Class 2019
Eugene Ballhysa (Greece/Albania)
PhD thesis/ supervisor: „Deciphering the role of cGAS/STING signaling in vivo using the short-lived turquoise killifish Nothobranchius furzeri“ (Prof. Dr. Adam Antebi)
Current position: Guest Researcher, Antebi Lab, MPI Age
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Saygın Bilican (Turkey)
PhD thesis/ supervisor: “Investigating Nuclear Pore Complex Alterations in C9ORF72-mediated ALS” (Prof. Dr. David Vilchez)
Current position: Scientist R&D, QIAGEN
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André Carvalho (Portugal)
Current position: PhD student, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Cologne, Germany; Host: Dr. Sophie Steculorum
andre.carvalho[at]sf.mpg.de
Meret Cepero Malo(Germany)
PhD thesis/supervisor: "Deciphering the role of mitochondria in competition dynamics during adult hippocampal neurogenesis" (Prof. Dr. Matteo Bergami)
Current position: Scientific Communications and Collaborations Manager, NVision Imaging Technologies
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Sotirios Efstathiou (Germany)
PhD thesis/ supervisor: „Coordination of Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated RNA and Protein Degradation Pathways.“ (Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hoppe)
Current position: Clinical Research Associate, Germany
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Marvin Feldmann (Germany)
PhD thesis/ supervisor: „Role of Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Receptor Expression in Tanycytes in the Control of Metabolism Regulatory Neurons" (Prof. Dr. Jens Brüning)
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, MPI MB
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Daria Wnuk-Lipinski (Germany)
PhD thesis/supervisor: "The Role of the POMC Transient Receptor Potential Channel 5 (TRPC5) in Regulating Temperature and Energy Homeostasis" (Prof. Dr. Jens Brüning)
Current position: Scientific Project Coordinator, Universitätsklinikum Köln
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Harshita Kaul (India)
PhD thesis/ supervisor: "Regulation of adipose tissue biology by mitochondrial protease CLPP." (Prof. Dr. Alexandra Trifunovic)
Current position: Science Team (Temple), India
linkedin.com/in/harshita-kaul-phd/
Chahat Mehra (Canada)
PhD thesis/ supervisor: “An organelle pathogen sensor reveals factors required for mediating trans-kingdom membrane contact sites” (Prof. Dr. Lena Pernas)
Current position: PhD Program Coordinator Researcher Support, MPI Tübingen
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Jiyoung Pan (South Korea)
PhD thesis/ supervisor: „ATM-dependent RHEB phosphorylation couples DNA damage to lysosomal mTORC1 signaling to orchestrate the cellular response to genotoxic stress" (Dr. Constantinos Demetriades)
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, MPI Age
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Sofya Tishina (Russia)
PhD thesis/ supervisor:“Oncogenic KRAS-induces necroptotic priming of pancreatic neoplasia” (Prof. Dr. Silvia von Karstedt)
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher, CECAD
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