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PhD projects offered - IPP Winter call
The IPP offers projects from participating groups located at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) and the University Medical Center Mainz (UMC). Projects are advertised under two calls – a Molecular Mechanisms call and a Molecular Biomedicine call.
Below you can find a list of group leaders offering a position in the Winter calls and descriptions of the offered PhD projects. Note that not every group participating in the IPP offers a position in every call.
Role of R-loops in DNA double-strand break repair and cancer - Roopesh Anand (IMB)
Sex-bias in the regulation and function of R-loops - Maria Felicia Basilicata (UMC)
R-loops as drivers of genomic instability in human cells - Petra Beli (JGU/IMB)
Multifunctional roles in genome stability: Crosstalk between R-Loop formation, alternative polyadenylation and secretory protein function - Sven Danckwardt (UMC)
Molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases - Dorothee Dormann (JGU/IMB)
R-loops in cancer & cancer therapy - Thomas Hofmann (UMC)
Integrative structural proteomics for the mapping of protein interaction interfaces - Katja Luck (IMB)
RNA-DNA hybrid regulation in senescence and ageing - Brian Luke (JGU/IMB)
Ageing, Embryos & Epigenetics - Christof Niehrs (IMB)
Characterization of R-loop associated DNA modifications - Christof Niehrs (IMB)
Bioinformatics / Computational Biology of Nucleic Acid Modifications - Christof Niehrs (IMB)
Regulation and specificity of RNase H1/2 enzymes in stress and aging - Jan Padeken (IMB)
Functional consequences of errors in mitosis - Stamatis Papathanasiou (IMB)
Gene regulation by chromatin remodellers during development and disease - Sandra Schick (IMB)
Genome-wide analysis of R-loop-associated DNA damage - Helle Ulrich (IMB)
Exploring the ubiquitin code in proteostasis and genome maintenance - Helle Ulrich (IMB)
Investigating the nuclear actin cytoskeleton in DNA repair - Helle Ulrich (IMB)
Regulation and functions of alternative splicing in plants - Andreas Wachter (JGU)
The role of protein condensation in gene activation - Sina Wittmann (IMB)
Physical and chemical changes within the microenvironment affect antigen presenting cell function - Johannes Mayer (UMC)
Immune cell exhaustion of antigen presenting cells in chronic infection and cancer - Johannes Mayer (UMC)
The role of dermal Dendritic cells in immune diversion of skin infection and skin tumors - Johannes Mayer (UMC)
Interactions between the hematopoietic system and the bone marrow microenvironment in aging - Wolfram Ruf (UMC)
Analysis of antigen-presenting cells interaction with T cells across the body during central nervous system autoimmunity - Ari Waisman (UMC)
Translation of mechanistic insights from patient-derived cells and large animal models into therapeutic strategies for retinal dystrophies - Uwe Wolfrum (JGU)
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