Team
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Chair holder
NameProf. Dr. Thorsten Mascher
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Secretary
NameManja Häusler
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Group Leader
NameDr. Diana Wolf
Safety officer, Licence holder §44 IfSG
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Research Associate
NameDr. Christin Baumgärtel
Science communication, project management Bakteriopolis
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Technical Assistant
NameAnnett George
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Technical Assistant
NameSusanne Krause
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Research Assistant
NameLina Ximena Celis Bautista M.Sc.
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PhD Student
NameLena Friebel M.Sc.
Multicellularity, Science Communication Bakteriopolis
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PhD Student; Streptomyces, antibiotics
NameGenevieve Sohl M.Sc.
Streptomyces, antibiotics, CampusKompass Neurodivergenz Peer
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PhD Student
NameMatthias Frank M.Sc.
Multicellularity, SPP2389
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PhD Student
NameLennart Scheufler M.Sc.
SporoBeads, SporoPrinting
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Studentische Hilfskraft
NameJulia Schmitt B.Sc.
SporoBeads, Bakteriopolis
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Dr. Daniela Pinto
Researcher, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Portugal
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Dr. Ainhoa Revilla-Guarinos Post-Doc Researcher, FISABIO, Genomics and Health/Oral Microbiome Group, Valencia, Spain
Dr. Georg Fritz
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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Prof Dr. Susanne Gebhard
Prof. of Molecular Biotechnology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany
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Dr. Sarah Miercke, -2026
Role of Post-Transcriptional Regulation of the Antimicrobial Epipeptide EPE Biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Mascher
Faculty of Biology, TUD Dresden University of Technology
Dr. Denis Iliasov, -2025
Spatial and Secondary Metabolism in Streptomycetes and Other Filamentous Actinobacteria
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Mascher
Faculty of Biology, TUD Dresden University of Technology
Dr. Elif Ötzel, -2025
Bacillus subtilis SporoBeads: Modification Strategies to Improve the Potential of Endospores Used as a Protein Display Platform
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Mascher
Faculty of Biology, TUD Dresden University of Technology
Dr. Tomislav Vološen, -2024
From cell differentiation processes to interkingdom cell signaling in
Bacillus subtilis
Advisor: Dr. Diana Wolf
Faculty of Biology, TUD Dresden University of Technology
Dr. Daniela Hartmann, -2024
Genomic analysis and characterization of Streptomyces silvae strains from soil isolates
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Mascher
Faculty of Biology, TUD Dresden University of Technology
Dr. Qian Zhang, 2017–2022
The Cell Envelope Stress Response in
Bacillus subtilis: From Regulatory
Mechanisms to Heterologous
Production of Antimicrobial Peptides
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Thorsten Mascher
Faculty of Biology, TUD Dresden University of Technology
Dr. Karen Stetter, 2017–2021 Regulation of the origin of replication of plasmid pE194 and its application in pBAio, a novel vector for use in non-domesticated Bacillus sp.
Advisor: Dr. Diana Wolf (Junior Group Leader)
Faculty of Biology, TUD Dresden University of Technology
Dr. Franziska Dürr, 2016–2021 Extracytoplasmic Function Sigma Factors: From a Comprehensive ECF Census in Underrepresented Bacterial Phyla via in vivo Analysis to Their Application.
Faculty of Biology, TUD Dresden University of Technology
Dr. Philipp Popp, 2016–2020 Production of an Antimicrobial Peptide by Bacillus subtilis and the Underlying Cell Envelope Stress Response.
Faculty of Biology, TUD Dresden University of Technology
Dr. Julia Brehm (Bartels), 2016–2020 The Nature of the Endospore Crust of Bacillus subtilis and Its Utilization as a Platform for Protein Display.
Faculty of Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Dr. Dayane Araújo, 2013–2019 Streptomyces venezuelae: a source of ECF-sigma factors for genetic switches and a model for antibiotic resistance.
Faculty of Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Dr. Qiang Liu, 2014–2018 Characterization of ECF42, a novel group of extracytoplasmic function (ECF) sigma factors with C-terminal regulatory extensions.
Faculty of Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Dr. Jara Radeck, 2013–2017
Anatomy of the Bacillus subtilis cell envelope stress response.
Faculty of Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich [online version]
Dr. Carolin Höfler, 2012–2015
Response of Bacillus subtilis to Antimicrobial Peptide Stress.
Faculty of Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Dr. Chong Fang, 2011–2015
Signal Transduction Mechanisms and Wiring Specificity of Bce-type Antimicrobial Peptide Sensing and Detoxification Modules in Firmicutes Bacteria.
Faculty of Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Dr. Xiaoluo Huang, 2011–2015
Classification and Functional Characterization of Extracytoplasmic Function (ECF) σ Factors from Planctomycetes and Actinobacteria.
Faculty of Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Dr. Sebastian Dintner, 2010–2014
Characterization of a Sensory Complex Involved in Antimicrobial Peptide Resistance: Communication Between a Histidine Kinase and an ABC Transporter in Bacillus subtilis.
Advisor: PD Dr. Susanne Gebhard (Junior Group Leader)
Faculty of Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Dr. Karen Schrecke, 2009–2013
The LiaFSR Three-Component System of Bacillus subtilis: Mechanism of Stimulus Perception and Signal Transduction
Faculty of Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Dr. Anna Staroń, 2008–2012
Phylogenetic and Functional Analyses of Stress-Responsive Bacterial Transmembrane Signal Transducing Systems
Faculty of Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Dr. Tina Wecke, 2008–2011
Extracytoplasmic Function of σ Factors in Bacillus Species: Investigation of Cell Envelope Stress Responses and Novel Signal Transduction Mechanisms
Faculty of Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Dr. Sina Jordan, 2004–2007
Intramembrane Signal Transduction and Cell Envelope Stress Response in Bacillus subtilis
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Georg-August University, Göttingen
| Name | Supervisor Master Thesis | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Chalid Marashdeh | Pia Bethge | 2024 |
| Arthur Schubert | Lena Friebel | 2024 |
| Genevieve Sohl | Denis Iliasov | 2024 |
| Lennart Scheufler | Elif Öztel | 2024 |
| Evrim Oezdemir | Sara Miercke | 2024 |
| Berenike Schmalfuß | Pia Bethge | 2023 |
| Christoph Hinze | Thorsten Mascher/ Xiangang Li | 2023 |
| Daniela Feldhoff | Diana Wolf/Sarah Miercke | 2023 |
| Nathalie Becker | Thorsten Mascher / Elif Öztel | 2022 |
| Tobias Göttsche | Diana Wolf/ Tomislav Volosen | 2022 |
| Pascal Schönberg | Thorsten Mascher | 2021 |
| Denis Iliasov | Thorsten Mascher | 2021 |
| Lena Friebel | Diana Wolf | 2021 |
| Sarah Miercke | Diana Wolf/Tomislav Volosen | 2021 |
| Shuhiua Shen | Diana Wolf/Qian Zhang | 2019 |
| Nina Lautenschläger | Philipp Popp | 2018 |
| Daniela Hartmann | Thorsten Mascher | 2018 |
| Maximillian Döring | Thorsten Mascher | 2018 |
| Fynn Keßeler | Julia Bartels/Thorsten Mascher | 2018 |
| Daniela Hartmann | Thorsten Mascher | 2017 |
| Lisa Bewersdorf | Thorsten Mascher | 2017 |
| Name | Advisor for Bachelor's Thesis | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Weber | Genevieve Sohl | 2026 |
| Jannik Neppl | Christin Baumgärtel | 2026 |
|
Cora Maria Roericht |
Matthias Frank | 2026 |
| Fiona Erxleben | Diana Wolf | 2026 |
| Aileen Franzen | Diana Wolf | 2026 |
| Selina Kühnel | Diana Wolf | 2026 |
| Annika Schmidthals | Diana Wolf | 2025 |
| Luca Franz | Diana Wolf | 2025 |
| Lena Hofmann | Diana Wolf | 2025 |
| Anne-Katrin Rußeck | Sarah Miercke | 2024 |
| Julia Schmitt | Diana Wolf | 2024 |
| Cora Pusch | Diana Wolf | 2024 |
| Jenny Kurth | Pia Bethge | 2023 |
| Alexa Freigang | Thorsten Mascher / Xiangang Li | 2023 |
| Linda Krause | Thorsten Mascher/ Daniela Hartmann | 2023 |
| Jenny Sauermann | Thorsten Mascher/Elif Öztel | 2022 |
| Anica Walther | Tomislav Volosen | 2022 |
| Flavia Sulaj | Xiangang Li | 2022 |
| Lilli Kratzer | Diana Wolf | 2022 |
| Aydan Valiyeva | Diana Wolf | 2022 |
| Josefine Himmelsbach | Diana Wolf | 2022 |
| Henriette Hinz | Stefanie Hess | 2022 |
| Johanna Bode | Stefanie Heß | 2022 |
| Celina Koch | Daniela Hartmann/Thorsten Mascher | 2021 |
| Laura Heidler | Stefanie Hess | 2021 |
| Laura Kolbe | Stefanie Heß | 2021 |
| Lucas Hartenfels | Diana Wolf | 2021 |
| Sarah Spitzner | Diana Wolf | 2021 |
| Cassandra Kollten | Tomislav Volosen/Diana Wolf |
2021 |
| Theresa Kröber | Karen Stetter/Thorsten Mascher | 2020 |
| Julia Göhler | Daniela Hartmann/Thorsten Mascher | 2020 |
| Rachel Zimmer | Diana Wolf | 2020 |
| Philipp Köcher | Diana Wolf | 2020 |
| Angelika Walder | Qian Zhang/Diana Wolf | 2019 |
| Lena Friebel | Diana Wolf | 2019 |
| Josefine Schröder | Karen Stetter/Thorsten Mascher | 2019 |
| Karolin Flade | Daniela Hartmann/Thorsten Mascher | 2019 |
| Denis Iliasov | Diana Wolf | 2019 |
| Anna Possidente | Philipp Popp/Franziska Dürr/Thorsten Mascher | 2018 |
| Johanna Hartig | Philipp Popp, Franziska Dürr, and Thorsten Mascher | 2018 |
| Theresa Simolka | Diana Wolf | 2018 |
| Lisa Großmann | Diana Wolf | 2018 |
| Katharina Starke | Diana Wolf | 2018 |
| Dinah Linke | Diana Wolf | 2018 |
| Yang Yuan | Philipp Popp/Thorsten Mascher | 2017 |
| Julia Tolke | Daniela Hartmann/Thorsten Mascher | 2017 |
| Nadine Schulze | Diana Wolf | 2017 |
| Jule Mickel | Diana Wolf | 2017 |
| Sebastian Lopez Castellanos | Julia Bartels/Thorsten Mascher | 2016 |
| Vanessa Gilly | Diana Wolf/Thorsten Mascher | 2016 |
| Katharina Sievers | Diana Wolf | 2016 |