Meet the team
Head of Department
Prof. Dr. Stephan Günther (-547)
Department Assistant
Wiebke Böhm (-270)
Project Assistant
Sabine Fehrmann (-488)
Project Manager
Ester Orban, PhD (-488)
Scientific Staff
Giuditta Annibaldis, PhD (-642)
Sophie Duraffour, PhD (-641)
Deborah Ehichioya, PhD
Petra Emmerich, PhD (-470)
Martin Gabriel, MD (-205)
Chris Hoffmann, PhD (-938)
Ndapewa Ithete, PhD (-642)
Christine Jacobsen, PhD (-641)
Maksym Kitsera, PhD (-948)
Emily Nelson, PhD (-932)
Lisa Oestereich, PhD (-940)
Silke Olschewski-Pavlita, PhD (-930)
Meike Pahlmann, PhD (-588)
Nils Petersen, PhD (-642)
Estefania Rodríguez-Burgos, PhD (-541)
Maria Rosenthal, PhD (-930)
Lennart Sänger (-941)
Anke Thielebein, PhD (-932)
Ludmilla Unrau, PhD (-942)
Dominik Vogel, PhD (-930)
Nathalie Vielle, PhD (-588)
Harry Williams, PhD (-930)
David Wozniak, PhD (-938)
Thomas Wulff, PhD (-942)
PhD / MSc Students
Gabriele Diana
Glaucia Herzer (-941)
Saskia Johanns (-941)
Selina Krüger (-941)
Mia Le (-642)
Solvej Oberhof (-941)
Janna Scherf (-941)
Ronald von Possel (-945)
Technical Staff
Elisa Adam (-947)
Beate Becker-Ziaja (-411)
Leandra Behrens (-456)
Sabrina Bockholt (-947)
Carola Busch (-935)
Mette Hinrichs (-933)
Julia Hinzmann (-946)
Shindhuja Joel (-934)
Kerstin Krausz (-935)
Morlin Milewski (-935)
Jonas Müller (-946)
Neele Neddersen (-944)
Sarah Ryter (-936)
Jasmin Scharnberg (-936)
Alexander Schlaphof (-456)
Marilyn Schmidt (-945)
Corinna Thomé-Bolduan (-456)
Carolina van Gelder (-936)
Robert Wildtraut (-933)
Stephanie Wurr (-471)
Viktoria Zehner (-945)
Local Project Staff
Femi Oluwasola Babatunde
Vivien Udoka Onwuekweipke
Joy Pelemo
Akeem Tajudeen
Faya Moriba Kamano
Karifa Kourouma
Saa Lucien Millimono
Tamba Elie Millimouno
Fernand M'Bemba Tolno
Associated Lab Groups
Lab Group Pfefferle (UKE-associated)
Susanne Pfefferle, Dr. med. (Group Leader)
Julia Berger (PhD student)
Neele Pekarek (Technician)
Lab Group Disease Ecology (BNITM)
Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet, PhD (Group Leader)
Abraham Adeyemi PhD Student
Umaru Bangura, PhD