Former lab members

Dr. Jihad (Josef) El Andari (07/16-06/21)
- Directed evolution of AAV capsids for muscle and CNS gene therapy
- Combinatorial AAV capsid evolution via DNA shuffling & peptide display

Dr. Margarita Zayas (05/21-09/23)
- Directed evolution of AAV capsids for muscle and CNS gene therapy
- Combinatorial AAV capsid evolution via DNA shuffling & peptide display

Dr. Joanna Szumska (07/20-01/23)
- Molecular evolution of synthetic AAV capsids in the CNS of primates
- Combinatorial AAV evolution via DNA shuffling and peptide display
Contact

Dr. Ali Ghanem (05/19-03/22)
- Evolution of cell type-specific AAV capsids in the liver
- Tracking of barcoded AAV capsid variants on the single-cell level
Contact

Cinja Sackmann (01/17-06/21)
Technician supporting AAV production and lab management

Dr. Mareike Hoffmann (01/20-12/20)
- Molecular evolution of novel AAV variants in the muscle and CNS
- Engineering of light- and miRNA-regulated AAV vectors

Dr. Mischa Schwendy (05/19-05/20)
- AAV capsid selection in the CNS

Dr. Julia Fakhiri (09/14 - 06/20)
PhD 09/14 - 09/19
Postdoc 09/19 - 06/20
- Bocaviral vectors for human gene therapy
- AAV capsid engineering & in vivo screening in the muscle
- Self-inactivating and kill-switch AAV/CRISPR vectors

Dr. Carolin Schmelas (08/16 - 06/20)
PhD 08/16 - 06/20
- Intein-mediated Cas9 expression from self-complementary AAV
- Multiplexed shRNA/gRNA expression from AAV-TRISPR

Dr. Claire Domenger (09/16 - 11/19)
Postdoc 09/16 - 11/19
- Generation and screening of AAV-based promoter library
- In vivo fine-regulation and retargeting of AAV vectors via miRNAs

Dr. Janina Haar (08/16 - 05/19)
Postdoc 08/16 - 05/19
- Creation and in vivo screening of AAV peptide display libraries in the liver

Dr. Jonas Weinmann (05/15 - 10/18)
PhD 05/15 - 10/18
- Generation and in vivo screening of barcoded AAV capsid libraries
- Characterization of a novel synthetic, myotropic AAV capsid

Dr. Franziska Hentzschel (05/15 - 10/18)
MSc xx.xx
PhD 05/15 - 10/18
- Generation and in vivo screening of barcoded AAV capsid libraries
- Characterization of a novel synthetic, myotropic AAV capsid

Dr. Anne-Kathrin Herrmann (05/15 - 10/18)
MSc xx-xx
PhD 10/14 - 09/18
- Generation and in vivo screening of barcoded AAV capsid libraries
- Characterization of a novel synthetic, myotropic AAV capsid

Dr. Elena Senís (10/10 - 10/15)
PhD 05/15 - 10/18
Postdoc xx-xx
- Generation and in vivo screening of barcoded AAV capsid libraries
- Characterization of a novel synthetic, myotropic AAV capsid

Dr. Stefanie Grosse (05/15 - 10/18)
PhD 08/11 - 02/17
- Generation and in vivo screening of barcoded AAV capsid libraries
- Characterization of a novel synthetic, myotropic AAV capsid

Dr. Eike Kienle (05/15 - 10/18)
PhD 05/15 - 10/18
- Generation and in vivo screening of barcoded AAV capsid libraries
- Characterization of a novel synthetic, myotropic AAV capsid

Dr. Stefan Mockenhaupt (05/15 - 10/18)
PhD 09/08 - 05/12
- Generation and in vivo screening of barcoded AAV capsid libraries
- Characterization of a novel synthetic, myotropic AAV capsid

Dr. Nina Schürmann (03/08 - 09/13)
PhD 03/08 - 09/13
- Generation and in vivo screening of barcoded AAV capsid libraries
- Characterization of a novel synthetic, myotropic AAV capsid
Dr. Gabriela Cotugno (11/11 - 05/12)
PhD 05/15 - 10/18
- Generation and in vivo screening of barcoded AAV capsid libraries
- Characterization of a novel synthetic, myotropic AAV capsid

Dr. Christina Raupp (02/10 - 12/10)
PhD 05/15 - 10/18
- Generation and in vivo screening of barcoded AAV capsid libraries
- Characterization of a novel synthetic, myotropic AAV capsid

Dr. Thomas Michler (01/12 - 12/12)
PhD 05/15 - 10/18
- Generation and in vivo screening of barcoded AAV capsid libraries
- Characterization of a novel synthetic, myotropic AAV capsid

Dr. Chronis Fatouros (10/13 - 12/14)
PhD 05/15 - 10/18
- Generation and in vivo screening of barcoded AAV capsid libraries
- Characterization of a novel synthetic, myotropic AAV capsid

Dr. Silke Uhrig-Schmidt (09/13 - 02/154)
PhD 05/15 - 10/18
- Generation and in vivo screening of barcoded AAV capsid libraries
- Characterization of a novel synthetic, myotropic AAV capsid
- Jonas Becker (2019)
- Laura Dietz (2019)
- Franziska Hentzschel
- Anne-Kathrin Herrmann
- Florian Schmidt
- Kai-Philipp Linse