PhD projects offered - IPP summer call 2019
The International PhD Programme includes groups at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU), Mainz's University Medical Centre (UMC). Those offering a position and groups from the just funded research training group "GenEvo" are listed below. Note that not all groups involved in the IPP offer a position in every call.
The list below shows groups offering a PhD position in our summer call 2019.
By registering you express interest to apply, and you ask referees to send a reference letter to us. In the application form (the link is sent when you register) you select from all groups up to 5 recruiting groups in your field of interest. Do not select groups which are not listed on this page.
You can still modify or extend this selection if you are invited to our interview days and come to know the Group Leaders in person.
| Group Leader | Topic | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Baumann (Evo) | Epigenetic adaptation | JGU/IMB |
| Petra Beli (Evo) | Signaling networks in UV-induced stress response | IMB |
| Joachim Burger | Computational palaeogenomics | JGU |
| Falk Butter | Global investigations of gene regulation | IMB |
| Susanne Foitzik | Molecular regulation of social life | JGU |
| Thomas Hankeln | Gene expression regulation in the adaptive evolution of the hypoxia-tolerant rodent Spalax | JGU |
| Martin Kaltenpoth | Molecular regulation of mutualism establishment | JGU |
| René Ketting | Diversity of Small RNA Biology in Germ Cells | IMB |
| Julian König | The evolution of new exons from Alu elements in human and primates | IMB |
| Romain Libbrecht | Molecular regulation of reproduction in insect societies | JGU |
| Helen May-Simera | Co-option of cilia proteins in gene regulatory processes | JGU |
| Eva Wolf | Structural biology of circadian clock proteins | JGU/IMB |
Genome Stability & DNA Repair
| Group Leader | Topic | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Baumann | Chromosome dynamics and meiosis | JGU/IMB |
| Petra Beli | Cellular responses to DNA damage and replication stress | IMB |
| Andriy Khobta | Repair and adverse outcomes of damage in transcribed DNA | UMC |
| Markus Löbrich | Radiation Biology and DNA Repair | TU Darmstadt |
| Alexander Löwer | Systems Biology of the Stress Response | TU Darmstadt |
| Vassilis Roukos | Dissecting mechanisms of tumorigenic chromosome translocations | IMB |
| Helle Ulrich | Signalling functions of polyubiquitin chains | IMB |
Epigenetics & Gene Regulation
| Group Leader | Topic | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Joan Barau | Genomic conflict & germline developmental epigenetics | IMB |
| Falk Butter | Global investigations of gene regulation | IMB |
| René Ketting | Diversity of Small RNA Biology in Germ Cells | IMB |
| Anton Khmelinskii | Protein quality control and aging | IMB |
| Michael Kühn | Epigenetic Dependencies in Leukemia | UMC |
| Jens Marquardt, Monika Hartmann | Molecular Hepatocarcinogenesis | UMC |
| Christof Niehrs | DNA Demethylation and non-coding RNA in stem cells and neural memory | IMB |
| Natalia Soshnikova | Intestinal stem cell specification during embryogenesis | UMC |
| Tim Sparwasser | Regulatory T Cells | UMC |
| Ari Waisman | The role of IL-17 signalling in autoimmunity | UMC |
Computational Biology & Omics
| Group Leader | Topic | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Petra Beli | Cellular responses to DNA damage and replication stress | IMB |
| Joachim Burger | Computational palaeogenomics | JGU |
| Falk Butter | Global investigations of gene regulation | IMB |
| Anton Khmelinskii | Protein quality control and aging | IMB |
| Julian König | The evolution of new exons from Alu elements in human and primates | IMB |
Synthetic Biology, Nanoscopy & Structural Biology
| Group Leader | Topic | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Lemke | Synthetic/chemical biology approaches to study multifunctionality of IDPs | JGU/IMB |
| Eva Wolf | Structural biology of circadian clock proteins | JGU/IMB |