Board of Directors
Univ. Prof. Dr.
Anita Ignatius
Institute Director
Veterinary
Group head of bone biology and fracture healing
Phone: +49 731 500-55301
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail
Prof. Dr.
Hans-Joachim Wilke
Associate Director
Mechanical Engineer
Group head of spine biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55320
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail
apl. Prof. Dr.
Lutz Dürselen
Associate Director
Mechanical Engineer
Group head of joint biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55333
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail
Publications (Researcher ID)
Orcid Account
Scientific staff
Post Docs
Dr. rer. nat. Verena Fischer
Nutritional scientist
Biology of fracture healing
Phone: +49 731 500-55324
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Dr. biol. hum.
Fabio Galbusera
Biomedical Engineer
Computational Engineering
Spine biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55342
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Dr. rer. nat.
Melanie Haffner-Luntzer
Molecular Medicine Scientist
Biology of fracture healing, bone metabolism and cell biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55329
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Dr. biol. hum.
René Jonas
Mechanical Engineer
Spine Biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55328
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Dr. biol. hum. Christian Liebsch
Biomedical Engineer
Spine biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55325
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Dr. rer. nat.
Astrid Liedert
Biologist
Cell biology
Bone metabolism and regeneration
Phone: +49 731 500-55333
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Dr. biol. hum.
Cornelia Neidlinger-Wilke
Biologist
Biology of spinal disc
Phone: +49 731 500-55319
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Dr. biol. hum.
Frank Niemeyer
Computer Scientist
Computational engineering
Spine biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55326
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Dr. biol. hum.
Benedikt Schlager
Mechanical Engineer
Spine biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55349
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Dr. biol. hum.
Andreas Martin Seitz
M.Sc., Biomedical Engineering
Joint Biomechanics
Tel.: +49 731 500-55312
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Dr. med. vet.
Svenja Stein
Veterinary
Meniscal replacement
Phone: +49 731 500-55328
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Graciosa Quelhas Teixeira
PhD biomed. sci.
Biomedical engineer
Biology of spinal disc
Phone: +49 731 500-55324
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Graduate students
Kristin Hauff
M.Sc.
Molecular Biomedical Scientist
Biology of Fracture Healing
Phone: +49 731 500-55325
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Jan Jansen
M.Sc.
Biomedical Engineer
Spine biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55352
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Benjamin Krüger
Veterinary surgeon
Biology of fracture healing
Phone: +49 731 500-55348
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Deniz Ragipoglu
M.Sc.
Bioengineer
Biology of Fracture Healing
Phone.: +49 731 500-55325
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Lena Steppe M.Sc.
Biochemist
Biology of fracture healing
Phone: +49 731 500-55351
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Miriam Tschaffon
M.Sc.
Biologist
Biology of fracture healing
Phone: +49 731 500-55348
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Daniela Warnecke
M.Sc.
Biomedical Engineer
Meniscal replacement
Tribology
Joint biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55326
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Jasmin Wehrstein
Pharmaceutical Biotechnologist
Biology of fracture healing
Phone: +49 731 500-55312
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Laura Zengerle
M.Sc.
Mechatronics Engineer
Spine biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55326
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-mail
Guest scientists
Youping Tao MMed
An Hui Medical University (China)
Spine Biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55330
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Chen Xiangxu
Medical School Southeast University, Nanjing (China)
Doctoral thesis
Cell biology
Phone: +49 731 500-55306
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Zhiyao Yong
Tongji University Shanghai (China)
cand. med.
Spinal disc biology
Tel.: +49 731 500-55314
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Technical staff
Iris Baum
Technical Assistent
Cell biology
Molecular biology
Phone: +49 731 500-55323
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Chérise Grieser
Technical Assistant
Histology
Molecular biology
Cell lab
Phone: +49 731 500-55344
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Bettina Herde
Technical Assistant
Molecular biology
Cell lab
Phone: +49 731 500-55323
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Patrizia Horny
Technical Assistant
Measuring technique
Material testing
Graphik designer
Phone: +49 731 500-55327
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Werner Ohmayer
Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Mechatronic and quality management engineer
Quality management
IT administration
Phone: +49 731 500-55311
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Angelika Reindl
Med. Documentation Assistant
Secretary of the institute
Phone: +49 731 500-55301
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Brigitte Siegel
Medical Documentalist
Library
Biostatistics
Stand-in institute secretary
Tel.: +49 731 500-55311
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Karin Werner
Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Biomedical Engineer
Spine biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55318
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
E-Mail
Students
Jonas Balko
cand. med.
Joint Biomechanics
Marco Boos
Internship
Joint biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55307
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Julius Böttinger
cand. med.
Spine Biomechanics
Saskia Brendle
Bachelor student
Spine Biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55306
Elisabeth Debout B.Sc.
Master thesis
Spine Biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55307
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Andreas Ekkerlein
cand. med.
Biology of spinal disc
Phone: +49 731 500-55314
Florian Groß
cand. med.
Biology of Bone Healing and Bone Regeneration
Robert Demmelmaier
cand. med.
Spine Biomechanics
Johanna Diedrich
cand. med.
Biology of Bone Healing and Bone Regeneration
Phone: +49 731 500-55314
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Sophie Dittberner
cand. med.
Joint biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55353
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Theresia Hofmann
cand. med.
Spine Biomechanics
Shamila Hübner
Bachelor thesis
Spine biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55313
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Anne Köhler
Bachelor thesis
Spine Biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55307
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Katharina Kreienbaum
Bachelor thesis
Joint Biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55314
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Larissa Kruck
cand. med.
Joint Biomechanics
Florian Krump
cand. med.
Spine Biomechanics
Mara Kugel
cand. med.
Joint biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55313
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Annika Lopinski
Master student
Joint Biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55314
Christina Merk
Bachelor student
Biology of fracture healing
Phone: +49 731 500-55314
Julian Ostertag
Student assistant
Biology of the spinal disc
Tel.: +49 731 500-55314
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Felix Osthaus
cand. med.
Joint biomechanics
Tel.: +49 731 500-55306
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Carlos Pankratz
cand. med.
Cell Biology
Nikolai Renz
cand. med.
Biology of fracture healing
Phone: +49 731 500-55313
Fax: +49 731 500-55302
Theresa Schilpp
Bachelor student
Spine Biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55307
Anne Seywald
Internship
Joint Biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55307
Markus Vlcek
cand. med.
Spine Biomechanics
Nils Zippel
Student assistant
Joint Biomechanics
Lena Zöllner
cand. med.
Spine Biomechanics
Phone: +49 731 500-55314
