Current Lab Members
Katrin Paeschke
Lab Head
W3 Professor: University Hospital Bonn (since 2023)
W2 Professor: University Hospital Bonn (2018 - 2023)
Associate Professor: University Medical Clinic (UMCG/ERIBA)
Groningen (2016-2018)
Group leader: University of Würzburg (2012 - 2017)
Post-doctorate Fellow, Princeton University (2007-2012)
Ph.D. University Witten/Herdecke (2006)
Bachelor: University Bonn (2001)
Master: University Witten/Herdecke (2003)
Ph.D. University Witten/Herdecke (2006)
Mona Hajikazemi
Postdoctoral Researcher since 2022
Ph.D. University Hospital Bonn (2022)
Master, Golestan University of Medical Science, Gorgan
Bachelor, Alzahra University, Tehran
Expertise: Function and Regulation of Telomeric G4 Structures
Theresa Zacheja
BTA
Laboratory technician since 2018
Philipp Schult (PhD)
Postdoctoral Research since 2019
Bachelor, University Lübeck
Master, HPI Hamburg
Ph.D. University of Heidelberg
Expertise: function and targeting of RNA-G4 structures in yellow fever virus
Philipp Simon
Ph.D. Student since 2021
Master: University Hospital Bonn
Bachelor: Bonn Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences
Expertise: RNA G-quadruplex stress and immune response
Contact: [email protected]
Li Chia Sauer
BTA
Laboratory technician since 2021
C. Saúl Rodríguez Roque
MD Ph.D. Student since 2022
Bachelor: Faculty of Medicine, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Expertise: G4s and Leukemia
Contact: [email protected]
Henrietta Schreiber
Ph.D. Student since 2023 (joint Ph.D. with Prof. Dr. E. Kiermaier (Uni Bonn)
Master: Bonn University
Expertise: Dendritic cells, G-quadruplex and genome stability
Alea Radcke
Ph.D. Student since 2023 (joint Ph.D. student with Prof. Dr. A. Heine) Bonn Melbourne IRTG
Master: University Hospital Bonn
Bachelor: Rheinische University of Applied Sciences, Cologne
Expertise: Leukemia, Q-quadruplexes, Flow Cytometry
Lena Schuck
Ph.D. Student since 2024
Master: University of Marburg
Bachelor: University of Marburg
Expertise: role of RNA G4s and DHX36 helicase activity in Small Cell Lung Cancer
Contact: [email protected]
Sven Hoffmann
Ph.D. Student since 2024
Master: Bonn University
Bachelor: Bonn University
Expertise: relevance of Pif1 helicase activity within Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Contact: [email protected]
Lisa Weixler (Dr. rer. nat.)
Postdoctoral Researcher since 2024
Ph.D.: Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Master of Biochemistry: University of Cologne
Bachelor of Biology: University of Cologne
Expertise: DHX36 in the cellular immune response, RNA and protein biochemistry, ADP-ribosylation
Contact: [email protected]
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4453-017X
Luca Larini
Ph.D. Student since 2024
Master: University of Trento, Italy
Bachelor: University of Trento, Italy
Expertise: Telomeres and telomeric RNA, non-coding RNAs
Contact: [email protected]
Amir Khodabandeh
Ph.D. Student since 2024
Master: Biochemistry at Bonn University
Bachelor: Cellular and Molecular Biology at Guilan University
Expertise: G-quadruplex and Nucleotide excision repair (NER)
Contact: [email protected]
Monica Rodriguez Nava
Ph.D. Student since 2025
Master: University of Bonn
Bachelor: Faculty of Biology, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, México
Expertise: DNA damage in macrophages
Contact: [email protected]
Priscilla Piccirillo (PhD)
Postdoctoral Research since 2025
Master: University of Tuscia, Viterbo (Italy)
Ph.D.: CMMC, Köln (Germany)
Expertise: Mapping of G4s and epigenetic marks using genomic techniques
Contact: [email protected]
Former Lab Members
Rebecca Linke, Ph.D. Student (2021-2025)
Michaela Limmer, Ph.D. student (2019-2025)
Daniel Haupt, Laboratory technician (2023-2025)
Melanie Kastl, PhD Student (2019-2023)
Elif Mentese, Master Student (2022-2023)
Venkat Mudiyam, Master Student (2022-2023)
Alessio De Magis, Postdoc (2019-2023)
Daniel Hilbig, PhD Student (2017-2022)
Sonja Hersel, Master Student (2020 - 2022)
Marco Caterino, Postdoc (2019-2021)
Antonia Schönleber, Bachelor Student (2020- 2021)
Tabea Klein, Master Student (2021)
Lisa Gold, Master Student (2020)
Eike Schwindt, PhD Student (2015 -2020)
Markus Sauer, PhD Student (2015-2019)
Satyaprakash Pandey, Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2018)
Susana Ramirez Valladolid, Master Student (2018)
Nadja Sereda, Bachelor Student (2018)
Mateo Alzate, MD, Guest Scientist (2018)
Inge Kazemier, Technician (2016-2017)
Enikö Fekete-Szücs, PhD Student (2016-2017)
Claudia Grasso, Master Student (2016-2017)
Silvia Götz, PhD Student (2012-2017)
Katharina Wanzek, PhD Student (2012-2016)
Maria Gallant, Technician (2016)
Dr. Yang Qianlu, Guest Scientist (2015-2016)
Nadine Günther, Technician (2012-2016)
Sabrina Bartsch, Master Student (2015-2016)
Anna Vesting, Master Student (2013-2014)
Markus Sauer, Master Student (2014)
Michaela Limmer, Ph.D. student (2019-2025)
Daniel Haupt, Laboratory technician (2023-2025)
Melanie Kastl, PhD Student (2019-2023)
Elif Mentese, Master Student (2022-2023)
Venkat Mudiyam, Master Student (2022-2023)
Alessio De Magis, Postdoc (2019-2023)
Daniel Hilbig, PhD Student (2017-2022)
Sonja Hersel, Master Student (2020 - 2022)
Marco Caterino, Postdoc (2019-2021)
Antonia Schönleber, Bachelor Student (2020- 2021)
Tabea Klein, Master Student (2021)
Lisa Gold, Master Student (2020)
Eike Schwindt, PhD Student (2015 -2020)
Markus Sauer, PhD Student (2015-2019)
Satyaprakash Pandey, Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2018)
Susana Ramirez Valladolid, Master Student (2018)
Nadja Sereda, Bachelor Student (2018)
Mateo Alzate, MD, Guest Scientist (2018)
Inge Kazemier, Technician (2016-2017)
Enikö Fekete-Szücs, PhD Student (2016-2017)
Claudia Grasso, Master Student (2016-2017)
Silvia Götz, PhD Student (2012-2017)
Katharina Wanzek, PhD Student (2012-2016)
Maria Gallant, Technician (2016)
Dr. Yang Qianlu, Guest Scientist (2015-2016)
Nadine Günther, Technician (2012-2016)
Sabrina Bartsch, Master Student (2015-2016)
Anna Vesting, Master Student (2013-2014)
Markus Sauer, Master Student (2014)