Lab Members
We are an international group with laboratories based at the University of Cologne and at University College London.
Research in the Walczak Laboratory is focused on the study of the functional interplay between cell death, ubiquitin and inflammation in cancer, (auto-)immunity and infectious diseases. The group is particularly interested in unravelling the mechanisms of how this functional interplay, when triggered by different death receptor-ligand systems, affects the (patho-)physiology in cancer, (auto-)immunity and the body’s response to infection. By gaining a better understanding of this functional interplay, the Walczak lab aims to devise novel therapies for these diseases.
Principal Investigator
Professor Henning Walczak, PhD
Coordination
Beril Akman
Co-ordination and administration / CDP
Phone: +49 221 478 84083
beril.akman1@uk-koeln.de
Dr. Verena Boschert
CANTAR Coordinator
Phone: +49 221 478 84079
verena.boschert
uk-koeln.de
Anna Vanessa Breutner
Scientific Coordinator
Phone: +49 221 478 84083
anna.breutneruk-koeln.de
Elisa Schmitz
CANTAR Teaching, Transfer and Communication
Phone: +49 221 478 84881
elisa.schmitzuk-koeln.de
Toni Sillanpää
CANTAR Teaching, Transfer and Communication
Phone: +49 221 478 84882
toni.sillanpaeaeuk-koeln.de
Reader
Dr. Florian Malchers
Phone: +49 221 478 81976
florian.malchersuni-koeln.de
Dr. Jakob Suckale
Phone: +49 221 478 81977
jsuckaleuni-koeln.de
Postdocs
Dr. Simran Goel
Phone: +49 221 478 84073
simran.goeluk-koeln.de
Dr. Eva Rieser
Phone: +49 221 478 84072
erieseruni-koeln.de
Dr. Santiago Serrano-Sáenz
Phone: +49 221 478 84074
sserranouni-koeln.de
PhD Students
Debora Bonasera
Phone: +49 221 478 81971
debora.bonasera1uk-koeln.de
Fabian Brensing (MD student)
Phone: +49 221 478 84073
fabian.brensinguk-koeln.de
Bianca Buratti
Phone: +49 221 478 37432
bianca.buratti1uk-koeln.de
Muhammed Talha Cinko
Phone: +49 221 478 84067
muhammed.cinkouk-koeln.de
Sara Esfandiari (MD student)
sesfandi@smail.uni-koeln.de
Omar Hassan, MD
Phone: +49 221 478 37432
omar.hassanuk-koeln.de
Nanda Kumar
Phone: +49 221 478 84073
nanda.kumar@uk-koeln.de
Julia Saggau
Phone: +49 221 478 81967
Julia.saggau1uk-koeln.de
Ana Beatriz Varanda
Phone: +49 221 478 84073
ana.varandauk-koeln.de
Katharina Witt
Phone: +49 221 478 84277
katharina.wittuk-koeln.de
Technical Assistants
Birgit Hops
Phone: +49 221 478 84075
bhopsuni-koeln.de
Britta Jenke
Phone: +49 221 478 84075
britta.jenkeuk-koeln.de
Lucia-Maria Kaps
Tel.: +49 221 478 84065
lucia-maria.kapsuk-koeln.de
Martina Munck
Phone: +49 221 478 81974
martina.munckuni-koeln.de
Venelin Nikolov
Phone: +49 221 478 84067
Venelin.nikolovuk-koeln.de
Maria Stumpf
Phone: +49 221 478 81973
maria.stumpfuni-koeln.de