People
Coordinators

Pamela Finsterseifer

Martina Peter
Clinical Scientists

Fangyu (Monica) Zhao

Fatih Alcicek

Haixia Wu

Longyuan Jia

Victoria Jurisch

Xin Wen
PhD Students

Alessia Locati

Alicia Schneider

Alina Brandl

Ann-Kathrin Staudt

Astha Khanduri

Carine Kader

Diba Rafii

Hang Le Ha

Jennifer Schmidt

Laurence Heaven

Marie Bayer

Praveenya Tirunagari

Simonida Zehr

Sophia Werth

Souradeep Chatterjee

Xinning (Cindy) Hu

Yinuo Zhou

Zhanhua Xing
Technicians

Agnes Krüger

Jana Wurzel

Janja Pusic

Judit Ponce

Katalin Pálfi

Manuela Spaeth

Nevenka Tomic

Susanne Wienstroer

Thomas Wulf
Frequently Asked Questions
Leadership & Structure
An internationally recognized leader in vascular biology and systems physiology and director of the Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology.
Molecular and systems physiology, including vascular metabolism, redox biology, and RNA-based mechanisms of aging and regeneration.
Principal investigators include Ralf P. Brandes, Ingrid Fleming, Leo Kurian, Katrin Schröder, Beate Fisslthaler, Matthias Leisegang, and Flavia Rezende.
Environment & Culture
Yes, combining biology, medicine, computational science, physics, and engineering.
English.
Researchers come from many countries including Brazil, Mexico, Iran, China, India, the UK, Italy, Spain, and others.
Collaborative, curious, and supportive, with strong scientific ambition.
Yes, with mentoring, collaboration, and an active scientific environment.
Career & Opportunities
Yes, offering mentoring, advanced technologies, and interdisciplinary projects.
Yes, with independence, collaboration, and career support.
Yes, students can join research projects with close supervision.
Through mentoring, training, conferences, and grant support.
Project design, data analysis, scientific writing, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Research Environment & Infrastructure
Yes, with advanced technologies including spatial transcriptomics, light-sheet imaging, mass spectrometry, confocal microscopy, and deep phenotyping platforms.
Yes, through major research programs including DFG Excellence Cluster CPI, CRCs, TRR 267, DZHK, and LOEWE initiatives.
Yes, including contributions to clinical strategies and patented innovations.
Labs
How metabolic states shape cardiovascular physiology and disease.
How redox signaling regulates physiology and disease.
How long noncoding RNAs regulate vascular function.













