Coworkers and Staff

Prof. Reinhard Fischer

Group leader
Phone: +49-721-608-4630
Fax: +49-721-608-4509
e-mail: reinhard.fischer@KIT.edu

Fabienne Cochard-Rein

Secretary
Phone: +49-721-608-4632
Fax: +49-721-608-4509
e-mail: cochard-rein@KIT.edu

Nihal Yagizefe

Secretary
Phone: +49-721-608-4632
Fax: +49-721-608-4509
e-mail: Nihal.Yagizefe@bio.uka.de

Sabrina Hettinger

Technician
Phone: +49-721-608-4635
Fax: +49-721-608-4509
e-mail: sabrina.hettinger@bio.uka.de

Dr. Elisabeth Poth

Teaching Assistant
Phone: +49-721-608-4169
e-mail: elisabeth.poth@KIT.edu

Dr. Saturnino Herrero de Vega

Assistant
Phone: +49-721-608-4635
e-mail: satur.herrero@KIT.edu
Research: Interaction partners of phytochrome in Aspergillus nidulans

Dr. Norio Takeshita (formerly Humboldt fellow)

Humboldt Fellow
Phone: +49-721-608-4635
e-mail: norio.takeshita@KIT.edu
Research: Molecular mechanism of tip growth in Aspergillus nidulans

Dr. Friederike Bathe

Postdoctoral Fellow
Phone: +49-721-608-6023
e-mail: friederike.bathe@KIT.edu
Research: Molecular motors in nanotechnology and polarized growth

Dr. Julio Rodriguez

Postdoctoral Fellow
Phone: +49-721-608-4635
e-mail: julio.rodriguez@KIT.edu
Research: Hydrophobins and biofilm formation

Dr. Debjani Saha (Humboldt Fellow)

Postdoctoral Fellow
Phone: +49-721-608-4635
e-mail: saha.debjani@KIT.edu
Research: Molecular analysis of alternariol biosynthesis in Alternaria alternata

Nadine Zekert

Ph.D. student
Phone: +49-721-608-4635
e-mail: nadine.zekert@KIT.edu
Research: The role of two Unc-104 related kinesins in Aspergillus nidulans

Sylvia Müller

Ph.D. student
Phone: +49-721-608-4635
e-mail: sylvia.mueller@KIT.edu
Research: Light dependent differentiation in Aspergillus nidulans triggered by phytochrome

Christian Kastner

Ph.D. student
Phone: +49-721-608-4635
e-mail: christian.kastner@KIT.edu
Research: Phytochrome response in Aspergillus nidulans

Sonja Sand

Ph.D. student
Phone: +49-721-608-4635
e-mail: Sonja.Sand@KIT.edu
Research: Characterization of alternariol formation in Alternaria alternata

Tobias Schunck

Ph.D. student
Phone: +49-721-608-3475
e-mail: tobias.schunck@KIT.edu
Research: Application of molecular motors in nanotechnology

Jan Siebenbrock

Ph.D. student
Phone: +49-721-608-3475
e-mail: Jan.Siebenbrock@KIT.edu
Research: Application of molecular motors in nanotechnology

Tanja Sauerbrunn

Ph.D. student
Phone: +49-721-608-3475
e-mail: tanja.sauerbrunn@KIT.edu
Research: Application of Aspergillus nidulans hydrophobins for surface functionalization

Maren Hedtke

Ph.D. student
Phone: +49-721-608-5409
e-mail: maren.hedtke@KIT.edu
Research: Charaterization of light-regulated genes in Aspergillus nidulans

Ramona Demir

Ph.D. student
Phone: +49-721-608-4635
e-mail: Ramona.demir@KIT.edu
Research: Characterization of alternariol formation in Alternaria alternata

Constanze Seidel

Ph.D. student
Phone: +49-721-608-4635
e-mail: constanze.seidel@KIT.edu
Research: Analysis of UncA in Aspergillus nidulans

Beatrice Gutt

Ph.D. student
Phone: +49-721-608-4633
e-mail: Beatrice.Gutt@KIT.edu
Research: Analysis of antimicrobial peptides and their use for biofilm protection

Julia Zoller

Ph.D. student
Phone: +49-721-608-4633
e-mail: Julia.Zoller@KIT.edu
Research: Analysis of the fungal population in natural biofilms

Claudia Kempf

Ph.D. student
Phone: +49-721-608-6023
e-mail: claudia.kempf@KIT.edu
Research: Isolation of novel interaction partners of the kinase PtkA in Aspergillus nidulans

Aida Bajram

Diploma student
Phone: +49-721-608-3475
e-mail: Aida.Bajram@KIT.edu
Research: Application of molecular motors in nanotechnology

Katharina Spielvogel

Diploma student
Phone: +49-721-608-3475
e-mail: Katharina.Spielvogel@KIT.edu
Research: Application of molecular motors in nanotechnology