We are the third iGEM team from Hannover. This year, we are an interdisciplinary team of students
from Leibniz University of Hannover and Hannover Medical School, who have joined together in NIFE
(Lower Saxony Center for Biomedical Engineering, Implant Research and Development). Our team
consists of 16 highly motivated students from different fields of study: biology, biochemistry,
biomedicine, life science, nanotechnology and physics. We are actively supported by our supervisors
Prof. Alexander Heisterkamp and Dr. Stefan Kalies. Let us introduce ourselves to you:
Team Member
Fiene Daniel 25
Human Practices, Coordination
Master in Biochemistry
Likes: Dogs
Fun fact: Is often mistaken for a man because of her combination of names
David Theidel 23
Software and Measurements, Coordination
Master in Physics
Likes: Making and listening to music
Fun fact: Loves 80s funk music
Celine Beckhausen 24
Public Relations, Coordination
Bachelor in Biology
Likes: Drawing, she is our Logo designer
Fun fact: She owns three Axolotls
Sören Donath 25
Cloning Experiments, Coordination
Master in Biochemistry
Likes: Football, handball and traveling
Fun fact:
He is color-blind, which sometimes can be problematic in fluorescence evaluations
Lara Gentemann 28
Cloning and cell experiments, Coordination
Master in Biomedicine
Likes: Dogs, concerts and board games
Fun fact:
She can measure small distances quite well without any tools, simply by holding both
hands in the distance
Pia Peppermüller 25
Human Practices
Master in Life Science
Likes: Riding, swimming and Xletics
Fun fact: She has to sneeze when she eats something spicy
Timm Landes 24
Software and Measurements, Wiki Wizard
Master in Physics
Likes: Rowing, Bicycles, Science
Fun fact:
Also Massive Douglas Adams Fanboy
Lisan Püttmann, 19
Public Relations
Bachelor in Life Science
Likes: Badminton, drawing and riding
Fun fact:
She already worked in our iGEM team when she didn't even start to study
George Dati 29
Human Practices
Master in Biochemistry
Likes: Basketball and dancing
Fun fact:
He used to be a member of the performing acts club in high school
Jan Mairose 23
Software and Measurements
Master in Nanotechnology
Likes: Cycling, bouldering, swimming and sailing
Fun fact:
He had to repeat an exam even he got an A- just because he was not registered
Anna-Charleen Wessel 25
Public Relations
Master in Biology
Likes: Inline skating, gaming and her animals
Fun fact:
She works in the iGEM-Team Hannover, but does not study in Hannover
Jonas Scholz 24
Cloning and cell experiments
Master in Biochemistry
Likes: His dog
Fun fact:
He used to play transverse flute for 14 years
Louise Schaar 24
Public Relations
Master in Life Science
Likes: Dancing, baking and traveling
Fun fact:
She joins iGEM for the second time
Thorben Klamt 24
Cloning, Software and Measurements
Master in Physics
Likes: Likes interdisciplinary projects, sports, playing guitar, learning new
languages and loves backpacking.
Fun fact: Addicted to Mate
Laura Wesche 25
Cloning Experiments
Bachelor in Biology
Likes: Playing cello and riding
Fun fact:
She has an own room for her rabbits
Manmeet Singh 27
Video Planning
Master in Optical Technology
Likes:
Filming, photography, writing poetry, cooking and traveling
Fun fact: Onwes the same T-shirt 15 times and a Pullover 5 times
Supervisors
Prof. Dr. Alexander Heisterkamp
Professor and group leader of the group Biophotonics at the Institute of Quantum Optics at the Leibniz University Hannover and at the NIFE in Hannover.
"I am happy to participate in iGEM as it is a great environment for students to be creative
and learn together as a team from one another. Being able to support those young people to
push the boundaries in synthetic biology and molecular biology by addressing their own
chosen challenges and problems is quite rewarding to me.“
Dr. Stefan Kalies
Post-doc at the Institute of Quantum Optics and sub-group leader for microscopical imaging and cell manipulation
at the NIFE in Hannover.
His main research focus is the application of various optical tools, including special kinds
of microscopy and laser-based cell manipulation, to better understand tissue regeneration
and cell repair. Additionally, he is interested in a variety of biophysical topics and the connections to synthetic biology. He is
supervising, advising, encouraging and always motivating us and our lab work. In his free
time, he likes to play guitar and enjoys reading.
Instructor
Prof. Dr. Jan Faix
He is the group leader of the Cytoskeleton Dynamics group at the Institute for Biophysical
Chemistry at the Hannover Medical School. His research focuses on the molecular mechanisms
driving actin turnover in vital cellular processes following an interdisciplinary approach.
He advised us during the cloning procedure and provided work material for our project.
