Faculty members recruiting PhD students in 2025

This is an overview about the faculty offering PhD positions (fully funded) for starting the PhD in 2025. Information on the application process can be found here. On January 14, 2025 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.

Tim Beissbarth - Michael Altenbuchinger

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

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



Gregor Bucher

University of Göttingen -
Dept. of Developmental Biology
Pushing the limits of RNAi for pest control
Project description

Requirement: Skills in Molecular Biology and NGS Data analysis,



Lukas Cyganek

University Medical School - Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology
Stem Cell Unit / Cardiology and Pneumology
Disease modeling and testing of personalized therapies in human iPSCs
Project description

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



Christian Dienemann

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences -
Department of Molecular Biology
Structural biology and in vitro systems
Project description

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



Niels Fischer

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences -
Project Group Molecular Machines in Motion, Department of Physical Biochemistry
Molecular mechanisms of translation regulation in health and disease
Project description

Requirement: Enthusiasm to work in a team and learn new techniques in structural biology.



Eugenio Fornasiero

University Medical School -
Department of Neuro-sensory Physiology
Unraveling the complexity of the human brain in physiology and disease by combining high-throughput imaging and analysis of iPSC-derived neurons
Project description

Requirement: Passion for cutting-edge research, foundational skills in microscopy and computational biology, and an eagerness to tackle complex problems with image analysis and multi-omics integration. Experience with bioinformatics, statistical analysis, or Biopython programming is a plus.



Dirk Görlich

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences -
Department of Cellular Logistics
Nanobody discovery
Project description

Requirement:



Ufuk Günesdogan

Goettingen University -
Developmental Biology
Transcriptional control and epigenetic programming during primate primordial germ cell development
Project description

Requirement: pluripotency, stem cells, primordial germ cells, transcription, epigenetics



Michael Lidschreiber - Kristina Zumer

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



Juliane Liepe

Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry -
Research Group Quantitative and Systems Biology
Quantitative and Systems Biology
Project description

Requirement: Computational modelling



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



Jochen Rink

Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry -
Department of Tissue Dynamics and Regeneration
The gene regulatory dimension of planarian regeneration
Project description

Requirement: Skills in Molecular and Cell Biology, Data Analysis



Melina Schuh

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences -
Dept. of Meiosis
Unraveling the mysteries of Ovarian development and infertility
Project description

Requirement: Skills in bioinformatics, cell biology or genetics



Johannes Söding

Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences -
joint project of different groups
Modern methods for large-scale protein and RNA structure and function analysis
Project description

Requirement: Good programming skills on real-world projects, analytical thinking, interest in statistics and/or bioinformatics would be a big plus



Jörg Stülke

Goettingen University -
Institute of Microbiology
P1: The essence of life – contributions of so far unknown proteins
P2: Data integration in the era of artificial intelligence
2 Projects description

Requirement: Project 1: Skills in molecular biology, ideally with bacteria
Project 2: Skills in bioinformatics, programming