervised by: Prof. Dr. Micheal Winklhofer |
| Alejandra Acevedo Harnecker | The contribution of horizontal cells to retinal adaptation and the processing of natural scenes supervised by: apl. Prof. Dr. Karin Dedek |
 | Germann Hergert | Multidimensional spectroscopy of light-induced charge and spin tranfer supervised by: Prof. Dr. Christoph Lienau |
 | Malien Laurien | Sensory basis of oritnetation behaviour in fish supervised by: Prof. Dr. Gabriele Gerlach |
| Lena Nemitz | Characterization of horizontal cell function and modulation in the vertebrate retina supervised by: Apl. Prof. Dr. Ulrike Janssen-Bienhold |
 | Dipti Pradhan | The mouse retinal output signal and its modulation by horizontal cells supervised by: Prof. Dr. Martin Greschner |
 | Nils Schröder | Diaminoterephthalates - New Tools for Life Sciences and Materials Science supervised by: Prof. Dr. Jens Christoffers |
 | Fabian Schuhmann | Theoretical and computational methods for sensory biology supervised by: Prof. Dr. Ilia Solov’yov |
| Pranav Seth | Downregulation of CRY4 form European robin (Erithacus rubecula) using small hairpin constructions (shOligos) supervised by: Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen |
 | Manisha Kumari | Activity control of sensory membrane-bound guanylate cyclases supervised by: Prof. Dr. Karl-Wilhelm Koch |
 | Matteo Spinelli | Immunohistochemical analysis of desmosome like-junctions and gapjunctions in the OPL of the mouse retina supervised by: Apl. Prof. Dr. Ulrike Janssen-Bienhold |
| Anitta Rose Thomas | Ultrafast Spectroscopy of Charge Separation Processes in Natural Light Harvesting Complexes supervised by: Prof. Dr. Christoph Lienau |
 | Muhammad Usman | The retinitis Pigmentosa GTPase regulator (RPGR) and defects in ciliary signaling and transport supervised by: Prof. Dr. John Neidhardt |
| Laura Ziegenbalg | Magnetoreception in teleost fish supervised by: Prof. Dr. Michael Winkelhofer |
| Sarah-Karina Menke-Sell | The GC/GCAP system in the retina of the zebrafish focussing on phototransduction in cones |
 | Domna Zourelidou | Molecular basis of magnetide-based magnetoreception supervised by: Prof. Dr. Michael Winkelhofer |
Funded by other sources
| Nicole Ahrens | Functional analysis of zebrafish specific Opsin-Kinases (zGRKs) supervised by: Prof. Dr. Karl-Wilhelm Koch |
 | Vaishnavi Balaji | The retinal circuitry for magnetoreception in migratory birds supervised by: Apl. Prof. Dr. Karin Dedek |
| Christoph Block | Magnetosensory information encoding in the retina of migratory birds supervised by: Prof. Dr. Martin Greschner |
| Raisa Chetverikova | Analysis of retinal cells in the avian retina with Ca2+ Imaging supervised by: Prof. Dr. Henrik Mourtisen |
| Yaoyu Chen | Role of RD3 in controlling guanylate cyclase activities in brain supervised by: Prof. Dr. Karl-Wilhelm Koch |
 | Sabrina Duda | Classification and spatial distribution of mammalian retinal ganglion cell types supervised by: Prof. Dr. Martin Greschner |
 | Anders Frederiksen | Structural and dynamical traits of avian cryptochromes supervised by: Prof. Dr. Ilia Solov'yov |
 | Katharina Görtemaker | Cryptochromes as molecular triggers in magnetoreceptive cell responses supervised by: Prof. Dr. Karl-Wilhelm Koch |
 | Gesa Grüning | Structural and dynamical traits of avian cryptochromes supervised by: Prof. Dr. Ilia Solov'yov |
 | Katrin Haase | Magnetic map processing in the brain of migratory birds supervised by: Dr. Dominik Heyers and Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen |
 | Maja Hanic´ | Structure and photoactivation of avian cryptochromes supervised by: Prof. Dr. Ilia Solov'yov |
| Thiemo Karwinkel | Assessing magnetoreception and orientation/navigation-hypotheses in free flying birds supervised by: Dr. Heiko Schmaljohann and Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen |
 | Denise Krissel | Evolutionary Development of Excitatory Projection Neurons in Tetrapod Sound Localization Circuits supervised by: Prof. Dr. Hans Gerd Nothwang |
 | Corinna Langebrake | A genomic approach to migration and orientation in the European robin supervised by: Prof. Dr. Miriam Liedvogel |
 | Bo Leberecht | Assessing magnetoreception and navigation-hypotheses in the lab supervised by: Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen |
 | Isabelle Musielak | Multisensory integration of navigational information in the avian telencephalon supervised by: Prof. Dr. Dr. Onur Güntürkün and Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen |
| Shaked Palgi | Neural basis of goal-directed navigation in complex environments ‒ Insights from the bat supervised by: Prof. Dr. Nachum Ulanovsky |
| Ali Jason Saleh | Noncoding RNA in the central auditory system supervised by: Prof. Dr. Hans Gerd Nothwang |
| Ayelet Sarel | Neural basis of goal-directed navigation in complex environments ‒ Insights from the bat supervised by: Prof. Dr. Nachum Ulanovsky |
 | Raphael Schween | A genomic approach to migration and orientation in the European robin supervised by: Prof. Dr. Arne Nolte |
 | Alina Steinemer | Multisensory integration of navigational information in the avian telencephalon supervised by: Prof. Dr. Dr. Onur Güntürkün and Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen |
| Sebastian Swirski | Spliceosomal adaptation as a therapeutic tool against splice site mutations in retinal diseases supervised by: Prof. Dr. John Neidhardt |
 | Daniel Timmer | Radical-pair-based magnetoreception supervised by: Prof. Dr. Peter Hore and Prof. Dr. Christoph Lienau |
 | Siu Ying Wong | Radical-pair-based magnetoreception supervised by: Prof. Dr. Peter Hore and Prof. Dr. Christoph Lienau |
 | Jingjing Xu | Biophysical and Biochemical Mechanisms of Cryptochrome-based Radical Pairs in the Avian Magnetic Compass |
 | Chad Yee | Cryptochromes as molecular triggers in magnetoreceptive cell responses supervised by: Prof. Dr. Karl-Wilhelm Koch |
Alumni PIs
| Prof. Dr. Alexander Hartmann | Complex behavior of discrete systems in physics, biology, mathematics and computer science | |
| Prof. Dr. Jürgen Parisi/ Jun. Prof. Dr. Manuels Schiek | Photovoltaic-driven neurosensoric man-machine interfaces | |
Cytoskeletal dynamics, stress responses and signal transduction mechanisms in neural cells |
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Dynamic and stability of chemical and electrical synaptic integration in the retina |
Alumni PhD students funded by the DFG RTG
Name | Title of the project | Supervisor |
| Oliya Abdullaeva | Activation of Voltage-Gated Ion Channels in Neuroblastoma Cells by an Organic Artificial Photoreceptor | Apl. Prof. Dr. Manuela Schiek Apl. Prof. Dr. Karin Dedek |
Bianca Brüggen | Synapses of amacrine cells and ceramide synthase deficiency in the mouse retina | apl. Prof. Dr. Karin Dedek |
Anne Depping | The contribution of horizontal cells to retinal adaptation | Prof. Dr. Karin Dedek |
| Mirjam Kant (geb. Trinkler) | Eingrenzung der Schwellenwertkonzentration von 4-Hydroxyacetophenon bei „Aromatoleum aromaticum“ Stamm EbN1 | Prof. Dr. Ralf Rabus |
Constanze Krohs (geb. Funke) | Functional characterization of miR-96 in the mouse auditory brainstem | Prof. Dr. Hans Gerd Nothwang |
| Astrid Markgraf | Identification of chemical recognition signals triggering social behavior | Prof. Dr. Gabriele Gerlach |
Jörg Robin | Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Rydberg Electrons at a Gold Nanotip and Calcium Sensor Proteins | Prof. Dr. Christoph Lienau |
Janina Leyk | Stress responses and cell death mechanisms leading to sensory dysfunction | Prof. Dr. Christiane Richter-Landsberg |
Tina Schlüter | Functional characterization of deafness genes in the central auditory pathway | Prof. Dr. Hans Gerd Nothwang |
| Anka Schubert | Diaminoterephtalic acid derivates - Fluorescent dyes for Life Sciences and Materials Science | Prof. Dr. Jens Christoffers |
Jasmin Segelken | Characterization of horizontal cell function and modulation in the vertebrate retina | Prof. Dr. Ulrike Janssen-Bienhold |
Stefan Sulmann | The Guanylate Cyclase-GCAP System -a multi protein complex in phototransduction | Prof. Dr. Karl-Wilhelm Koch |
| Jannes Vagts | Sensory distinction of structurally similar aromatic compounds | Prof. Dr. Ralf Rabus |
Melanie Wallisch | Diaminoterephthalate – Neue Fluoreszenzsonden für Anwendungen in der Biochemie und Biologie | Prof. Dr. Jens Christoffers |
Alumni PhD students funded by other sources
Name | Title of the project | Supervisor |
Seher Abbas | Molecular Switches Leading To Deactivation Of Sensory Signaling And Recovery Of The Cellular Response. | Prof. Dr. Karl-Wilhelm Koch |
| Michael Bottesch | Navigationally relevant compass cues in migratory and dispersing species - star compass learning in a night-migratory songbird, magnetic compass orientation in coral reef fish larvae, behavioral and electrophysiological investigation of polarization sensitivity in migratory and non-migratory birds | Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen |
| Leon Buschbeck | Diaminoterephtalate - neue Fluoreszenzfarbstoffe für die Life Sciences and Materials Science | Prof. Dr. Jens Christoffers |
Lena Dübbel | Characterization of signaling pathways in tumor immunology and immune therapy. | Prof. Dr. Karl-Wilhelm Koch |
| Dana Elbers | Switches and control of protein function on nano-structured surfaces | Prof. Dr. Karl-Wilhelm Koch |
Lena Freimuth | Studien zur Synthese von fluoreszierenden Diaminoterephthalsäurederivaten zur Anwendung in den Life Sciences und der Materials Science | Prof. Jens Christoffers
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| Dmitry Kobylkov | The magnetic senses of birds | Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen |
| Vincent Kunze | Genetic Profiling of Cone Photoreceptor Types in the Mammalian Retina | Prof. Dr. Karl-Wilhelm Koch |
| Stephan Tetenborg | The composition and regulation of electrical synapses in the inner plexiform layer of the retina | Prof. Dr. Karin Dedek |
Kristin Tietje | Bases of behavioral, genetic, and neuronal mechanisms of olfactory imprinting in zebrafish (Danio rerio) | Prof. Gabriele Gerlach |
Farina Vocke | Dysfunction of the guanylate cyclase-GCAP1 complex by a pathogenic mutation and nanoparticles designed for delivery | Prof. Karl-Wilhelm Koch |
| Viviane Wilms | Development and evolution of the auditory system | Prof. Dr. Hans Gerd Nothwang |
| Hanna Wimberg | Control of the guanylate cyclase signaling unit in phototransduction by the RD3 protein | Prof. Dr. Karl-Wilhelm Koch |