Our Master Fellows
2025
Tessa Burgwinkel (German)
Host: Prof. Dr. Andreas Beyer
tburgwi2[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Daniele Emiliani (Italian)
Host: Prof. Dr. Irina Dudanova
daniele.emiliani[at]uk-koeln.de
Kai Kanthak (German)
Host: Prof. Dr. Björn Schumacher
kkanthak[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Alina Krasilia (Ukrainian)
Host: Prof. Dr. Björn Schumacher
akrasili[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Henri Meyer-Heemsoth (German)
Host: Dr. Mafalda Escobar-Henriques
hmeyerh1[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
2024
Tabea Diez (Germany) CGA Buddy
Host: Prof. Dr. Thomas Langer
tdiez[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Panagiota Fratzi (Greece) CGA Buddy
Host: Prof. Dr. Elena Rugarli
pfratzi1[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Patrícia Martins (Portugal) CGA Buddy
Host: Dr. Mafalda Escobar-Henriques
pmarti12[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Tuğçe Soylu (Turkey) CGA Buddy
Host: Dr. Ina Huppertz
tugce.soylu[at]age.mpg.de
Anna Wang (Canada) CGA Buddy
Host: Prof. Dr. Anne Schaefer
awang[at]age.mpg.de
2023
Syed Musa Ali (Pakistan)
Host: Dr. Ina Huppertz
Master thesis: "Assessing the Impact of Citrate Metabolism on RNA-Binding Proteins."
ali[at]age.mpg.de
Aylin Gökmen (Turkey)
Host: Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Trifunovic
Master thesis: "Role of mitochondrial dysfunction on nuclear mechanics: A cross-talk mediating ISR and DNA damage"
agoekme1[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Pavel Grobushkin (Russia)
Host: Prof. Dr. Andreas Beyer
Master thesis: "Single Cell Damage Score in Neurons"
pgrobush[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Haylie Murray (United States)
Host: Prof. Dr. Anne Schaefer
Master thesis: "Investigating the Role of the Drosophila BET Protein fs(1)h In Lifespan"
haylie.murray[at]age.mpg.de
Marc Schwill (Germany)
Host: Prof. Dr. Thomas Langer
Master thesis: "The role of PHB membrane scaffolds for the spatial organization and heterogeneity of the inner mitochondrial membrane "
marc.schwill[at]age.mpg.de
2022
Anna Diederich (Germany)
Host: Prof. Dr. Adam Antebi
Master thesis: "Evolutionarily conserved functions of linker histone hil-1/H1F0 during nutrient deprivation and recovery processes"
adieder4[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Paulina Engel (Germany)
Host: Prof. Dr. Henning Walczak
Master thesis: "Structural characterization of the linear ubiquitin chain assembly complex"
pengel[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Marius Lingen (Germany)
Host: Dr. Joris Deelen
Master thesis: "Exploring SNPs linked to human longevity in human and murine cell lines."
marius.lingen[at]web.de
Fuateima Niwa (Japan)
Host: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hoppe
Master thesis: "Metabolic regulation of ubiquitin-dependent mitochondrial quality control in C. elegans"
fniwa[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Ryan Penrose (Ireland)
Host: Prof. Dr. Thomas Langer
Master thesis: "Elucidating the in vivo role of the mitochondrial protein disaggregase, CLPB"
rpenrose[at]mpg.age.com
2021
Luke Brandwood (United Kingdom)
Host: Dr. Marc Tittgemeyer
Master thesis: "Computational dissection of motor and motivational deficits in depression"
lbrandwo[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Athanasios Katsalifis (Greece)
Host: Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Trifunovic
Master thesis: "Deciphering the role of mitochondria in ferroptotic resistance"
akatsali[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Christine Kiefer (Germany)
Host: Prof. Dr. Björn Schumacher
Master thesis: "Translational and mitochondrial regulation of neuronal aging in Caenorhabditis elegans"
ckiefer4[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Kaylee Morris (Canada)
Host: Prof. Dr. Henning Walczak
Master thesis "Unravelling the involvement of LUBAC in metabolism"
kmorris[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Shayan Motiei (Iran)
Host: Prof. Dr. Filipe Cabreiro
Master thesis: "Monitoring the proteins of the respiratory chain as sensor for oxidative stress"
smotiei[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
2020
Isabel Conze (Germany)
Host: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hoppe
Master thesis "Role of the Toll/Interleukin receptor domain protein TIR-1 in proteostasis and lipid metabolism"
iconze[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Carlos Estellés Díaz (Spain)
Host: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Hoppe
Master thesis: "In-depth investigation of the effects of rare genetic variants identified in long-lived individuals on autophagy"
cestelle[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
Jonathan Kölschbach (Germany)
Host: Prof. Dr. Adam Antebi
Master thesis: "Microbiota-host interactions mediate a RNA stress response pathway"
jonathan.koelschbach[at]age.mpg.de
Moritz Kroker (Germany)
Host: Dr. Martin Graef
Master thesis: "Examining phagophore-ER contact dynamics in autophagy"
mkroker[at]age.mpg.de
Julia Meier (Russia)
Host: Dr. Jane Reznick
Master thesis: "Epigenetic regulation leading to hypoxia tolerance in the naked mole-rat"
jmeier6[at]smail.uni-koeln.de
2019
Laura Casanueva Reimon (Spain)
Host: Dr. Sophie Steculorum
Master thesis: "Olfactory epithelium homeostasis"
laura.casanueva-reimon[at]sf.mpg.de
Kristin Gehling (Germany)
Host: Dr. Peter Tessarz
Master thesis: "Large-particle sorting coupled to RNA-seq to study organoid-to-organoid heterogeneity"
Kristin.Gehling[at]age.mpg.de
Rozalina Galimullina (Russia)
Host: Dr. Dario Valenzano
Master thesis: "Transposable elements comparison in African killifishes"
rgalimullina[at]age.mpg.de