Independent Research Groups

• Ilka Bischofs-Pfeifer The Bischofs Lab studies complex adaptive traits (CATs) in beneficial Bacilli at the behavioral and mechanistic level aiming to understand how the gene regulatory network controls them.
• Rebecca Hinrichs SYNMIKRO Research Group The Hinrichs Group studies ribonuclease-mediated degradation and maturation of RNA during the exponential and stationary growth of bacteria.
• Judith Klatt Microcosm Earth Research Group - The Klatt Groups aims at understanding microbial nutrient and carbon cycling in Earth’s present and past humid realm.
• Martina Preiner Microcosm Earth Research Group - The Preiner Group concentrates on studying geochemical protoenzymes and how the key molecules of metabolic pathways were selected in early chemical evolution.
• Johannes Rebelein DFG Emmy Noether Group - The Rebelein Lab characterizes and engineers metalloenzymes to elucidate the underlying principals and mechanisms of metalloenzyme catalysis.
• Jan Schuller DFG Emmy Noether Group/ERC Grantee - The Schuller Group investigates the structure and function of bioenergetic machines using cryoEM single particle analysis.