Board of Directors

Univ. Prof. Dr. Anita Ignatius

Institute Director

Group head of bone biology and fracture healing

Veterinary

Tel.: +49 731 500-55301
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E-mail
Publications

Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Wilke

Associate Director

Group head of spine biomechanics

Mechanical Engineer

Tel.: +49 731 500-55320
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail
Publications

apl. Prof. Dr. Melanie Haffner-Luntzer

Group head of bone
regeneration

Molecular Medicine Scientist

Tel: +49 731 500-55329
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E-mail
Publications (Orcid)
Publications (Web of Science)

PD Dr. Andreas Martin Seitz

Group head of joint biomechanics

Biomedical Engineer

Tel.: +49 731 500-55333
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E-mail
Publications

Scientific staff

Dr. rer. nat. Mubashir Ahmad

Biochemist

Bone biology and fracture healing

Tel.: +49 731 500-55326
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E-Mail

Dr. rer. nat. Verena Fischer

Nutritional scientist
Bone biology

Tel.: +49 731 500-55324
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail
Publikationen (Orcid)
Publikationen (Web of Science)

PD Dr. biol. hum. Christian Liebsch

Biomedical Engineer

Spine biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55325
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail

Publications (ORCID)
Publications (Web of Science)

Dr. biol. hum. Cornelia Neidlinger-Wilke

Biologist

Biology of spinal disc

Tel.: +49 731 500-55319
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail
Publications

Dr. biol. hum. Benedikt Schlager

Aerospace Engineer

Spine biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55349
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E-mail

Dr. rer. nat. Astrid Schoppa

Biologist
Bone biology
Fracture healing

Tel.: +49 731 500-55333
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E-Mail​​​​​​​

Dr. med. vet. Lena Schröter

Veterinarian
Biomaterials

Tel.: +49 731 500-55310
Fax: +49 731 500-55302

E-Mail
 

Dr. rer. nat. Peter Stauffert


Chemist
Spine Biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55352
Fax: +49 731 500-55302

E-Mail
 

Graciosa Quelhas Teixeira PhD biomed. sci.

Biomedical engineer

Biology of spinal disc and joint biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55324
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail

Publications (ORCID)
Publications (Web of Science)

Dr. rer. nat. Miriam Tschaffon-Müller

Biologist
Bone regeneration

Tel.: +49 731 500-55351
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail
 

Graduate students

Luisa de Roy M.Sc.

Biomedical Engineer
Joint biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55325
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E-mail

Sandra Dieterich M.Sc.

Biologist
Bone regeneration

Phone: +49 731 500-55348
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E-Mail

Jana Frangi M.Sc.

Physiotherapist
Spine biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55352
Fax: +49 731 500-55302

E-mail

 

Dorothea Gebauer M.Sc.

Medical Immunosciences and Infection
Bone regeneration

Tel.: +49 731 500-55351
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail

 

Ann-Kathrin Greiner-Perth M.Eng.

Biomedical Engineer
Spine biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55310
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E-Mail​​​​​​​

Jan Jansen M.Sc.

Biomedical Engineer

Spine biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55352
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E-mail
 

Christoph Kölbl M.Sc.

Biochemist
Fracture healing

Tel.: +49 731 500-55312
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E-Mail

 

Oliver Küppers M.Sc.

Bioanalyt. chemistry & pharmac. analysis
Fracture healing

Tel.: +49 731 500-55326
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
 

Alicia Pirwass M.Sc.

Data scientist/data engineer
Spine biomechanics
powered by DASU

Tel.: +49 731 500-55328
Fax: +49 731 500-55302

E-Mail​​​​​​​

 

Jonas Schwer M. Sc.

Computational Scientist
Joint Biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55326
Fax: +49 731 500-55302

E-mail

 

Matthias Sukopp M.Sc.

Biomedical Engineer

Joint biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55312
Fax: +49 731 500-55302

E-mail

 

Morten Vogt M.Sc.

Biomedical Engineer

Spine Biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55328
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail
 

Professors Emeritus

apl. Prof. Dr. Lutz Dürselen

Guest scientists

Technical and administrative staff

Renate Ammann

Technical Assistent
Cell biology
Molecular biology

Tel.: +49 731 500-55323
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E-mail

Iris Baum

Technical Assistent
Cell biology
Molecular biology

Tel.: +49 731 500-55323
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E-mail

Andrea Böhmler

Technical Assistant
Histology

Tel.: +49 731 500-55344
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E-Mail​​​​​​​

Tina Hieber B.Sc.

Technical Assistant
Histology

Tel.: +49 731 500-55304
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E-Mail
 

Patrizia Horny

Technical Assistant

Measuring technique
Material testing
Graphik designer

Tel.: +49 731 500-55327
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E-mail
 

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Werner Ohmayer

Mechatronic engineer
Quality management
IT administration

Tel.: +49 731 500-55311
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E-mail

Dr. Justyna Pawlak-Wurster

Technical Assistant
Cell biology
Molecular biology

Tel.: +49 731 500-55325
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E-Mail
 

Angelika Reindl

Med. Documentation Assistant
Assistant of the institute's director  

Tel.: +49 731 500-55301
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail secretariat
E-mail to A. Reindl

Brigitte Siegel

Medical Documentalist

Library
Secretary of the institute

Tel.: +49 731 500-55311
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail secretariat
E-mail to B. Siegel

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Karin Werner

Biomedical Engineer
Spine biomechanics 

Tel.: +49 731 500-55318
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail

 

Students

Katarina Acker

cand. med.
Bone regeneration

 

Maria Ahrens B.Sc.

Student assistant
Biology of spinal disc

Tel.: +49 731 500-55314

 

 

Konstantin Ambros

cand. med.
Joint biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55306
Fax: +49 731 500-55302 

 

David Arff

cand. med.
Biology of spinal disc

 

 

Deborah Berger

cand. med.
Spine Biomechanics

 

Jessica Beyermann

cand. med.
Joint biomechanics

 

 

 

Elisabeth Burth

cand. med.
Bone regeneration

 

Sophie Dittberner

cand. med.
Joint biomechanics

 

Franziska Eckl

cand. med.
Bone biology and fracture healing

Tel.: +49 731 500 55314
Fax: +49 731 500 55302

Kerstin Eichhorn

cand. med.
Joint biomechanics

 

Maximilian Engelhardt

cand. med.
Spine biomechanics

 

 

Felizitas Figel

cand. med.
Biology of spinal disc

 

Julian Frey

cand. med.
Joint biomechanics

 

Nico Gläser

cand. med.
Bone regeneration

Tel.: +49 731 500-55330
Fax: +49 731 500-55302

 

 

Michael Gross

cand. med.
Joint biomechanics
 

Ahmad Hussein

Student assistant
Spine biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55349
Fax: +49 731 500-55302

 

Julia Kräutler

cand. med.
Biology of spinal disc

 

Melanie Kuhn

Student assistant
Bone regeneration

 

 

Jonas Metzger

Student assistant
Joint Biomechanics

 

Gerold Müller

cand. med.
Spine biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55314
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
 

Leonie Riek

Bachelor thesis
Spine biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500-55307
Fax: +49 731 500-55302 

 

Luisa Russ

cand. med.
Spine biomechanics

 

Humma Sarwar

Bachelor thesis
Bone biologiy and fracture healing

Tel.: +49 731 500-55308

 

 

Tabea Schmid

cand. med.
Bone regeneration

Tel.: +49 731 500 55308

 

 

 

Luisa Schurr

cand. med.
Biology of spinal disc

Tel.: +49 731 500-55314

 

 

Nina Schwab

cand. med.
Joint biomechanics

 

 

 

Jonathan Wohlt

cand. med.
Joint biomechanics

Tel.: +49 731 500 55307