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P. Robin Hiesinger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Neurobiology
Speaker, Research Consortium RobustCircuit <\/a><\/em>(FOR5289)
email: robin (at) flygen.org
phone: +49 30 838 58698<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Robin did his undergraduate and graduate studies in genetics, computational biology and philosophy (totally shows) at the University of Freiburg in Germany. He then did a postdoc at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and was Assistant and Associate Professor for more than 8 years at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. After 15 years (!) in Texas and a life with no fast food, no TV, no gun and no right to vote, he moved to Berlin in 2015<\/em>. He has yet to understand the German academic system.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Ute Gebhardt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Administrative Associate
email: Ute.Gebhardt (at) fu-berlin.de
phone: +49 30 838 55917<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The boss.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Postdocs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Maria Ahmed, PhD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Postdoc (DFG HI1886\/12)
email: maria.ahmed (at) fu-berlin.de
phone: +49 30 838 59529<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Live dynamics of neuronal morphogenesis.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spatial constraints and cell surface molecule depletion structure a randomly connected learning circuit.<\/a> Thornton-Kolbe EM*, Ahmed M*<\/strong>, Gordon FR, Sieriebriennikov B, Williams DL, Kurmangaliyev YZ, Clowney EJ.Curr Biol. 2025 Jul 7;35(13):3191-3208.e10. doi: 10.1016\/j.cub.2025.05.062. *equal contribution<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Input density tunes Kenyon cell sensory responses in the Drosophila mushroom body.<\/a> Ahmed M<\/strong>, Rajagopalan AE, Pan Y, Li Y, Williams DL, Pedersen EA, Thakral M, Previero A, Close KC, Christoforou CP, Cai D, Turner GC, Clowney EJ. Curr Biol. <\/strong>2023 Jul 10;33(13):2742-2760.e12. doi: 10.1016\/j.cub.2023.05.064. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Untangling the wires: development of sparse, distributed connectivity in the mushroom body calyx.<\/a> Pu\u00f1al VM, Ahmed M<\/strong>, Thornton-Kolbe EM, Clowney EJ. Cell Tissue Res.<\/strong> 2021 Jan;383(1):91-112. doi: 10.1007\/s00441-020-03386-4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Presynaptic developmental plasticity allows robust sparse wiring of the Drosophila<\/em> mushroom body.<\/a> Elkahlah NA, Rogow JA, Ahmed M<\/strong>, Clowney EJ. Elife.<\/strong> 2020 Jan 8;9:e52278. doi: 10.7554\/eLife.52278.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Joachim Fuchs, PhD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PostDoc (FU Berlin)
email: joachim.fuchs (at) fu-berlin.de
phone: +49 30 838 55917<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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From filopodial dynamics to brain wiring<\/em>. (since April 2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fuchs, J<\/strong>., Cherkaoui, K.<\/strong>, and Hiesinger, PR <\/strong>(2026). Adherens junctions balance stability and motility: from cell morphogenesis to neural tissue patterning. Biol. Chem.<\/em><\/strong> in press<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PTEN controls alternative splicing of autism spectrum disorder-associated transcripts in primary neurons.<\/a> Rademacher S, Preu\u00dfner M, Rehm MC, Fuchs J,<\/strong> Heyd F, Eickholt BJ. Brain. 2025 Jan 7;148(1):47-54. doi: 10.1093\/brain\/awae306.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cell type-specific and subcellular expression of phospholipid phosphatase-related proteins to modulate lyso-phosphatidic acid synaptic signaling in the developing and adult CNS.<\/a> Polyzou A, Fuchs J<\/strong>, Kroon C, Kotoula A, Delis F, Turko P, Antoniou K, Eickholt B, Leondaritis G.J Neurochem. 2024 Sep;168(9):3050-3062. doi: 10.1111\/jnc.16169.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Automated Analysis of Neuronal Morphology in 2D Fluorescence Micrographs through an Unsupervised Semantic Segmentation of Neurons.<\/a> Zehtabian A, Fuchs J,<\/strong> Eickholt BJ, Ewers H.Neuroscience. 2024 Jul 23;551:333-344. doi: 10.1016\/j.neuroscience.2024.05.024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brain wiring: Love the one you\u2019re with. <\/a>Fuchs J<\/strong> and Hiesinger PR. Curr Biol. <\/strong>2023. 33(13):R727-R729<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plasma membrane phospholipid phosphatase-related proteins as pleiotropic regulators of neuron growth and excitability.<\/a> Fuchs J<\/strong>, Bareesel S, Kroon C, Polyzou A, Eickholt BJ, Leondaritis G.Front Mol Neurosci. 2022 Sep 15;15:984655. doi: 10.3389\/fnmol.2022.984655.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Precursor types predict the stability of neuronal branches. <\/a>Fuchs J<\/strong>, Eickholt BJ. J Cell Sci<\/strong>.<\/em> 2021 Dec 1;134(23):jcs258983. doi: 10.1242\/jcs.258983.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harnessing PTEN’s Growth Potential in Neuronal Development and Disease. <\/a>Fuchs J<\/strong>, Eickholt BJ, Leondaritis G. Neurosci Insights.<\/em><\/strong> 2020 Sep 13;15:2633105520959056. doi: 10.1177\/2633105520959056.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Axonal Membrane Protein PRG2 Inhibits PTEN and Directs Growth to Branches.<\/a> Brosig A, Fuchs J<\/strong>, Ipek F, Kroon C, Schr\u00f6tter S, Vadhvani M, Polyzou A, Ledderose J, van Diepen M, Holzh\u00fctter HG, Trimbuch T, Gimber N, Schmoranzer J, Lieberam I, Rosenmund C, Spahn C, Scheerer P, Szczepek M, Leondaritis G, Eickholt BJ. Cell Rep<\/strong><\/em>. 2019 Nov 12;29(7):2028-2040.e8. doi: 10.1016\/j.celrep.2019.10.039.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Emil Kind, PhD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Postdoc (ERC Adv SynPromiscuity)
email: emil.kind (at) fu-berlin.de
phone: +49 30 838 59529<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What can we learn from adult connectomes about brain development?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connectomic reconstruction predicts the functional organization of visual inputs to the navigation center of the Drosophila<\/em> brain.<\/a> Garner D*, Kind E*<\/strong>, Nern A, Houghton L, Zhao A, Sancer G, Rubin GM, Wernet MF, Kim SS. Nature<\/strong>. 2024 Oct;634(8032):181-190. doi: 10.1038\/s41586-024-07967-z. *equal contribution<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neuronal “parts list” and wiring diagram for a visual system.<\/a> Matsliah A, Yu SC, Kruk K, Bland D, Burke A, Gager J, Hebditch J, Silverman B, Willie K, Willie R, Sorek M, Sterling AR, Kind E<\/strong>, Garner D, Sancer G, Wernet MF, Kim SS, Murthy M, Seung HS; FlyWire Consortium. Nature<\/strong>. 2024 Oct;634(8032):166-180. doi: 10.1038\/s41586-024-07981-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synaptic targets of photoreceptors specialized to detect color and skylight polarization in Drosophila<\/em>.<\/a> Kind E<\/strong>, Longden KD, Nern A, Zhao A, Sancer G, Flynn MA, Laughland CW, Gezahegn B, Ludwig HD, Thomson AG, Obrusnik T, Alarc\u00f3n PG, Dionne H, Bock DD, Rubin GM, Reiser MB, Wernet MF. Elife. <\/strong>2021 Dec 16;10:e71858. doi: 10.7554\/eLife.71858.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vision: Space and colour meet in the fly optic lobes.<\/a> Kind E<\/strong>, Wernet MF. Curr Biol. 2021 Jul 26;31(14):R909-R912. doi: 10.1016\/j.cub.2021.06.009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cellular and synaptic adaptations of neural circuits processing skylight polarization in the fly.<\/a> Sancer G, Kind E<\/strong>, Uhlhorn J, Volkmann J, Hammacher J, Pham T, Plazaola-Sasieta H, Wernet MF. J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol.<\/strong> 2020 Mar;206(2):233-246. doi: 10.1007\/s00359-019-01389-3. Epub 2019 Dec 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Modality-Specific Circuits for Skylight Orientation in the Fly Visual System.<\/a> Sancer G, Kind E<\/strong>, Plazaola-Sasieta H, Balke J, Pham T, Hasan A, M\u00fcnch LO, Courgeon M, Mathejczyk TF, Wernet MF. Curr Biol.<\/strong> 2019 Sep 9;29(17):2812-2825.e4. doi: 10.1016\/j.cub.2019.07.020. Epub 2019 Aug 8.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Abhishek Kulkarni, PhD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PostDoc (DFG FOR5289 & VW Unknown Unknown)
email: abhiowns (at) gmail.com
phone: +49 30 838 59529<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The role of time in brain wiring.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brence B, Brummer J, Derchsken VJ, \u00d6zel MN, Kulkarni A<\/strong>, Wolterhoff N, Prohaska S, Hiesinger PR, Baum D (2026). Semi-automatic Geometrical Reconstruction and Analysis of Filopodia Dynamics in 4D Two-Photon Microscopy Images, BMC Bioinformatics<\/em><\/strong>, in press<\/em>. doi: 10.1186\/s12859-026-06385-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Axonal self-sorting without target guidance in Drosophila<\/em> visual map formation.<\/a> Agi E, Reifenstein ET, Wit C, Schneider T, Kauer M, Kehribar M, Kulkarni A<\/strong>, von Kleist M, Hiesinger PR.<\/strong> Science<\/em>.<\/strong> 2024 Mar 8;383(6687):1084-1092. doi: 10.1126\/science.adk3043. Epub 2024 Mar 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neuronal strategies for meting the right partner during brain wiring. <\/a>Agi, E., Kulkarni, A.<\/strong>, and Hiesinger, P.R. (2020). Curr. Opin. Neurobiol<\/strong>, 63:1-8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serial synapse formation through filopodial competition for synaptic seeding factors<\/a>. Ozel, M.N.*, Kulkarni, A.<\/strong>*, Hasan, A.*, Brummer, J., Moldenhauer, M., Daumann, I.M., Wolfenberg, H., Dercksen, V.J., Kiral, F.R., Weiser, M., Prohaska, S., von KLeinst, M.*, Hiesinger, P.R.*<\/strong> , Developmental Cell<\/strong> 50(4):447-461.e8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birth order dependent growth cone segregation determines synaptic layer identity in the Drosophila visual system.<\/a> Kulkarni A<\/strong>, Ertekin D, Lee CH, Hummel T. Elife<\/strong>. 2016 Mar 17;5:e13715. doi: 10.7554\/eLife.13715.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Jakob Rentsch, PhD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

PostDoc (ERC SynPromisuity & DFG Walter Benjamin Fellowship)
email: jakob.rentsch (at) fu-berlin.de
phone: +49 30 838 59529<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Applying new imaging methods … now to the fly brain<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Condensates of synaptic vesicles and synapsin-1 mediate actin sequestering and polymerization.<\/a> Chhabra A, Hoffmann C, Aguilar P\u00e9rez G, Korobeinikov AA, Rentsch J<\/strong>, H\u00fcmpfer N, Kokwaro L, Gnidovec L, Petrovi\u0107 A, Wallace JN, Tromm JV, Rom\u00e1n-Vendrell C, Johnson EC, Rankovi\u0107 B, Perego E, Volpi T, Fern\u00e1ndez-Busnadiego R, K\u00f6ster S, Rizzoli SO, Ewers H, Morgan JR, Milovanovi\u0107 D. EMBO J. <\/strong>2025 Sep;44(18):5112-5148. doi: 10.1038\/s44318-025-00516-y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sub-membrane actin rings compartmentalize the plasma membrane.<\/a> Rentsch J<\/strong>, Bandstra S, Sezen B, Sigrist P, Bottanelli F, Schmerl B, Shoichet S, No\u00e9 F, Sadeghi M, Ewers H. J Cell Biol. <\/strong>2024 Apr 1;223(4):e202310138. doi: 10.1083\/jcb.202310138. Epub 2024 Jan 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synapsin condensation controls synaptic vesicle sequestering and dynamics.<\/a> Hoffmann C, Rentsch J<\/strong>, Tsunoyama TA, Chhabra A, Aguilar Perez G, Chowdhury R, Trnka F, Korobeinikov AA, Shaib AH, Ganzella M, Giannone G, Rizzoli SO, Kusumi A, Ewers H, Milovanovic D. Nat Commun. <\/strong>2023 Oct 23;14(1):6730. doi: 10.1038\/s41467-023-42372-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Controlled Grafting Expansion Microscopy.<\/a> Thielhorn R, Heing-Becker I, H\u00fcmpfer N, Rentsch J, <\/strong>Haag R, Licha K, Ewers H. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl.<\/strong> 2023 Jul 10;62(28):e202302318. doi: 10.1002\/anie.202302318.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Efficient GUI-Based Clustering Software for Simulation and Bayesian Cluster Analysis of Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy Data.<\/a> Kutz S, Zehrer AC, Svetlitckii R, G\u00fclc\u00fcler Balta GS, Galli L, Kleber S, Rentsch J<\/strong>, Martin-Villalba A, Ewers H. Front Bioinform<\/strong>. 2021 Oct 11;1:723915. doi: 10.3389\/fbinf.2021.723915.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Precise measurement of nanoscopic septin ring structures with deep learning-assisted quantitative superresolution microscopy.<\/a> Zehtabian A, M\u00fcller PM, Goisser M, Obendorf L, J\u00e4nisch L, H\u00fcmpfer N, Rentsch J<\/strong>, Ewers H. Mol Biol Cell.<\/strong> 2022 Jul 1;33(8):ar76. doi: 10.1091\/mbc.E22-02-0039.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The synaptic scaffold protein MPP2 interacts with GABAA receptors at the periphery of the postsynaptic density of glutamatergic synapses.<\/a> Schmerl B, Gimber N, Kuropka B, Stumpf A, Rentsch J<\/strong>, Kunde SA, von Sivers J, Ewers H, Schmitz D, Freund C, Schmoranzer J, Rademacher N, Shoichet SA. PLoS Biol.<\/strong> 2022 Mar 21;20(3):e3001503. doi: 10.1371\/journal.pbio.3001503.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expansion STED microscopy (ExSTED).<\/a> Gao M, Thielhorn R, Rentsch J<\/strong>, Honigmann A, Ewers H. Methods Cell Biol. <\/strong>2021;161:15-31. doi: 10.1016\/bs.mcb.2020.06.001. Epub 2020 Jun 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actomyosin Contractility in the Generation and Plasticity of Axons and Dendritic Spines.<\/a> Mikhaylova M, Rentsch J<\/strong>, Ewers H. Cells<\/strong>. 2020 Sep 1;9(9):2006. doi: 10.3390\/cells9092006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directed manipulation of membrane proteins by fluorescent magnetic nanoparticles.<\/a> Li JH, Santos-Otte P, Au B, Rentsch J<\/strong>, Block S, Ewers H. Nat Commun. <\/strong>2020 Aug 26;11(1):4259. doi: 10.1038\/s41467-020-18087-3.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Neele Wolterhoff, PhD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Postdoc (DFG Walter Benjamin Fellowship and FOR5289 RobustCircuit)
email: neele.wolterhoff (at) fu-berlin.de
phone: +49 30 838 59529<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Developmental processes of CNS formation and their genetic regulation<\/em>. (since March 2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brence B, Brummer J, Derchsken VJ, \u00d6zel MN, Kulkarni A, Wolterhoff N<\/strong>, Prohaska S, Hiesinger PR, Baum D (2026). Semi-automatic Geometrical Reconstruction and Analysis of Filopodia Dynamics in 4D Two-Photon Microscopy Images, BMC Bioinformatics<\/em><\/strong>, in press<\/em>. doi: 10.1186\/s12859-026-06385-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selective adhesion preserves eye patterning as axonal retinotopy in the Drosophila brain (2026). <\/a>Kehribar M, Wit CB, Krasikova K, Agi E, Reifenstein ET, Wolterhoff N<\/strong>, Wriedt LQ, von Kleist M, and Hiesinger PR (2026). <\/a>Current Biology<\/em>, <\/strong>in press<\/em>, pre-pub online Feb 3, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Synaptic promiscuity in brain development.<\/a> Wolterhoff N, Hiesinger PR.<\/strong> Curr Biol.<\/strong> 2024 Feb 5;34(3):R102-R116. doi: 10.1016\/j.cub.2023.12.037.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developmental pruning of sensory neurites by mechanical tearing in Drosophila.<\/a> Kr\u00e4mer R, Wolterhoff N<\/strong>, Galic M, Rumpf S.J Cell Biol. 2023 Mar 6;222(3):e202205004. doi: 10.1083\/jcb.202205004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PP2A phosphatase is required for dendrite pruning via actin regulation in Drosophila. <\/a>Wolterhoff N<\/strong>, Gigengack U, Rumpf S. EMBO Rep. 2020 May 6;21(5):e48870. doi: 10.15252\/embr.201948870.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Functions of Microtubule Disassembly during Neurite Pruning.<\/a> Rumpf S, Wolterhoff N<\/strong>, Herzmann S. Trends Cell Biol. <\/strong>2019 Apr;29(4):291-297. doi: 10.1016\/j.tcb.2019.01.002.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Nicholas H\u00e4chl, MD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Student (FOR5289 RobustCircuit)
email: nicholas.haechl (at) fu-berlin.de
phone: +49 30 838 59529<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Live Observation of Synaptic Partner Interaction Dynamics<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Kawtar Cherkaoui, MSc<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Student (FOR5228 Syntophagy)
email: kawtar.cherkaoui (at) fu-berlin.de
phone: +49 30 838 59529<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cell biological mechanisms of growth cone sorting during neural superposition sorting.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fuchs, J., Cherkaoui, K.<\/strong>, and Hiesinger, PR <\/strong>(2026). Adherens junctions balance stability and motility: from cell morphogenesis to neural tissue patterning. Biol. Chem.<\/em><\/strong> in press<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Mirza Desevic, MD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Student (FOR5228 Syntophagy)
email: mirza.desevic (at) fu-berlin.de
phone: +49 30 838 59529<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Autophagy in Synapse Development<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Sarah Martens, MSc<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Student (FOR5228 Syntophagy)
email: sarah.martens@fu-berlin.de
phone: +49 30 838 59529<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Imaging Tools Development<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Heike Wolfenberg<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lab Manager
email: heike.wolfenberg@fu-berlin.de
phone: +49 30 838 59529 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Doreen Johannes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Technical Assitant, Animal Care
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  • Melinda Kehribar, former PhD student, now Vocational School Teacher, Max Taut School Berlin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ilsa-Maria Daumann, former PhD student, now Postdoctoral fellow at Tanja Vogel’s lab, University of Freiburg<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Egemen Agi PhD, former Postdoctoral Fellow, now Innovation Manager, Max-Delbr\u00fcck Center Berlin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Maheva Andriatsilavo PhD, former Postdoctoral Fellow, now Lecturer\/Associate Professor at the Institute of Neuroscience of Paris-Saclay (NeuroPSI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Suchetana Dutta, former PhD student (together with Bassem Hassan), now postdoc in Dresden<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Charlotte Wit, former PhD student, now Scientific Project Manager, EU-Openscreen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Friederike Kohrs, former PhD student, now Community Engagement Manager BIH Quest Berlin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Amr Hasan, former PhD student<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ferdi Ridvan Kiral, former PhD student, now PostDoc with In-Hyun Park at Yale<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Eugene Jennifer Jin, former PhD student, now Asst. Prof. at Southwestern College, US<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Mehmet Neset \u00d6zel, former PhD student, now Asst. Prof. at the Stowers Institute, US<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Marion Langen PhD, former Postdoctoral Fellow<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Chih-Chiang Chan PhD, former Postdoctoral Fellow, now Professor at National Taiwan University<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • W. Ryan Williamson PhD, former Graduate Student, now Director, IDEA Core, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, US<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Adam Haberman PhD, former PostDoc, now Associate Professor at University of San Diego<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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