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
Anna Vanessa Breutner
Scientific Coordinator
Phone: +49 221 478 84080
anna.breutner
uk-koeln.de
Dr. Helena Hinterding
Coordination CANTAR
Phone: +49 221 478 84079
helena.hinterdinguk-koeln.de
Elisa Schmitz
CANTAR Teaching, Transfer and Communication
Phone: +49 221 478 84080
elisa.schmitzuk-koeln.de
Toni Sillanpää
CANTAR Teaching, Transfer and Communication
Phone: +49 221 478 84080
toni.sillanpaeaeuk-koeln.de
Postdocs
Dr. Marie-Christine Albert
Phone: +49 221-478 84080
marie-christine.albertuk-koeln.de
Dr. Alexis Betrancourt
Phone: +49 221 478 84067
abetrancuni-koeln.de
Dr. Simran Goel
Phone: +49 221 478 84277
simran.goeluk-koeln.de
Dr. Florian Malchers
Phone: +49 221 478 81978
florian.malchersuni-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
Dr. Jakob Suckale
Phone: +49 221 478 81977
jsuckaleuni-koeln.de
PhD Students
Debora Bonasera
Phone: +49 221 478 81971
debora.bonasera1uk-koeln.de
Fabian Brensing (MD candidate)
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
Omar Hassan, MD
Phone: +49 221 478 37432
omar.hassanuk-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
Scientific Lab Members
Charles Rauch
Phone: +49 221 478 84073
charles.rauchuk-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
Martina Munck
Phone: +49 221 478 81974
martina.munckuni-koeln.de
Venelin Nikolov
Phone: +49 221 478 84067
Venelin.nikolovuk-koeln.de
Ismail Sarwari
Phone: +49 221 478 84067
mohammad.sarwariuk-koeln.de
Maria Stumpf
Phone: +49 221 478 81973
maria.stumpfuni-koeln.de