Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics

Board of Directors

Univ. Prof. Dr. Anita Ignatius

Institute Director

Group head of bone biology and fracture healing

Veterinary

Tel.: +49 731 500-55301
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
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
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
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
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail
Publications

Scientific staff

Dr. rer. nat. Mubashir Ahmad

Biochemist

Bone biology and fracture healing

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

Dr. rer. nat. Verena Fischer

Nutritional scientist
Bone biology

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

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
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail

Dr. rer. nat. Astrid Schoppa

Biologist
Bone biology
Fracture healing

Tel.: +49 731 500-55333
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

Jasmin Bülow M.Sc.

Pharmaceutical Biotechnologist
Fracture healing

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

E-mail

 

Luisa de Roy M.Sc.

Biomedical Engineer
Joint biomechanics

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

Sandra Dieterich M.Sc.

Biologist
Bone regeneration

Phone: +49 731 500-55348
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail

Dorothea Gebauer M.Sc.

Medical Immunosciences and Infection
Bone regeneration

Tel.: +49 731 500-553xx
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail

 

Ann-Kathrin Greiner-Perth M.Eng.

Biomedical Engineer
Spine biomechanics

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

E-Mail​​​​​​​

Jan Jansen M.Sc.

Biomedical Engineer

Spine biomechanics

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

Oliver Küppers M.Sc.

Bioanalyt. chemistry & pharmac. analysis
Fracture healing

Tel.: +49 731 500-55326
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

Vincenza Sciortino M.Eng.

Universitá degli Studi Palermo (Italy)

Graduate student 
Spine biomechanics 

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

Technical and administrative staff

Iris Baum

Technical Assistent
Cell biology
Molecular biology

Tel.: +49 731 500-55323
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail

Andrea Böhmler

Technical Assistant
Histology

Tel.: +49 731 500-55304
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
 

Bettina Herde

Technical Assistant
Molecular biology
Cell lab

Tel.: +49 731 500-55323
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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
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail
 

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Werner Ohmayer

Mechatronic engineer
Quality management
IT administration

Tel.: +49 731 500-55311
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
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

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

David Arff

cand. med.
Biology of spinal disc

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

 

Deborah Berger

cand. med.
Spine Biomechanics

 

Sophie Dittberner

cand. med.
Joint biomechanics

 

Kerstin Eichhorn

cand. med.
Joint biomechanics

 

Felizitas Figel

cand. med.
Biology of spinal disc

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

Julian Frey

cand. med.
Joint biomechanics

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

Michael Gross

cand. med.
Joint biomechanics

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

Maresa Großkinsky

cand. med.
Spine 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

 

 

Luisa Russ

cand. med.
Spine biomechanics