Students of the year 2004

Ranar Airik ESTONIA
supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kispert, Molecular Biology, OE 5250,
project: Molecular analysis of Tbx mutant kidney
Final exam June 2008; Molecular Biology MHH; from 08/2009 Pediatrics & Human Genetics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; from 2013 Instructor, Nephrology, Children Hospital, Boston, USA; from 2015 assistant professor in Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh, USA
Abdul Mannan Baru INDIA
supervisor: Prof. Dr. Behrens, Clinical Immunology, OE 6830,
project: Roads to presentation: Targetting the pathways in antigen uptake to dissect out mechanisms for cross presentation
Final exam November 2007; Postdoc Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA; from 2009 Twincore MHH (group Sparwasser), from 11/2012 Molecular and Translational Cardiology, MHH; from 10/14 Investigator-Immunologist, GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, UK
Sangeeta Chauhan INDIA
supervisor: Dr. Malek, Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Endocrinology, OE 6810,
project: Regulation of the turn over of mitotic cyclins like cyclin B or cyclin A by proteolytic mechanisms and role in the development of human malignancies
Final exam November 2008; Gastroenterology MHH; from 2009 IMCB Singapore, from 2013 babypause; since 2016 senior research executive in biosimilars department at IPCA, Mumbai, India
Mingmin Chen CHINA
supervisor: Prof. Dr. Seidler, Gastroenterology/Hepatology/ Endocrinology, OE 6810,
project: The function of PDZ domain-containing proteins on Na+ absorption and CT secretion
Final exam June 2008; Postdoc at Gastroenterology MHH; now physiological lecturer at Shaoxing University, China
Prajeeth C.K. INDIA
supervisor: Prof. Dr. Behrens, Clinical Immunology, OE 6830,
project: Constitutive and induced antigen presentation of exogenous antigens by dendritic cells
Final exam June 2008; Clinical Microbiology & Immunology& Hygiene, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany; from 2011 Neurology MHH; now Research Centre for Emerging Infection and Zoonoses (RIZ), TiHo, Hannover
Kursheed Iqbal INDIA
supervisor: Prof. Dr. Niemann, FAL, Mariensee,
project: Modulation of telomerase activity in early bovine and murine embryo development
Final exam November 2008; FAL Mariensee; Beckman Research Institute (City of Hope), Los Angeles, USA.; now research assistant professor, Division of Cancer and Developmental Biology, University of Kansas Medical Centre, USA
Joanna Kinga Jagielska, POLAND
supervisor: Dr. Bavendiek, Cardiology, OE 6880,
project: Functional role of TNF-receptor associated factors (TRAF) for proinflammatory processes in vascular cells
Final exam November 2008; REBIRTH MHH; from 2014 site Manager associate at PRA International, Mannheim; from 2016 GMP Compliance Consultant, Secretaria de Salud, Hemocentro Districtal (IDCBIS), Therapy Unit, Bogota, Columbia
Adan Chari Jirmo KENIA
supervisor: Prof. Dr. Behrens, Clinical Immunology, OE 6830,
project: Assessment and modulation of CD8+ T cell responses to HSV-1 epitopes for induction of effective CTL-immunity
Final exam November 2007; Postdoc at Clinics for Immunology and Rheumatology, MHH; now Pediatric Pneumology, MHH
Gamze Erdmann (nee Kabalak) GERMANY
supervisor: PD Dr. Witte, Clinical Immunology, OE 6830,
project: Genetic risk factors of the autoimmune diseases multiple sclerosis, Sjörgren's syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus
Final exam November 2008; worked in UK for big pharmacy group; Hexal/ Sandoz AB Barleben, near Magdeburg; from 2013 head of QA/ Risk Management, Salutas Pharma GmbH/ Novartis Technical operations, Barleben
Nonsikelelo Mpofu ZIMBABWE
supervisor: Dr. Jaeckel, Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Endocrinology, OE 6810,
project: Antigen-specific, Foxp3 transduced T cells for therapy of type 1 diabetes
Final exam June 2009; Postdoc Gastroenterology MHH; from 10/2013 Vancouver Canada; from 2017 Experimental Hematology, MHH; now project management assistant, Vakzine Projekt Management GmbH, Hannover
Frederick Onono KENIA
supervisor: PD Dr. Reuter, Hematology & Oncology, OE 6860,
project: Effects of farnesyltransferase inhibitors on topoisomerase II inhibitors in myeloid leukemia
Final exam June 2009; Hematology & Oncology, MHH; from 2010: Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry (assistant professor), University of Kentucky, USA
Erkhembulgan Purevdorj (Med.) MONGOLIA
supervisor: Dr. Dammann, Pediatric Pneumology, OE 6710,
project: ErbB receptors in fetal lung development
Final exam June 2008; Senior lecturer of Genetics, Health Science University, Mongolia;from 2011 Deputy Director in charge of Research, Foreign Relations and Training at the National Center for Maternal and Child Health of Mongolia
Aaheli Choudhury Roy INDIA
supervisor: PD Dr. Rudolph, Gastroenterology/Hepatology/ Endocrinology, OE 6810,
project: Analysis of sequence of telomere dysfunction followed by telomerase activation during aging and carcinogenesis
Final exam November 2007; Postdoc at Dept. of Gastroenterology, REBIRTH MHH; from 2010 Georg Speyer Haus - Institute for Biomedical Research, Frankfurt, Germany; from 2014 Hematology/Oncology , University Hospital Frankfurt; now self-employed technical/science writer
Jessica Fischer (nee Schwermann) GERMANY
supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gaestel, Physiological Chemistry, OE 4310,
project: Interaction between the p38 MAP kinase signaling cascade and Polycomb group proteins: analysis of structure and function of MK2-Edr Polycomb complexes
Final exam November 2008; from 2013 2-year sabbatical, Scientist in Development of IVDs, Euroimmun, Lübeck/Dassow; from 2018 Technical Expert Analytical Sciences (R&D), Abbott, Hannover
Meera Shah INDIA
supervisor: Prof. Dr. Holtmann, Physiological Chemistry, OE 4310,
project: Structure-function analysis of regulatory mRNA cis-elements
Final exam November 2007; Burnham Institute for Medical Research, La Jolla; from 2013 Penn State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA; from 2015 Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, San Diego, USA; Celgene, San Diego; now scientist at Pfenex, San Diego, USA
Anurag Singh INDIA
supervisor: Prof. Dr. Seidler, Gastroenterology/Hepatology/ Endocrinology, OE 6810,
project: Signaling mechanism(s) of Helicobacter pylori VacA cytotoxin and disturbance of epithelial secretary function
Final exam June 2008; Postdoc at Gastroenterology MHH (junior group leader); now Physiological Chemistry, university hospital Halle, Germany
Kirsten Sommer (Dr.med.) GERMANY
supervisor: Prof. Dr. Klos, Medical Microbiology, OE 5210,
project: Chlamydia and complement
Leena Srivastava INDIA
supervisor: Dr. Korenbaum, Biophysical Chemistry, OE 4350,
project: Structural and functional studies of actin-binding proteins at the nuclear envelope
Final exam November 2007; Postdoc New Jersey, USA; second Postdoc Georgia University; from 2016 Scientist at Neoantigenics, Charlottesville; from July 2017 senior research specialist, Surgery, Thoracic Immunology Lab, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA; now Scientist/FDE at Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Basant Thakur INDIA
supervisor: Prof. Dr. Holtmann, Physiological Chemistry, OE 4310,
project: Isolation and characterization characterization of mRNA-protein complexes involved in the control of mRNA stability
Final exam November 2007; Postdoc at Pediatric Hematology/Oncology MHH; Instructor, Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York; now group leader, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Essen
Murat Ünalan GERMANY
supervisor: Prof. Dr. Welte, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, OE 6780,
project: Lateral inhibition by BMP morphogens on LEF/TCF-mediated differentiation
Final exam June 2008; Pediatric Hematology & Oncology MHH; Molecular Haematopoiesis, MHH; Hannover
Fei Zhao CHINA
supervisor: PD. Dr. Greten, Gastroenterology/Hepatology/ Endocrinology, OE 6810,
project: Identification of a dominant antigen of the murine pancreatic tumor by SEREX technique
Final exam June 2009; from 2010 National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, USA; from 2013 Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese academy of sciences, China; from 2019 head of Vector Engineering Facility of Chinese Institute of Brain Research, Beijing (www.cibr.ac.cn)