Congratulations to our successful graduates

On June 12th, 2026 these PhD students defended their theses:

Lara Gentemann, Institute of Quantum Optics, Leibniz University Hannover: "Probing respiratory epithelial repair in complex 3D model systems using laser-based techniques"

Florian Helms, Clinical Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, MHH: "Optimizing perfusion strategies for the generation of a multiscale vascular network in large-scale bioartificial tissues"

Vojtech Hradil, Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO), MHH: "Investigation of functional coupling and cardiac rhythmicity of human iPSC-derived cardiomyocyte aggregates for regenerative therapy"

Anna Kuleshova, Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO), MHH: "Transcriptomic-guided analysis of cardiac repair and optimization of human induced pluripotent stem cell respiratory differentiation"

Friederike Mansel, Institut of Experimental Hematology, MHH: "Identification and characterization of factors involved in immortalization of lymphoid and myeloid progenitors"

Aileen Schmidt, Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO), MHH: "Molecular characterization and pharmacological suppression of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension"

Liam Wilson, Leibniz Research Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO), MHH: "3D transcriptomic reconstruction highlights human heart-forming organoids as a model of gastrulation to early organogenesis"

We wish you continued success and all the best for the future.