Faculty members recruiting PhD students in 2023

This is an overview about the faculty offering PhD positions (fully funded) for starting the PhD in 2023. Information on the application process can be found here. On February 10, 2023 application will be closed. Please click on the project or on faculty member to receive more information. You can find the full list of IMPRS-GS faculty here. All faculty members may be potential supervisors for a PhD within the IMPRS-GS, when you have your own and already secured funding.

Michael Altenbuchinger

University Medical School -
Medical Bioinformatics
Federated Learning Methods for Lymphoma Pathology
Project description

Requirement: Skills in Bioinformatics, Programming, Statistics and in Machine Learning techniques, Translational Research


Tim Beissbarth

University Medical School -
Medical Bioinformatics
Bioinformatic Research in precise medicine
Project description

Requirement: Skills in Bioinformatics, Programming, Statistics and in Machine Learning techniques, Translational Research


Patrick Cramer - Michael Lidschreiber

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences -
Department of Molecular Biology
Genome transcription and regulation
Project description

Requirement: Skills in Functional Genomics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or Bioinformatics


Lukas Cyganek

University Medical School -
Stem Cell Unit / Cardiology and Pneumology
Disease modeling and testing of personalized CRISPR therapies in human iPSCs
Project description

Requirement: skills in stem cell culture, CRISPR/Cas9 and/or omics approaches



Jan de Vries

University of Göttingen -
Department of Bioinformatics
Streptophyte Evolution
Project description

Requirement: Skills in Bioinformatics and interest in Evolution, Microbiology and Plant Biology



Hannelore Ehrenreich

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences -
Clinical Neuroscience
Phenotype-based Genetic Associations
Project description

Requirement: Skills in Bioinformatics, Genetics, GWAS, PGAS, Translational & Clinical Neuroscience



Sonja Lorenz

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences -
Research Group Ubiquitin Signaling Specificity
title
Project description

Requirement: ideally some experience and interest in mammalian cell biology (e.g., Western blotting, immunoprecipitation, Immunofluorescence) OR proteomics/interactomics



Gražvydas Lukinavičius

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences -
Research Group Chromatin Labeling and Imaging
Highly specific enzymatic labeling of nucleic acids
Project description

Requirement: Knowledge of molecular biology methods, enzymology knowledge, statistical analysis and interest in microscopy methods.



Marieke Oudelaar

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences -
Lise Meitner Group Genome Organization and Regulation
Gene regulation and genome organization
Project description

Requirement: Skills in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics or Bioinformatics



Nico Posnien

Goettingen University -
Emmy-Noether Group Leader, Developmental Biology
Evolution of developmental gene regulatory networks
Project description

Requirement: bioinformatic and statistical skills: population genetics/genomics, quantitative genetics, RNAseq, ATACseq, integration of multi-omics data; willingness to get involved in data generation (wet lab) is a plus



Jochen Rink

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences -
Tissue Dynamics and Regeneration
The gene regulatory dimension of planarian regeneration
Project description

Requirement: Skills in Molecular and Cell Biology, Data Analysis, Experience in NGS Techniques



Melina Schuh

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences -
Dept. of Meiosis
Genome organization in meiosis
Project description

Requirement: single cell skills in bioinformatics, cell biology or genetics



Johannes Söding, Peter Lenart, Marieke Oudelaar

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences -
joint project of different groups
Harnessing innate immunity for a novel approach to cancer therapy
Project description

Requirement: Skills in Molecular and Cell Biology, Biochemistry