Team

AG Johnsen

Molecular Cancer Epigenetics

Prof. Dr. Steven A. Johnsen, Ph.D.
Scientific Director
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Kaidi Chen, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
kaidi.chen@bosch-health-campus.com
Zhangshuai Dai, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
zhangshuai.dai@bosch-health-campus.com
Jia-Cheng Lai, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
jia-cheng.lai@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
Philine Hornung
Bachelor Student
philine.hornung@bosch-health-campus.com
AG Najafova

Tumor Cell Plasticity

Dr. Zeynab Najafova, Ph.D.
Deputy Scientific Director
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Akshay Kanakan, M.Tech.
Ph.D. Student
akshay.kanakan@bosch-health-campus.com
Yang Shi, M.Med.
Ph.D. Student
yang.shi@bosch-health-campus.com
Bavishya Suresh Manju Bashini, M.Tech.
Ph.D. Student
bavishya.sureshmanjubashini@bosch-health-campus.com
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Inflammation-Driven Tumorigenesis

PD Dr. rer. nat. Robyn Laura Kosinsky
Group Leader
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Xiangyu Meng, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
xiangyu.meng@bosch-health-campus.com
Xiaodong Wang, M.Med.
Ph.D. Student
xiaodong.wang@bosch-health-campus.com
Nawel Hocine, B.Sc.
Master Student
nawel.hocine@bosch-health-campus.com
Fabio Jenter, B.Sc.
Master Student
fabio.jenter@bosch-health-campus.com
Pablo Buchholz
Bachelor Student
pablo.buchholz@bosch-health-campus.com
AG Essmann

Apoptosis Regulation and Targeted Therapy

PD Dr. rer. nat. Frank Essmann
Group Leader
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Dr. rer. nat. Sandra Weller
Postdoc / Research Assistant
sandra.weller@bosch-health-campus.com
Anna Baatz, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
anna.baatz@bosch-health-campus.com
Madeleine Jares, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
madeleine.jares@bosch-health-campus.com
AG Yun

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
Xinyan Huo, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
xinyan.huo@bosch-health-campus.com
Yinqiu Meng, M.Med.
Ph.D. Student
yinqiu.meng@bosch-health-campus.com
Kevin Bohl, B.Sc.
Master Student
kevin.bohl@bosch-health-campus.com
Agnes Schröter
Bachelor Student
agnes.schroeter@bosch-health-campus.com
Sophia Strobel, M.Sc.
Research Assistant
sophia.strobel@bosch-health-campus.com
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Bookmarking Alterations

Dr. rer. nat. Sven Beyes
Group Leader
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Brandon MacDonald, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
brandon.macdonald@bosch-health-campus.com
Yanfu Peng, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
yanfu.peng@bosch-health-campus.com
Himanshu Singh Saroha, M.Sc.
Ph.D. Student
himanshu.singhsaroha@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
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Translational Cancer Bioinformatics

Dr. rer. nat. Wanwan Ge
Head of Bioinformatics
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Dr. rer. nat. Pavlos Bousounis
Bioinformatician
pavlos.bousounis@bosch-health-campus.com
Nadine Schacherer, M.Sc.
Bioinformatics Software Engineer
nadine.schacherer@bosch-health-campus.com
Kothai Rajendran, M.Sc.
Bioinformatics Research Assistant
kothai.rajendran@bosch-health-campus.com
Yoga Mithra Senthil Kumar, B.Tech.
Master student
yogamithra.senthilkumar@bosch-health-campus.com

Lab Management and Translation Enabling Platform

Vida Alizadeh, M.Sc.
Research Assistant
vida.alizadeh@bosch-health-campus.com
Ama Amoateng, M.Sc.
Research Assistant
ama.amoateng@bosch-health-campus.com
Laura Kraft, M.Sc.
Research Assistant
laura.kraft@bosch-health-campus.com
Dimitra Nousdili, M.Sc.
Research Assistant
dimitra.nousdili@bosch-health-campus.com
Victoria Parafianczuk, M.Sc.
Research Assistant
victoria.parafianczuk@bosch-health-campus.com
Max Pütter, M.Sc.
Research Assistant
max.puetter@bosch-health-campus.com
Mehwish Salamat, M.Sc.
Research Assistant
mehwish.salamat@bosch-health-campus.com
Sophia Strobel, M.Sc.
Research Assistant
sophia.strobel@bosch-health-campus.com
Karoline Utschick, M.Sc.
Research Assistant
karoline.utschick@bosch-health-campus.com
Dr. rer. nat. Sandra Weller
Postdoc / Research Assistant
sandra.weller@bosch-health-campus.com

IT

Michael Johann
IT Expert
michael.johann@rbk.de

Secretary

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

Alumni

Jule Andrä (2026), Bachelor Student [AG Johnsen]
Cordula Müller (2026), Bachelor Student [AG Beyes]
Onur Mert Batmaz (2022-2026), PhD Student [AG Kosinsky]
Teodora Lukic (2022-2026), PhD Student [AG Najafova]
Yara Souto (2022-2026), Postdoc [AG Johnsen]
Marianna Dittrich (2022-2026), PhD Student [AG Johnsen]
Patricia Raude (2022-2026), PhD Student [AG Kosinsky]
Marie Wittelsberger(2026), Bachelor Student [AG Yun]
Lisa Vetter(2026), Master Student [AG Kosinsky]
Deepashree Macheri Yoganarasimha(2026), Master Student [AG Najafova]
Lukas Fischer(2026), Master Student [AG Essmann]
Jessica Wiepcke(2026), Master Student [AG Essmann]
 

Annmariya Elayanithottathil Sebastian (2025), Master Student [Bioinformatics Core]
Jacqueline Jörg (2025), Master Student [AG Kosinsky]
Thomas Ekstrom (2022-2025), PhD Student [AG Johnsen]
Bishakha Saha(2025), Master Student [AG Johnsen]
Sneha Sahadevan(2025), Master Student [AG Johnsen]
Natalie Holmes (2025), Bachelor Student [AG Johnsen]
Vera Leidig (2023-2025), Master Student/BTA [AG Kosinsky]
Thalia Löschmann (2025), Bachelor Student [AG Essmann]
Joana Aggrey-Fynn (2022-2025), PhD Student [AG Johnsen]
Aleyna Aygül (2025), Bachelor Student [AG Najafova]
Maria Popa (2025), Bachelor Student [AG Najafova]
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]

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]