Doctoral Researchers
Vivid Doctoral Researchers Representatives
Marina Tautz & Julian Hogenkamp since January 2024
Pia Marlene Förster & Mona Hendlinger from May 2023 to December 2023
Celina Kim Uhlemeyer & Marten Schouwink from January 2021 to April 2023
Here you can find the profiles of all Doctoral Researchers.
Project title:
Molecular influence of maternal diet on sex-dimorphic fetal liver development
Educational background:
2017-2019 Master of Science – Biology, Institute for Vascular and Islet Cell Biology (DDZ Düsseldorf)
2014-2017 Bachelor of Science – Biology, Institute of Metabolic Physiology (HHU Düsseldorf)
Research and work experience:
During my master thesis, I worked with different diabetes mouse models and gained first experiences in cell culture, western blotting, quantitative real-time PCR, flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry.
Vivid doctoral researchers from January 2020 to April 2023
Project title:
Molecular regulation of maternal and fetal hepatic metabolism
Educational background:
2021-2023 Master of Science – Biology, Institute for Vascular and Islet Cell Biology, German Diabetes Center (DDZ Düsseldorf)
2017-2021 Bachelor of Science – Biology, Institute of Genetics, HHU Düsseldorf
Research and work experience:
During my Master thesis I worked with Tmed proteins involved in the functional secretion of insulin by the beta cells. I used CRISPR/CAS9 to generate a Knockout cell line and performed cell culture, western-blot, quantitative real-time PCR, immunohistochemistry and ELISA experiment. Lastly, I investigated mitochondrial respiration using a Seahorse analyser.
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Project title: Molecular regulation of maternal diet-regulated candidate genes
Educational background: Study of human medicine at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf since October 2018
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Project title: Analysis of candidate targets in mouse and human blood at birth
Educational background: Study of human medicine at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf since October 2016
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Project title:
Mechanisms of sex-specific programming of obesity and type 2 diabetes risk by peri-conceptional exposure to a maternal obesogenic milieu
Educational background:
2018-2020 Master of Science Translational Neuroscience
2015-2018 Bachelor of Science Biology
Vivid doctoral researchers from January 2020 to April 2023
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Educational background:
2019 - 2021 M.Sc. – Molecular Biomedicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
2016 - 2019 B.Sc. – Biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences Mittweida
Research and work experience:
Bachelor thesis: Stability Studies of a Monoclonal anti-CD4 Antibody Using nanoDSF Technology, Fraunhofer IZI, Leipzig
Master thesis: Development of a LAMP-based Method for the specific Detection & Quantification of HBV, Institute of Virology, University Hospital Düsseldorf Generation & Characterization of recombinant MVA, Western Blot, Cell Culture
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Project title: The role of genes differentially influenced by docosahexaenoic treatment in adipocyte differentiation
Educational background: Study of human medicine at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf since 2019
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Project title: Effects of different n3- to n6-polyunsaturated fatty acid ratios in the differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes
Educational background: Study of human medicine at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf since 2018
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Project title: Hyaluronan matrix in bone marrow adipose tissue: implications for the development and progression of insulin resistance
Educational background: Bachelor of Science (Biology), Master of Science (Molecular Biomedicine)
Doctoral degree: 11 March 2024
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Project title: Role of HAS2 in Bone marrow niche changes in diabetes development and progression
Educational background: Bachelor Biologie, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (2016-2020); Master Biologie, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (2020-2022)
Research and work experience:
Bachelor thesis: “Studies on the interaction of platelets and leukocytes”
Master thesis: “Influence of rivaroxaban on hematopoietic progenitor cell differentiation”
Flow Cytometry, Cell Culture, RNA, ELISA
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Project title: Comparative analysis of different bone marrow adipose tissue compartments during development and progreession of diet-induced obesity and insulin resistance
Educational background: Medical student at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf since October 2019
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Project titel: Determination of hyaluronan synthase isoenzyme-specific effects on bone marrow adipocyte differentiation
Educational background: Medical student at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf since 2017
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Project title:: Impact of Hyaluronan on bone-marrow adipogenesis in vitro
Educational background: medical student at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf since October 2017
Project title:
Role of mitochondrial function in lipid-induced insulin resistance
Educational background:
2013-2017 Studies B.Sc. Biology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
2017 – 2019 Studies M.Sc. Biology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Research and work experience:
Microbiology, Mitochondrial function, Molecularbiological Methods, Biochemical Methods, Cell culture, Methods of Microscopy
Vivid doctoral researchers representative from May 2023 to December 2023
Project title: Impact of acute exercise on mitochondrial dynamics and performance
Educational background: Study of human medicine at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf since October 2018
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Project title:
Role of MICOS subunits Mic26 and Mic27 in insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Thesis submission: 07 March 2024
Educational background:
2020-2018: M. Sc. Chemical Biology – Technical University of Dortmund
2014-2018: B. Sc. Chemical Biology – Technical University of Dortmund
Research and work experience:
2020 : Master Thesis: Establishment of Ba/F3 cell system for the cellular characterization of Akt-isoform specific inhibitors
2019: Research Assistant – Chemical Genomics Centre of the Max Planck Society
2018: Bachelor Thesis: Cloning, expression, purification and characterization of a photoactive variant of T7-RNA-Polymerase
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Educational background:
2018-2021: M.Sc. Neurosciences, University of Bonn, Germany
2014-2018: B.Sc. Biosciences, Ivane Javakshivili Tbilisi State University, Georgia
Research and work experience:
2022: Biological technical assistant, University Hospital of Bonn, Germany
2021: Master thesis - Generation of DNA2 deficient HEK293 cell line via CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system and it’s impact on mitochondrial base-excision repair
2018: Bachelors thesis
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Project title:
Role of the MICOS subunits 26 and 27 in regulating mitochondrial lipid metabolism and early diabetes development
Educational background:
Medical student since 2017
Project title:
Metabolic flexibility in early diabetes development
Educational background:
2018-2020: M.Sc. Molecular Biomedicine (HHU)
2015-2018: B.Sc. Biology (HHU)
Project title:
Investigation of lifestyle-induced interorgan crosstalk on glucose and lipid metabolism in RabGAP-deficient mice
Educational background:
2020 - 2022: M.Sc.Molecular Biomedicine (HHU Düsseldorf); 2016 - 2019: B.Sc. Biosciences (WWU Münster)
Research and work experience:
In vivo studies, Primary cell isolation, Cell culture, qPCR, Immunohistochemistry
Vivid doctoral researchers representative since January 2024
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Project topic: Metabolic flexibility in early diabetes development
Educational background: Study of human medicine at HHU since October 2019
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Project title: Effects of nutrition on the expression profile and energy substrate metabolism of diabetes-relevant tissues in a mouse model for skeletal muscle insulin resistance
Educational background: Study of human medicine at HHU since October 2016
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Project title:
Role of Interleukin (IL-)6 trans-signaling in meta-inflammation and development of insulin resistance.
Doctoral degree: 27 October 2023
Educational background:
2017-2018: Master Thesis “Modulation of Cancer stem cells by T cells”, Prof. Dr. Joerg Huelsken, Ecòle Polytechnique Fèdèrale De Lausanne (EPFL), Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC), Switzerland.
March 2018: Master Degree in Medical and molecular medicine Biotechnology, University of Bari, Italy.
March 2018- September 2018: post graduate student in Medical Genetic and Oncology Lab, Prof. Dr. Simone Cristiano, University of Bari, Italy.
October 2018: Researcher in Molecular Medicine II Department, Prof. Dr. Philipp Lang, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany. Immunology, Mouse Models, Infection models (VSV, LCMV), Tumour model (B16 melanoma).
May 2020: PhD student in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Institute, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheller, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Research and work experience:
Immunology, mice models, viral infections, cancer, molecular biology.
Project title:
The effect of novel chimeric IL-6 type cytokines on wheight regulation in mice.
Educational background:
Currently: PhD student in Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine Institute, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheller, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
March 2023: Master of Science, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Master thesis in the cardiovascular research laboratory at the Uniklinikum Düsseldorf (UKD), Topic: Metabolic characterization of murine pre-diabetic hearts
February 2021: Bachelor of Science, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Bachelor thesis in the working group of Prof. Dr. Matias Zurbriggen in the field of optogenetics, Topic: Engineering of orthogonal red/far-red light-controlled optogenetic systems through
characterization of novel molecular components
Research and work experience:
Mitochondrial Respiration, Optogenetics, mouse work, molecular cloning
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Project title: Development of designer cytokines to combat diabetes mellitus II
Educational background: Study of human medicine at HHU since October 2019
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Project title: Generation and characterisation of synthetic cytokines
Educational background: Study of human medicine at HHU since October 2018
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Project title: Activation pattern of muscular C2C12 cells by IL-6 type cytokines and novel IL-6/IL-12 chimeras
Educational background: Study of human medicine at HHU since October 2017
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Project title: IL-12Rß1-independent activation of IL-23R via homodimerisation
Educational background: Medical student at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf since 2017
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Project title:
Exercise-triggered mechanisms contributing to beneficial metabolic responses and type 2 diabetes protection.
Educational background:
Pharmacist, School of Pharmacy at the University of Bonn
Research and work experience:
Research internships in the fields of Pharmaceutical Biology (1 mo) and Medical Chemistry (4 mos); Pharmacist in Training at Bayer AG Research & Development, Pharmaceuticals (6 mos) and Pharmacist in Training at Dom/ Hauptbahnhof Apotheke in Cologne (6 mos).
Vivid doctoral researchers representative from May 2023 to December 2023
Project title:
Exercise-triggered mechanisms contributing to beneficial metabolic responses and type 2 diabetes protection.
Educational background:
2016-2019 Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, HHU Düsseldorf
2019-2022 Master of Science, Biochemistry, HHU Düsseldorf
Research and work experience:
Bachelor thesis: “Light-mediated control of horizontal gene transfer in microbial communities”
Master thesis: “Recombinant Protein Synthesis of Leukemia Relevant Oncoproteins (Hsp90, ETV6-RUNX1) and the Development of Novel Targeted Therapies”
Cell Culture, Molecular Cloning, Protein Expression and Purification, Western Blot, Drug Screening, Flow Cytometry
Vivid doctoral researchers representative since January 2024
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Project title: Insulin- and contraction signaling in skeletal muscle cells from individuals with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
Educational background: Study of human medicine at HHU Düsseldorf since 2019
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Project title: Insulin- and contraction signaling in skeletal muscle cells from individuals with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
Educational background: Study of human medicine at HHU since 2019
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Project title: Insulin- and contraction signaling in skeletal muscle cells from individuals with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes
Educational background: Study of human medicine at HHU since October 2016
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Project title: Exercise-triggered mechanisms contributing to beneficial metabolic responses and type 2 diabetes protection
Educational background: Study of human medicine at HHU
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Project title:
Investigation of alternative mechanisms involved in the anti-diabetic effects of dextromethorphan
Doctoral degree: 14 December 2023
Educational background:
Bachelor of Science (Biology), Master of Science (Biology, Major in Molecular Biomedicine)
Project title: Investigation of the interaction partners of morphinan-derivatives and their anti-diabetic effects
Educational background: 2015-2019 - Bachelor of Science (B. Sc. PLUS/International Biology, HHU Düsseldorf)
2019-2022 - Master of Science (M. Sc., Major in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Heidelberg University)
Work experience: Cell culture, Flow cytometry, qPCR, Western blotting, Seahorse, pancreatic islets
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Project title: Establishment of an in vitro assay for drug screening in diabetic neuropathic pain
Educational background: Study of human medicine at HHU since October 2019
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