Team
![Claus Aug 2022](../../pool/bilder/team/Claus_180_180_Aug2022.jpg)
Claus-D. Kuhn, Heisenberg Professor for RNA Biochemistry
Claus is and always has been interested in understanding how RNAs and proteins interact and how these interactions bring about biological function. He is a structural biologist by training, however, his group's interests have evolved and are now centered around RNA biochemistry and its combination with functional genomics approaches to decipher the function (and structure) of non-coding RNAs and their respective protein binding partners.
Scientific CV
E-mail: claus.kuhn@uni-bayreuth.de
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4356, Twitter handle: https://twitter.com/ClausDKuhn
![Vlada Gorbovytska, PhD Student, University of Bayreuth.](../../pool/bilder/team/gorbovytska_vlada_180x180px.jpg)
Vladyslava (Vlada) Gorbovytska, Postdoc
Vlada studies enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) and their impact on promoter-proximal pausing of RNA polymerase II. She is investigating the biological function of eRNAs by combining biochemistry, next-gen sequencing and structural biology.
E-mail: vlada.gorbovytska@uni-bayreuth.de
Phone: +49 (0)921 / 55-4351, -4354 or -4353
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Simone Keß, PhD Student
Simone is intrigued by enhancer RNAs in zebrafish and aims to decipher their genomic location and function during zebrafish neurogenesis. Moreover, she studies piRNAs and their role in mRNA surveillance in planarian stem cells.
E-mail: simone.kess@uni-bayreuth.de
Phone +49 (0)921 / 55-4391 or -4354
![Heghnar Martirosyan](../../pool/bilder/team/Heghnar_180x180.jpg)
Heghnar Martirosyan, Research technician
Heghnar is involved in all research projects in the lab, in particular all things related to enhancer RNAs and their function in Pol II transcription.
E-mail: heghnar.martirosyan@uni-bayreuth.de
Phone +49 (0)921 / 55-4386 or -4354
![Melinda](../../pool/bilder/team/Melinda_Mautner_180x180.jpg)
Melinda Mautner, PhD student
Melinda studies the enzymatic properties and biological function of SMEDWI-2, an essential planarian PIWI protein.
E-mail: melinda.mautner@uni-bayreuth.de
Phone +49 (0)921 / 55-4386 or -4354
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Andreas Pittroff, Bioinformatician
Andreas is at the core of our bioinformatics expertise. He primarily works on eRNAs and piRNAs.
E-mail: andreas.pittroff@uni-bayreuth.de
Phone +49 (0)921 / 55-4353
![Simon Eckert](../../pool/bilder/team/Simon_Eckert_180x180.jpg)
Simon Eckert, Master student (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Simon studies the enzymatic properties and biological function of SMEDWI-2, an essential planarian PIWI protein.
E-mail: simon.eckert@uni-bayreuth.de
Phone +49 (0)921 / 55-4354 or -4353
![Constantin Höhn](../../pool/bilder/team/Constantin_Hoehn_180x180.jpg)
Constantin Höhn, Master student (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Constantin studies the m6A pathway in planarians.
E-mail: constantin.hoehn@uni-bayreuth.de
Phone +49 (0)921 / 55-4354 or -4353
Alumni
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Luca Blindzellner, Master Student
Now at Axolabs GmbH in Kulmbach, Germany
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Tim Demtröder, PhD student
Now at Axolabs GmbH in Kulmbach, Germany.
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Kai Müller, Bachelor Student
Now Master studies at the University of Gießen, Germany.
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Anahita Ebrahimpour
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Meret Kuck, Master Student
Now PhD Student at EMBL, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Raphael Kaiser, Bachelor Student
Now Master studies at the University of Leipzig.
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Fabienne Lindner, Master Student
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Theresia Brennecke, Bachelor Student
Now Master Studies in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Bayreuth
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Filiz Kuybu, Master Student
Now PhD student in the Hopfner Lab at the Gene Center of the LMU Munich.
https://www.genzentrum.uni-muenchen.de/research-groups/hopfner/index.html
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Lisa-Marie Schneider, PhD Student
![Felix Klatt, PhD student, University of Bayreuth](../../pool/bilder/team/klatt_felix_180x180px.jpg)
Dr. Felix Klatt, PhD Student
Now Produktspezialist Bioanalytik at Macherey-Nagel.
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Sebastian Riedelbauch, Master Student
Now PhD student in the Andersen Lab at Aarhus University in Denmark
https://mbg.au.dk/en/research/research-areas/gene-expression-gene-medicine/peter-refsing-andersen/
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Jonathan Patzke, Master Student
Now PhD student in the Kisker Lab at the University of Würzburg, Germany
https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/rvz/research/research-groups/kisker-group/
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Amelie Lindner, Bachelor Student
Now Master Studies in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Bayreuth
![Iana Kim, PhD Student, University of Bayreuth](../../pool/bilder/team/kim_iana_180x180px.jpg)
Dr. Iana Kim, PhD Student
Now postdoc at CRG in Barcelona (Spain).
https://www.crg.eu/en/programmes-groups/sebe-pedros-lab
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Anna Liznar, Master Student
Now Scientific Sales, Marketing & Bioinformatics at siTOOLs Biotech, Martinsried (Germany)
https://twitter.com/siTOOLsBiotech
![Silke Spudeit, Lab technician, University of Bayreuth](../../pool/bilder/team/spudeit_silke_180x180px.jpg)
Silke Spudeit, Lab Technician
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Robin Weinmann, Master Student
Now PhD student at German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg (Germany)
https://malone.bioquant.uni-heidelberg.de/index.html
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Ezgi June Olgac, Practical Student, Middle East Technical University in Ankara (Turkey)
Now Master Studies in Genetics and Molecular Biosciences at the University of Helsinki (Finland)
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Franziska Langhammer, Master Student
Now PhD student at the University of Erlangen (Germany)
https://www.humangenetik.uk-erlangen.de/en/
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Melanie Müller, Master Student
Now PhD student at the University of Düsseldorf (Germany)
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Martin Kuric, Master Student
Now PhD student at the University of Würzburg (Germany)
https://www.med.uni-wuerzburg.de/orthopaedie/bernhard-heine-centrum-fuer-bewegungsforschung/grundlagenforschung-muskuloskelettaler-regeneration/stammzellbiologie-und-skelettmetastasen/