Our lab has brought together researchers at different stages of their careers, many of whom have gone on to pursue diverse paths across academia, research, and beyond. Below, we highlight the alumni who have been part of our lab and have contributed to its scientific progress. 

Paula Raluca Georgescu (LMU)
H3K36-dependent anchoring of the KAT Mst2C is required to maintain the balance between euchromatic and heterochromatic domains
02/2014 – 07/2018

Lucía Martín Caballero (IMPRS student; LMU)
Deciphering the role of the nuclear membrane protein Lem2 in RNA surveillance
05/2016 – 10/2021

Thomas Sander van Emden (IMPRS student; LMU)
Transcriptional silencing and genomic stability of repetitive sequences
07/2016 – 11/2021

Karl Christopher Frederic Olsen (IMPRS student; JLU)
How competitive mechanisms shape and maintain heterochromatin boundaries
03/2019 – 06/2024

Abubakar Muhammad (IMPRS student; JLU)
Novel insights into heterochromatin regulation
05/2019 – 06/2024

Scott Wood (MSc; LMU)
An investigation into putative substrates of the Cul4-Rik1Raf1/2 ubiquitin ligase complex
07/2012 – 06/2013

Paula Raluca Georgescu (MSc; LMU)
Characterization and validation of novel factors involved in heterochromatic gene silencing
01/2013 – 06/2013

Sabine Stöcker (MSc; LMU)
The nuclear envelope protein Lem2 mediates genome-wide silencing of LTRs 
03/2015 – 09/2015

Vanessa Rauthe (BSc; JLU)
Investigating mechanisms underlying Cul4-Ddb1/Cdt2-mediated targeting and proteolysis of Epe1/KDM2A 
05/2022 – 08/2022

Dilara Altan (MSc; JLU)
Analyzing candidates involved in the Lem2 dependent regulation of LTRs
01/2024 – 07/2024

Luca Wolfstädter (BSc; JLU)
Functional analysis of Lem2's Winged-Helix Domain
06/2025 – 09/2025

Dr. Ramón Ramos Barrales
02/2012 – 08/2016
current position: Assistant Professor, Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain

Dr. Marta Forn
04/2013 – 10/2016
Scientist at Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona, Spain

Dr. Matías Capella
09/2017 – 07/2021
current position: Group leader, Univ. Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina