Independent Junior Research Group Leader
At the Faculty of Medicine, young scientists are active in the following areas through various funding programmes:
Emmy-Noether Junior Research Groups
Dr. Emma Fenech
Center for Biochemistry (2025-2028)
Uncovering the molecular mechanisms that define specificity of homologous machineries using transient interactomics
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Philipp Schommers
(appointed as of 01.12.2024)
Department I for Internal Medicine (2022-2028)
Characterization of HIV-1 Antibody Resistance in Humans and its Impact on Viral Fitness
Dr. Othman Al-Sawaf
Department I for Internal Medicine (2023-2026)
Integrative Modellierung der Plastizität, Evolution und Prognose von Krebs
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Roland Knorr
Zentrum für Biochemie (2021 - 2026)
(appointed as of 15.06.2024)
Morphogenesis of membrane-bound organelles by phase-separated compartments)
BMBF funded Junior Research Group
Dr. Alexander Simonis
Department I for Internal Medicine (2022-2027)
Immunotherapies against bacterial infections
UzK/MPI Junior Research Group
Dr. Stephanie Panier
Max Planck Institute for Biology og Ageing (2020-2025)