Class 2017
Hafiza Alirzayeva (Azerbaijan)
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Vilchez Lab, CECAD, University of Cologne, Germany
PhD thesis/supervisor: "Defining the role of histone H1.2 in FUS associated Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis" (Prof. Dr. David Vilchez)
halirzay[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Mihaela Bozukova (Bulgaria) CGA Buddy
Current position: Science Communicator and Project Manager, European Science Communication Institute gGmbH (ESCI)
PhD thesis/supervisor: "Aging alters chromatin accessibility and transcriptional regulation in murine liver tissue" (Prof. Dr. Peter Tessarz)
de.linkedin.com/in/mihaelabozukova
Francisco Daniel Dávila Alemán (Mexico) CGA Buddy
Current position: Postdoctoral Associate, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
PhD thesis/supervisor: "Microbiome and aging: A study of microbial evolution and community structure across model organisms" (Dr. Dario Valenzano)
linkedin.com/in/francisco-daniel-davila-aleman-231931121
Stephanie de Alcantara Fernandes (Brazil) CGA Buddy
Current position: Postdoc Wrap-Up, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
PhD thesis/supervisor: "Regulation of mTOR signaling by nutrients and post-translational modifications" (Dr. Constantinos Demetriades)
sfernandes[at]age.mpg.de
Ana Carolina de Sousa Leote (Portugal) CGA Buddy
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, USA
PhD thesis/supervisor: "Interpreting gene expression changes in single cells and during ageing using transcriptional regulatory networks" (Prof. Dr. Andreas Beyer)
linkedin.com/in/anacarolinaleote
Simon Fallais (Germany) CGA Buddy
Current position: Postdoc, CECAD, University of Cologne and CEO, CDL Therapeutics, Cologne, Germany
PhD thesis/supervisor: "Novel ways of inhibiting IKK/NF-kappaB signaling" (Prof. Manolis Pasparakis)
linkedin.com/in/simon-fallais-b06a5323/
Ayden Gouveia (Canada) CGA Buddy
Current position: Scientist, Novo Nordisk, Massachusetts, USA
PhD thesis/supervisor: "Early life sensory experience programs central response to feeding and metabolism" (Dr. Sophie Steculorum)
linkedin.com/in/ayden-gouveia
Paulo Lopes da Silva (Portugal) CGA Buddy
Current position: PhD student, CECAD, University of Cologne, Germany; Host: Prof. Dr. Björn Schumacher
p.dasilva[at]uni-koeln.de
Sophie van Schelt (The Netherlands)
Current position: Postdoc Wrap-Up, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany
PhD thesis/supervisor: "Investigating the role of PDK-1 in longevity and health in Drosophila Melanogaster" (Prof. Dr. Linda Partridge)
sschelt[at]age.mpg.de