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.
• Andreas Diepold Max-Planck Research Group - The Diepold Group investigates the molecular mechanism and application of bacterial secretion systems.
• Georg Hochberg Independent Max-Planck Research Group/ERC Grantee - The Hochberg Group works on evolutionary biochemistry by using the evolution of protein complexes as a model system.
• Rebecca Hinrichs SYNMIKRO Research Group The Hinrichs Group studies ribonuclease-mediated degradation and maturation of RNA during the exponential and stationary growth of bacteria.
• Katharina Höfer Independent Max-Planck Research Group/ERC Grantee - The Höfer Lab studies the epitranscriptomic mechanisms of gene regulation based on NAD-capped RNAs in 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.
• Julia Kurth Microcosm Earth Research Group - The research of the Kurth Group contributes to a better understanding of the metabolism of specific microorganisms, the involved enzymes, and the role of these microorganisms in the environment.
• Seán Murray Max-Planck Research Group - The Murray Group uses bacteria as tractable model systems to uncover the principles and mechanisms underlying spatial organisation.
• 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.
• Daniel Schindler Max-Planck Research Group - The Schindler Group focuses on synthetic biology and synthetic genomics using and developing synthetic biology tools to engineer necessary fungi and bacteria.
• Jan Schuller DFG Emmy Noether Group/ERC Grantee - The Schuller Group investigates the structure and function of bioenergetic machines using cryoEM single particle analysis.