Internship Positions
Internship Offers 2020
| Group (Institute) | Research Area Project Title | Duration in weeks | Student Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayder Amin (DZNE) | Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Studying the Propagation of Amyloid-beta Toxicity in a Large-scale Neuronal Networks | 12 | Life Science, Engineering |
| Olaf Bergmann (CRTD) | Heart Regeneration Characterization of optogenetics tools in the heart | 12 | Life Science, Medicine |
| Lutz Brusch (TUD ZIH) | Computational Biology Modeling and Simulation of Organ Regeneration | 8–12 | Biology or Physics |
| Lutz Brusch (TUD ZIH) | Computational Biology Advancing the MultiCellML Standard and its Implementation in Morpheus | 10–12 | Computer Science |
| Ünal Coskun (TUD PLID) | Membrane Biology, Synthetic Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology The role of TM6SF2 in the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease | 12 | Life Science |
| Ünal Coskun (TUD PLID) | Membrane Biology, Synthetic Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology Lipid-species dependent activation of AGC-kinases (PKC and PKB) | 12 | Life Science |
| Ünal Coskun (TUD PLID) | Membrane Biology, Synthetic Biology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology Lipid remodeling in 3T3 fibroblasts during EGFR activation | 12 | Life Science |
| Alexander Dalpke (MTZ) | Microbiology, Immunology Interaction of commensal bacteria with P. aeruginosa during airway infections in cystic fibrosis [→ Info PDF] | min 8 | Life Science |
| Benjamin Friedrich (cfaed) | Theoretical Biological Physics Minimal model of synchronization in cilia carpets [→ Info PDF] | 12 | Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics |
| Martina Rauner (University Clinics) | Osteooncology Effects of prostate cancer-derived extracellular vesicles on osteoclast formation and bone metastasis [→ Info PDF] | 12 | Life Science, Medicine |
| Natalia Rodriguez-Muela (DZNE) | Neuroscience, iPSC-Disease Modeling, Cellular/Molecular Biology Understanding selective neuronal vulnerability in neurodegeneration | 12 | Life Science, Computer Science |
| James Sáenz (B CUBE) | Design principles of a minimal synthetic cell membraneDesign principles of a minimal synthetic cell membrane This project will explore the biochemistry and biophysics of the cell membranes of Mycoplasma and the synthetic minimal cell (JCVI-Syn3.0). These simple organisms are model systems to explore the simplest design principles required to engineer a responsive synthetic membrane from the bottom up. | 12 | Life Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics |
| James Sáenz (B CUBE) | RNA-lipid interactions and the origin of life! RNA-lipid interactions and the origin of life! This project explores how RNA-lipid interactions could have contributed to the emergence of cellular life by constructing and studying the interactions of small membrane-binding RNAs with synthetic membranes. | 12 | Life Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics |
| Michael Schlierf (B CUBE) | Biophysics, Biology, Microbiology Live cell imaging of bacteria under antibiotic stress and monitoring of their response on a single cell level | 10–12 | Life Sciences or Physics with basic expertise in microscopy |
| Michael Schlierf (B CUBE) | Biology, Biophysics Biomineralization in live cell imaging of diatoms | 8–12 (12 preferred) | Life Sciences or Physics with basic expertise in microscopy |
| Bernd Schröder (MTZ) | Biochemistry, Cell Biology Determinants of substrate specificity of SPP/SPPL intramembrane proteases [→ Info PDF] | 12 | Life Science |
| Michele Solimena (TUD PLID) | Microtubule-mediated transport of aged-distinct insulin secretory granules | 8–12 | Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cell Biology |
| Michele Solimena (TUD PLID) | Structural resolution of aged distinct insulin secretory granules of CryoEM | 8–12 | Structural Biology, Electron Microscopy, Cell Biology |
| Tomohisa Toda (DZNE) | Neuroscience, Epigenetics, Bioengineering, Molecular Biology Manipulating nuclear architecture to control neural identity | 12 | Life Science, Bioengineering, Molecular Biology |