Dr. Christina E. Weinberg, née Lünse

Education
2017-present
Principal Investigator at Leipzig University
2013-2016
Postdoc with Ronald R. Breaker at Yale University, USA
2009-2012
PhD at University of Bonn with Günter Mayer, Thesis: Riboswitches as new antibacterial drug targets
2004-2009
Diplom in Molecular Biomedicine, University of Bonn, Thesis with Michael Famulok on primary micro RNA processing
Awards
2020 Postdoc fellowship Peter and Traudl Engelhorn Foundation
2016 6-month return fellowship, DFG, LU1889/2-1, host: Mario Mörl
2013 2-year research fellowship, DFG, LU1889/1-1;
2-year research fellowship, German Academic Exchange
Service (DAAD), declined
Jan A. Dewald, MSc.

Education
10/2021-09/2022
Pre-Doc Award of the Research Academy Leipzig with Christina Weinberg (Leipzig University)
2019-2021
Master of Science in Biochemistry (Leipzig University)
2019
Research assistant with Bachelor degree in the lab of Andreas J. Müller (University of Magdeburg)
2015-2019
Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology (BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg); Thesis in the laboratory of Andreas J. Müller (University of Magdeburg)
10/2017-02/2018
Internship at Strathclyde University Glasgow in the group of Paul Herron
Activities and interests
almost any kind of ball sport (football, volleyball, handball etc.), bouldern, jogging, badminton, board games, casual gaming
phone: +49 341 97 36974 mail: jan.dewald@studserv.uni-leipzig.de
Jessy-Lee Fournes, BSc.

Education
since 2021
Master’s student in Biochemistry (Leipzig University)
2017-2021
Bachelor of Science in Bioanalytics (Hochschule Coburg), Thesis in the laboratory of Dr. Dirk Kuhlmeier at the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology Leipzig
2019-2020
Assistent scientist at the Institute for Sensor and Actuator Technology Coburg
Activities and interests
any kind of outdoor activity (hiking, riding, climbing etc.), fitness, literature, baking, travelling
phone: +49 341 97 36923 mail: jessy-lee.fournes@studserv.uni-leipzig.de
Paul M. Tarlatt

Education
since 2020
Biochemistry studies at Leipzig University
2019 – 2020
Orientation studies at TU Braunschweig – lectures in several natural science courses
Work Experience
since 2022
Research project at Rudolf Schönheimer Institute for Biochemistry – Antibody staining of larval Drosophila neuroblasts to determine spindle orientation during mitosis
2022 – 2023
Tutor for Principles of Biochemistry at Leipzig University
since 2021
Student assistant at Rudolf Schönheimer Institute for Biochemistry
Activities and interests
Member of junior-GBM (Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) in Leipzig, podcasts, fitness, nutrition, travelling
phone: +49 341 97 36974 mail: paul.tarlatt@studserv.uni-leipzig.de
Madhusmita Mahapatra

Education:
2020 – present
Integrated BS-MS student at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Berhampur, India, Dept.: Engineering Biology
Research Experience:
2022 (May to July)
Summer Intern at Molecular Biology section in the division of Virus Research and Therapeutics at CSIR- CDRI, Lucknow, India
Project: In silico SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid gene sequence analysis and its translation
2022 (December)
Winter Internship at Gene Manipulation Lab at National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, India, Experience on Bio-materials, Nanoparticles
Awards and achievements:
- DST- INSPIRE Scholarship holder (ongoing),
- Smt. and Shri. B. Satyavrata Memorial Award for highest Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) until semester 4 at IISER
- DAAD- Working Internship in Science and Engineering (WISE) programme scholarship awardee (2023)
Activities and interests:
Sports like Long distance running, Badminton; Ex- leader of the design team of LaVida (Biology Club of IISER), Hobbies like travelling, singing, dancing, drawing
phone: +49 341 97 36974 mail: madhusmita.mahapatra@uni-leipzig.de
Former Group Members
- Lisa-Maria Wagner (intern, research assistant)
- Anna Szynkarek (bachelor’s thesis)
- Elena Jadzewski (internship)
- Dr. V. Janett Olzog (master’s & PhD thesis)
- Lena I. Freist (master’s thesis)
- Dominik Tegl (bachelor’s thesis)
- Andrine Frank (internship)
- Richard Friedrich (master’s thesis, pre-doc)
- Maria Dittmar (internship, master’s studies, Münster University)
- Melanie Schulz (master’s thesis)
- Yuliia Lihanova (master’s thesis)
- Lena Philipp (bachelor’s thesis)
- Caroline De Feyter (bachelor’s thesis, Karel de Grote Hogeschool, Antwerp, Belgium)
- Marina Wolff (research assistant)
Group Fotos
2022

2020/21

Middle row: Lena Freist, Melanie Schulz, Jan Dewald
Front row: Janett Olzog, Christina Weinberg

2018/2019

Front row: Christina Weinberg, Yuliia Lihanova
2017
