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Prof. Dr. Julio Vera-González. Everything connecting genes and diseases using networks. See his ResearchGate profile
Dr. Xin Lai. He works in the reconstruction and modelling of miRNA networks in cancer and inflammation. See his ResearchGate profile
Dr. Kasum Azim. He works in the genomics and drug repurposing in neurodegenerative diseases.
M.Sc. Martin Eberhardt. He develops web-based software tools for the reconstruction of miRNA networks
M.Sc. Christopher Lischer. He applies machine learning algorithms to tumor epitope detection
M.Sc. Jimmy Retzlaff. He constructs multi-level models of tumor-immunity interaction in melanoma immunotherapy
M.Sc. David Chambers (joint project with Gerhard Krönke, UK Erlangen). He constructs networks accounting for macrophages in autoimmunity
M.Sc. Jyoti Kant Choudhary (joint project with C.S.V Tech-University, Bhilai, India). He applies network biology approaches to glaucoma pathophisiology
M.Sc. Luis Carlos Rivera Monroy (joint project with the Pattern Recognition Lab, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg). He applies machine-learning and bioinformatics algorithms to the detection of plasma biomarkers
M.Sc. Luca Musella. He applies bioinformatics and network analysis to understand macrophage regulation in cancer and inflammation
M.Sc. Chunyan Luan. She works in evidence- and data-driven detection of melanoma drug targets
B.Sc. Adrian Weich. He builds and analyze gene networks in uveal melanoma
M.Sc. Martin Eberhardt. He develops web-based software tools for the reconstruction of miRNA networks
M.Sc. Christopher Lischer. He applies machine learning algorithms to tumor epitope detection
M.Sc. Jimmy Retzlaff. He constructs multi-level models of tumor-immunity interaction in melanoma immunotherapy
M.Sc. David Chambers (joint project with Gerhard Krönke, UK Erlangen). He constructs networks accounting for macrophages in autoimmunity
M.Sc. Jyoti Kant Choudhary (joint project with C.S.V Tech-University, Bhilai, India). He applies network biology approaches to glaucoma pathophisiology
M.Sc. Luis Carlos Rivera Monroy (joint project with the Pattern Recognition Lab, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg). He applies machine-learning and bioinformatics algorithms to the detection of plasma biomarkers
M.Sc. Luca Musella. He applies bioinformatics and network analysis to understand macrophage regulation in cancer and inflammation
M.Sc. Chunyan Luan. She works in evidence- and data-driven detection of melanoma drug targets
B.Sc. Adrian Weich. He builds and analyze gene networks in uveal melanoma
PhD and MD theses
Chunyan Luan (since 2022). “miRNA-based anticancer melanoma therapy”
Christopher Lischer (since 2021). “Hybrid algorithms integrating bioinformatics and machine learning to optimize cancer immunotherapy”
Tristan Wetzel (since 2017). “Reconstruction of a network accounting for the tumour-immunity interaction in aggressive melanoma”
Martina Cantone (2016 - 2020). “Computational Methods for Analysis and Simulations of HighThroughput Scale Regulatory Networks in Neurobiology”.
Tanushree Jaitly. (2016 - 2020). “In-Silico Design of an Anti-Cancer Vaccine”
Christopher Lischer (since 2021). “Hybrid algorithms integrating bioinformatics and machine learning to optimize cancer immunotherapy”
Tristan Wetzel (since 2017). “Reconstruction of a network accounting for the tumour-immunity interaction in aggressive melanoma”
Martina Cantone (2016 - 2020). “Computational Methods for Analysis and Simulations of HighThroughput Scale Regulatory Networks in Neurobiology”.
Tanushree Jaitly. (2016 - 2020). “In-Silico Design of an Anti-Cancer Vaccine”
Master and Bachelor theses
Jan Fremant (since Apr 2021). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Bachelor thesis on miRNA cooperativity in cancer
Tabita Seitz (since Apr 2021). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Bachelor thesis on networks in eye fibrosis
Adrian Weich (2022). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Bachelor thesis on Bioinformatics of CAR T cells
Lennart Köhler (2021-2022). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Bachelor thesis on networks in B cells
Vineetha Rajendran (2021- 2022). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Master thesis on network biology and machine learning models in cancer
Hatice Demiran (2021-2022). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Master thesis on network biology applied to autoimmunity
David Chambers (Apr-Oct 2020). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Master thesis on network biology applied to macrophages in autoimmunity. Now in Krönke's lab
Jimmy Retzlaff (Jun-Oct 2019). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Master thesis on computer modelling to the understanding of tumor-immunity interaction.
Adrian Weich (Apr-Sep 2020). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Bachelor thesis on systems biology applied to uveal melanoma
Dagmar Ilzhöfer (Apr-Sep 2020). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Bachelor thesis on on network biology applied to microglia
Christine Keller (2019). Bachelor Thesis on computer modelling dendritic cell-based anticancer therapy. Now Master student at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Christina Blume (Mar - Oct 2019). Master thesis on network biology methods to the differentiation of astrocytes. Now in DKFZ Heidelberg, Germany
Philipp Junk (Aug 2017 - May 2018). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Master thesis on network propagation. Now in PhD student ad UD Dublin, Ireland
Philipp Hornauer (May - Nov 2017). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Master thesis on modeling multiple sclerosis. Now PhD Student at ETH ZUrich, Switzerland
Tobias Pfaller (Aug 2016 - 2017). TH Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm. Bachelor thesis on lung infection modelling. Now Master student at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Fitsumbirhan Mehari (Oct 2015 - Ap 2016) . Master thesis on dendritic cells network biology. Now PhD student at LMU Munich, Germany
Mohammad Naveez (Sep - Dec 2016). University of Riga, Latvia. Master thesis on colorectal cancer network reconstruction
Martina Cantone (May - Sep 2014). University of Pavia, Italy. Master thesis on reconstruction of a melanoma progression network. Now Postdoc in TUM, Germany
Tabita Seitz (since Apr 2021). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Bachelor thesis on networks in eye fibrosis
Adrian Weich (2022). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Bachelor thesis on Bioinformatics of CAR T cells
Lennart Köhler (2021-2022). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Bachelor thesis on networks in B cells
Vineetha Rajendran (2021- 2022). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Master thesis on network biology and machine learning models in cancer
Hatice Demiran (2021-2022). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Master thesis on network biology applied to autoimmunity
David Chambers (Apr-Oct 2020). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Master thesis on network biology applied to macrophages in autoimmunity. Now in Krönke's lab
Jimmy Retzlaff (Jun-Oct 2019). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Master thesis on computer modelling to the understanding of tumor-immunity interaction.
Adrian Weich (Apr-Sep 2020). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Bachelor thesis on systems biology applied to uveal melanoma
Dagmar Ilzhöfer (Apr-Sep 2020). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Bachelor thesis on on network biology applied to microglia
Christine Keller (2019). Bachelor Thesis on computer modelling dendritic cell-based anticancer therapy. Now Master student at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Christina Blume (Mar - Oct 2019). Master thesis on network biology methods to the differentiation of astrocytes. Now in DKFZ Heidelberg, Germany
Philipp Junk (Aug 2017 - May 2018). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Master thesis on network propagation. Now in PhD student ad UD Dublin, Ireland
Philipp Hornauer (May - Nov 2017). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Master thesis on modeling multiple sclerosis. Now PhD Student at ETH ZUrich, Switzerland
Tobias Pfaller (Aug 2016 - 2017). TH Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm. Bachelor thesis on lung infection modelling. Now Master student at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Fitsumbirhan Mehari (Oct 2015 - Ap 2016) . Master thesis on dendritic cells network biology. Now PhD student at LMU Munich, Germany
Mohammad Naveez (Sep - Dec 2016). University of Riga, Latvia. Master thesis on colorectal cancer network reconstruction
Martina Cantone (May - Sep 2014). University of Pavia, Italy. Master thesis on reconstruction of a melanoma progression network. Now Postdoc in TUM, Germany
Associate Members
Prof. Dr. Svetoslav Nikolov. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria.
He collaborates with us in chaos theory in tumor and immune response dynamics. See our paper on this topic
He collaborates with us in chaos theory in tumor and immune response dynamics. See our paper on this topic
Prof. Dr. Guido Santos Rosales. Dept. of Biochemistry. University of La Laguna, Spain.
He collaborates with us in the modelling of bacterial lung infection. See our paper on this topic

Visitors
Jessica Kalla (Nov 2019- Jan 2020). Internship on network reconstruction and programming
Luise Marie Zeckey (May - Jul 2019). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Internship on network reconstruction and programming
Adrian Weich (Mar 2019). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Internship on machine learning
Richard Matschke (Mar 2018). Universität Göttingen. Internship on network reconstruction
Ahammed Sidheek (Jun 2017 - May 2018). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Assistant in agent-based modelling of lung infection
Franziska Karl (Mar - Apr 2016). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Internship on cytokine networks in lung infection
Ralitsa Langova (Apr - Sep 2016). Heidelberg University. Internship in data analysis and network reconstruction
Guido Santos Rosales (Jul - Dec 2015). University of La Laguna, Spain
Dr. Eva Balsa Canto (Jun - Jul 2015). Spanish Research Council, Vigo, Spain
Jessica Kalla (Nov 2019- Jan 2020). Internship on network reconstruction and programming
Luise Marie Zeckey (May - Jul 2019). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Internship on network reconstruction and programming
Adrian Weich (Mar 2019). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Internship on machine learning
Richard Matschke (Mar 2018). Universität Göttingen. Internship on network reconstruction
Ahammed Sidheek (Jun 2017 - May 2018). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Assistant in agent-based modelling of lung infection
Franziska Karl (Mar - Apr 2016). FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg. Internship on cytokine networks in lung infection
Ralitsa Langova (Apr - Sep 2016). Heidelberg University. Internship in data analysis and network reconstruction
Guido Santos Rosales (Jul - Dec 2015). University of La Laguna, Spain
Dr. Eva Balsa Canto (Jun - Jul 2015). Spanish Research Council, Vigo, Spain
Former Members
Dr. Florian Dreyer. Joined a research laboratory at the TUM Munich.
M.Sc. Tanushree Jaitly. Joined Applied StemCell Inc., San Francisco Bay, USA.
Prof. Dr. Guido Santos Rosales. Joined ULL at La Laguna, Spain as assistant professor.
M.Sc. Martina Cantone. Joined TU Munich, Germany as post.doc.
Dr. Shishir Gupta. Joined JMU Würzburg, Germany as Post-Doc.
M.Sc. Fitsumbirhan Mehari. Joined LMU Munich, Germany as PhD student.
Dr. Pia Wentker. Joined a Biotech company in Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Dr. Sushmita Paul. Joined the Indian Institute of Technology in Jodhpur, India.
Dr. Namrata Tomar. Joined Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA as Post-Doc.
Dr. Karin Schleinkofer.
M.Sc. Sayed Hasnine. Joined PennState, USA as PhD student.
M.Sc. Tanushree Jaitly. Joined Applied StemCell Inc., San Francisco Bay, USA.
Prof. Dr. Guido Santos Rosales. Joined ULL at La Laguna, Spain as assistant professor.
M.Sc. Martina Cantone. Joined TU Munich, Germany as post.doc.
Dr. Shishir Gupta. Joined JMU Würzburg, Germany as Post-Doc.
M.Sc. Fitsumbirhan Mehari. Joined LMU Munich, Germany as PhD student.
Dr. Pia Wentker. Joined a Biotech company in Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Dr. Sushmita Paul. Joined the Indian Institute of Technology in Jodhpur, India.
Dr. Namrata Tomar. Joined Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA as Post-Doc.
Dr. Karin Schleinkofer.
M.Sc. Sayed Hasnine. Joined PennState, USA as PhD student.