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June 2024: Andrea, Arthur, Elmar, and Monika. (Jennifer and Alex missing on the image)

Principal Investigator

Elmar Behrmann

2022-2024 Managing director of the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne
11/2017 Professor for Structural Biochemistry at the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Cologne
2017-2020 independent Max-Planck group leader, Caesar Bonn
2014-2019 FreiGeist Group Leader; Caesar Bonn
2012-2014 PostDoc with Christian Spahn; IMPB - Charité Berlin
2008-2012 PhD student with Stefan Raunser; MPI of Molecular Physiology
2008 Diploma student with Reinhard Jahn; MPI for Biophysical Chemistry

Staff Scientists

Monika Gunkel - Cryo-EM suite manager

10/2015:    member of the group
2013-2014   PostDoc with U. Benjamin Kaupp, Caesar
2010-2013 PhD with U. Benjamin Kaupp, Caesar
2009 Diploma Student with Helmut Schmitz, FWU Bonn

PostDocs

Andrea Flores-Ibarra - Post-Doctoral Fellow
02/2024: member of the group
2021-2023 PostDoc at Jagiellonian University
2020-2021 Senior Scientist, Protein Production Laboratory, Selvita
2019-2020 PostDoc at Elettra Synchrotron Trieste
2018-2019 Medical Laboratory Consultant, Becton Dickinson
2014-2017 PhD with Antonio Romero, Spanish National Research Council
2013-2014 MSc in Medical Physics, Complutense University of Madrid
Arthur Macha - Post-Doctoral Fellow
10/2022: member of the group
2021-2022 PostDocPhD with Guenter Schwarz, Institute for Biochemistry, University of Cologne
2017-2021 PhD with Guenter Schwarz, Institute for Biochemistry, University of Cologne
2014-2016 M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, University of Cologne

Technical Assistants

Alexandra "Alex" Schneider - Technical Assistant
07/2016: member of the group

2016

Degree Biology Laboratory Assistant, Caesar

Lab Essentials

Barry - Coffee Machine
10/2023: member of the group

Lab Alumni:

03/2017 - 10/2018: Dr. Magdalena Schacherl, PostDoc

12/2014 - 02/2019: Nikolai Krupp, Ph.D. Student

02/2017 - 08/2021: Zhuoyan Chen, Ph.D. Student

09/2018 - 12/2021: Christoph Klatt, Ph.D. Student

04/2015 - 01/2022: Gayathri Jeyasankar, PostDoc

03/2019 - 12/2022: Heide Behrmann, PostDoc

11/2018 - 10/2023: Patrick Freiburg, Ph.D. Student

02/2023 - 09/2024: Jennifer Lange, technical assistant

Previous Group Pictures:

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  • May 2022: Elmar, Patrick, Nele (from AG Schwarz), Alex, Heide, Monika, and Malika (rotation student)
  • July 2021: Ahad, Nele (from AG Schwarz), Anthony, Gayathri, Patrick, Elmar, Alex, Christoph, Heide, and Monika
  • April 2019: Patrick, Monika, Alex, Heide, Elmar, Gayathri, Christoph, Antje (almost hidden behind Anthony), and Anthony
  • May 2018: Alex, Anthony, Magdalena, Elmar, Christoph, Nikolai, Antje, and Gayathri. (Monika is missing on the picture)
  • October 2017: standing: Nikolai, Gayathri, Alex, and Antje. Sitting: Monika, Magdalena, Elmar, and Anthony
  • September 2016: Monika, Elmar, Gayathri, Nikolai, Alex and Antje
  • January 2016: Monika, Kai, Nikolai, Gayathri and Elmar