Team
Markus Aswendt
Markus is an expert in MR neuroimaging and its application to investigate mechanisms of spontaneous recovery after stroke in mice. He holds a PhD in neuroscience and has worked in international labs and funding consortia. Markus is also the head of the central core facility Neuro-MRI of the University of Cologne.
Aref Kalantari
2021 – ongoing
PhD thesis on software to promote FAIR and quality control principles in small animal MRI.
Fatemeh Mahani
2022 – ongoing
PhD thesis on structure-function coupling in relation to timing and stroke lesion size and location.
Daniel Mertens
2023 – ongoing
Bachelor thesis on expanding AIDAmri for rat brain MRI and the Sigma rat atlas.
Marko Schmelzer
2022 – ongoing
Bachelor thesis on histological characterization of white matter changes in major.
Merve Pamuk
2024 – ongoing
MD thesis on the internal capsule stroke model.
Franziska Ziolkowski
2023 – ongoing
Master thesis on recurrence plot quantification of dynamic functional connectivity changes after stroke related to motor recovery.
Alumni
Carolin Hambrock (2023-2024)
Master thesis (Neuroscience): Spontaneous recovery after ischemic stroke: effects of stroke location and reactive astrocytes on thalamic secondary neurodegeneration in mice
Master thesis (Neuroscience): Spontaneous recovery after ischemic stroke: effects of stroke location and reactive astrocytes on thalamic secondary neurodegeneration in mice
Thomas Kühnel (2023)
Student assistant: histology
Next position: Master of Biological Sciences (University of Cologne)
Student assistant: histology
Next position: Master of Biological Sciences (University of Cologne)
Luca Ruthe (2023-2024)
Bachelor thesis (Neuroscience): Characterization of secondary neurodegeneration in white matter tracts after experimental stroke
Next position: Internship pharmaceutical industry
Bachelor thesis (Neuroscience): Characterization of secondary neurodegeneration in white matter tracts after experimental stroke
Next position: Internship pharmaceutical industry
Marc Schneider (2023-2024)
Student assistant: AIDA tools support and further development (adding BIDS-compatibility)
Next position: Master studies
Student assistant: AIDA tools support and further development (adding BIDS-compatibility)
Next position: Master studies
Elizabete Vetra (2023)
Student assistant: histology
Next position: Bachelor studies in Neuroscience (University of Cologne)
Student assistant: histology
Next position: Bachelor studies in Neuroscience (University of Cologne)
Léon Schulte-Holtey (2022-2023)
Master thesis (Biology): Chemogenetic manipulation of the rubrospinal tract in mice
Next position: Master studies in Neuroscience (University of Cologne)
Master thesis (Biology): Chemogenetic manipulation of the rubrospinal tract in mice
Next position: Master studies in Neuroscience (University of Cologne)
Victor Vera Frazão (2022-2024)
Research assistant: AIDA tools support and further development (debugging and containerization); database maintenance
Research assistant: AIDA tools support and further development (debugging and containerization); database maintenance
Annika Vohn (2022)
Bachelor thesis: Characterization of secondary neurodegeneration in the spinal cord after experimental stroke
Next position: Master thesis (lab of Frank Bradke, Bonn)
Bachelor thesis: Characterization of secondary neurodegeneration in the spinal cord after experimental stroke
Next position: Master thesis (lab of Frank Bradke, Bonn)
Tim Fleiner (2021)
Internship: AIDAmri
Internship: AIDAmri
Prisca Kuhnhäuser (2021-2022)
Master thesis: Identification and manipulation of spasticity-related extrapyramidal motor nuclei in mice
Next position: PhD student (lab of Johannes Vogt, University of Cologne)
Master thesis: Identification and manipulation of spasticity-related extrapyramidal motor nuclei in mice
Next position: PhD student (lab of Johannes Vogt, University of Cologne)
Jule Ullert (2021-2023)
Bachelor thesis (Biology)
Bachelor thesis (Biology)
Philip Baxter Aßmann (2020-2021)
Student assistant: histology
Student assistant: histology
Jan Götz (2020-2022)
Research assistant and master thesis: Longitudinal gene expression analysis in experimental stroke
Next position: PhD student (lab of Johannes Vogt, University of Cologne)
Research assistant and master thesis: Longitudinal gene expression analysis in experimental stroke
Next position: PhD student (lab of Johannes Vogt, University of Cologne)
Sebastian Kloubert (2020-2021)
Bachelor thesis (Biology): Automated movement analysis of mouse beam walking using neural networks
Bachelor thesis (Biology): Automated movement analysis of mouse beam walking using neural networks
Leon Scharwächter (2020-2021)
Student assistant: AIDA tools
Student assistant: AIDA tools
Mayan Baues (2020-2022)
Student assistant: histology
Next position: Research associate (lab of Michael Wenzel, University Hospital Bonn)
Student assistant: histology
Next position: Research associate (lab of Michael Wenzel, University Hospital Bonn)
Nicole Kuschel (2019-2021)
Student assistant: video analysis
Student assistant: video analysis
Veronika Fritz (2018-2021)
Student assistant and Bachelor thesis: Neuronal tracing in mice with cortical stroke
Next position: PhD student (lab of Natalia Kononenko, University of Cologne)
Student assistant and Bachelor thesis: Neuronal tracing in mice with cortical stroke
Next position: PhD student (lab of Natalia Kononenko, University of Cologne)
Alina Jakobs (2018)
Student assistant: histology
Student assistant: histology
Olivia Käsgen (2018-2020)
Biological technical assistant
Biological technical assistant
Joshua Strelow (2018-2019)
Student assistant: behavior analysis
Next position: PhD student (lab of Michael Barbe, University Hospital Cologne)
Student assistant: behavior analysis
Next position: PhD student (lab of Michael Barbe, University Hospital Cologne)
Marieke Nill (2017-2020)
Biological technical assistant
Next position: BTA (Lab of Roland Ullrich, University Hospital Cologne)
Biological technical assistant
Next position: BTA (Lab of Roland Ullrich, University Hospital Cologne)
Niklas Pallast (2017-2020)
PhD thesis: A versatile registration and analysis pipeline for multimodal brain imaging data
Next position: Head of Product Management (SYNLAB Holding Deutschland GmbH)
PhD thesis: A versatile registration and analysis pipeline for multimodal brain imaging data
Next position: Head of Product Management (SYNLAB Holding Deutschland GmbH)
Frederique Wieters (2017-2021)
PhD thesis: Evaluation of spasticity in experimental models of ischemic stroke
Next position: Medical science Liaison Manager und CIDP (Argenx)
PhD thesis: Evaluation of spasticity in experimental models of ischemic stroke
Next position: Medical science Liaison Manager und CIDP (Argenx)
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