OUR TEAM
We acknowledge and celebrate everyone who contributed to
the development of our research projects.

PD DR. RER. NAT. HANNA-MARI BALDAUF
Principle Investigator
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Hanna-Mari Baldauf has a profound knowledge of virology and molecular biology. She is also a fantastic group leader with a hands-on, team-driven approach to solve any problems that arise. Outside of work, she's a mother to two young children and loves geocaching and baking.
JOÃO VASCO CÔRTE-REAL, M.SC.
Doctoral Student
João completed a Master's degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Porto, Portgual and has now joined us as the bioinformatics and evolutionary biology expert. During his free time, he plays for the Portuguese national rugby team.
ALEJANDRO SALINAS-ILLARENA, M.SC.
Doctoral Student
Alejandro completed a Master's degree in Biochemistry at the LMU Munich. After an internship and Master's thesis with us, he is now back as a doctoral student and our is our synthetic biology expert. In his free time, he likes to swim, and try out new healthy recipes.
ALEXANDRA KOCH, M.SC.
Doctoral student
Alexandra completed her Master's degree in Animal Biology and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover. She has now joined us to delve into ancient lentivirus expression mechanisms. When she's not in the lab, she enjoys doing Yoga, baking and traveling.
MIHAI-ALIN BAUR, B.SC.
Student intern
Alin will write his Master thesis in our lab. He is a professional archery apprentice. Jogging and watching series are his other passions.
MARSHALL BRICKHEIMER, M.SC.
Technical assistant
Marshall completed a Master's degree in Biological Sciences at the University of Cologne. He will be assisting with multiple projects and administrative duties within the lab. In his free time, he enjoys traveling and all forms of media entertainment.
SELIN AIDIN
Medicine doctoral student
Selin is currently a medicine student at the LMU Munich and has joined the VIIRAL team as a medicine doctoral student for a year. Besides her interest in oncology she loves to read and bake.
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FORMER MEMBERS
Thank you for all your hard work and contributions to our projects!
RAMYA NAIR
PhD
ADRIAN
FRÖHLICH
M.Sc.
SAGARIKA GHOSH
Master's student
MARGARITA SHNIPOVA
Master's student
PUTRI SOEDARSONO
B.Sc.
MADELEINE GAPP
M.Sc.
PATRICIA PEREIRA
PhD
TOBIAS KOMAR
Master's student
BHAVNA MENON
Master's student
FABIAN KRIESEL
M.Sc.
PAULIINA JUTTILA
Master's student
VALENTIN
BÄRREITER
Master's student
DING NING
Master's student
CAROLINE KLIEM
M.Sc.
LEA KNEZ
Master's student
LIYING HUANG
Master's student
YANIS PIGNOT
M.Sc.
DENIZ ESER
Master's student
PHILIPP LEOPOLDSEDER
Master's student
SRUJITA MAHANKALI
Master's student
LU ZHANG
M.Sc.
ANTHONY AO
Master's student
INÈS WULLKOPF
M.Sc.
AUGUSTO DEL POZO BEN
Technical Assistant
LUCA SCHELLE
PhD
SATHYA DARMALINGGAM
PhD
CHUYU HAN
M.Sc.
DHANUSH RAGHUVEER
Master's Student
LUKAS LEHNEIS
Master's Student