Team

Molecular Cancer Epigenetics

Prof. Dr. Steven A. Johnsen, Ph.D.
Scientific Director
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Dr. Yara Souto Becerra, Ph.D.
Postdoc
yara.souto@bosch-health-campus.com
Dr. Joana Efua Aggrey-Fynn, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Student
joana.aggreyfynn@bosch-health-campus.com
Zhangshuai Dai, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
zhangshuai.dai@bosch-health-campus.com
Thomas Ekstrom, B.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
thomas.ekstrom@bosch-health-campus.com
Marianna Dittrich, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
marianna.dittrich@bosch-health-campus.com
Meghana Manjunath, M.Tech.
Ph.D. Student
meghana.manjunath@bosch-health-campus.com
Christina Parassiadis, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
christina.parassiadis@bosch-health-campus.com
Raya Rosok, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
raya.rosok@bosch-health-campus.com
Mehwish Salamat, M.Sc.
Lab Technician (BTA)
mehwish.salamat@bosch-health-campus.com
Karoline Utschick, M.Sc.
Research Assistant
karoline.utschick@bosch-health-campus.com
Bishakha Saha, B.Sc.
Master Student
bishakhajoyeeta.saha@bosch-health-campus.com
Sneha Sahadevan, B.Sc.
Master Student
sneha.sahadevan@bosch-health-campus.com
Natalie Holmes
Bachelor Student
natalie.holmes@bosch-health-campus.com

Inflammation-Driven Tumorigenesis

PD Dr. rer. nat. Robyn Laura Kosinsky
Group Leader
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Onur Batmaz, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
onurmert.batmaz@bosch-health-campus.com
Patricia Raude, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
patricia.raude@bosch-health-campus.com
Xiaodong Wang, M.Med.
Ph.D. Student
xiaodong.wang@bosch-health-campus.com
Godwin Gyamwodie, B.Sc.
Master Student
godwin.gyamwodie@bosch-health-campus.com
Jacqueline Jörg, B.Sc.
Master Student
jacquelinesophie.joerg@bosch-health-campus.com
Prashanthi Sureshbabu, B.Sc.
Master Student
prashanthimeera.sureshbabu@bosch-health-campus.com
Vera Leidig, B.Sc.
Lab Technician (BTA)
vera.leidig@bosch-health-campus.com

Tumor Cell Plasticity

Dr. Zeynab Najafova, Ph.D.
Group Leader
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Akshay Kanakan, M.Tech.
Ph.D. Student
akshay.kanakan@bosch-health-campus.com
Teodora Lukic, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
teodora.lukic@bosch-health-campus.com
Ama Amoateng, M.Sc.
Lab Technician (BTA)
ama.amoateng@bosch-health-campus.com
Maria Popa
Bachelor Student
maria.popa@bosch-health-campus.com
Aleyna Aygül
Bachelor Student
aleyna.ayguel@bosch-health-campus.com
Anna Fernanda Barraza Ahumada
Bachelor Student
anna.barraza@ext.rbk.de

Apoptosis Regulation and Targeted Therapy

PD Dr. rer. nat. Frank Essmann
Group Leader
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Dr. rer. nat. Sandra Weller
Postdoc / Lab Manager
sandra.weller@bosch-health-campus.com
Madeleine Jares, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
madeleine.jares@bosch-health-campus.com
Lukas Fischer, B.Sc.
Master Student
lukas.fischer@bosch-health-campus.com
Jessica Wiepcke, B.Sc.
Master Student
jessica.wiepcke@bosch-health-campus.com
Vida Alizadeh, M.Sc.
Lab Technician (BTA)
vida.alizadeh@bosch-health-campus.com
Thalia Löschmann
Bachelor Student
thalia.loeschmann@bosch-health-campus.com

Cancer Functional Epigenomics

Dr. Haiyang Yun, Ph.D.
Group Leader
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Dr. Le Zhang, MD
Postdoc
le.zhang@bosch-health-campus.com
Lynn Barber, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
lynnelisabeth.barber@bosch-health-campus.com
Joshua Busch, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
joshua.busch@bosch-health-campus.com
Yinqiu Meng, M.Med.
Ph.D. Student
yinqiu.meng@bosch-health-campus.com
Sophia Strobel, M.Sc.
Lab Technician (BTA)
sophia.strobel@bosch-health-campus.com

Bookmarking Alterations in Cancer

Dr. rer. nat. Sven Beyes
Junior Group Leader
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Himanshu Singh Saroha, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
himanshu.singhsaroha@bosch-health-campus.com
Abhinav Bharati, B.Sc.
Intern
abhinav.bharati@bosch-health-campus.com
Brandon MacDonald, M.Sc.
Lab Assistant
brandon.macdonald@bosch-health-campus.com

Cellular Senescence in Cancer and Bone Metastasis

Prof. Dr. med. Dominik Saul
Group Leader
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Subhiksha Sundaram, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
subhiksha.meenakshisundaram@bosch-health-campus.com

Bioinformaticians and IT

Dr. rer. nat. Wanwan Ge
Junior Group Leader
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Nadine Schacherer, M.Sc.
Bioinformatician
nadine.schacherer@bosch-health-campus.com
Annmariya Elayanithottathil Sebastian, B.Sc.
Master Student
annmariyaelayanithottathil.sebastian@bosch-health-campus.com
Kothai Rajendran, M.Sc.
Research Assistant
kothai.rajendran@bosch-health-campus.com
Ali Malak
IT Administrator
ali.malak@rbk.de

Lab Management

Dimitra Nousdili, M.Sc.
Lab Manager
dimitra.nousdili@bosch-health-campus.com
Dr. rer. nat. Sandra Weller
Postdoc / Lab Manager
sandra.weller@bosch-health-campus.com

Secretary

Katharina Rottenanger
Team Assistant
rbct-sekretariat@bosch-health-campus.com

Alumni

2025

Emily Bantel (2025), Bachelor student [AG Johnsen]
Luca Straub (2025), Bachelor student [AG Kosinsky]
Kristin Dinges (2025), Bachelor student [AG Kosinsky]​​​​​​​
Ashish Rajput (2023-2025), Bioinformatician [Bioinformatics Core]​​​​​​​

2024

Tobias Beigl (2019-2024), PhD Student; (2024) Postdoc [AG Essmann]​​​​​​​
Anusree Lakshmi Sivadas (2022-2024), Postdoc [AG Johnsen]​​​​​​​
Nada Ragab (2022-2024), Postdoc [AG Kosinsky]​​​​​​​
Lisa-Marie Wiebl (2024), Master student [AG Yun]​​​​​​​
Elisa Overbeck (2024), Bachelor student [AG Najafova]