
Amol Patil
Doctoral project: Posttranslational modifications as determinants of species specificity and evolution of influenza viruses
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Stephan Ludwig

Verónica Andrea Ferrando
Doctoral project: Molecular determinants of species specificity and evolution of influenza viruses
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Stephan Ludwig

Hanna Klimek
Doctoral project: Escherichia coli adaptation to individual hosts: A genomic view
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Dobrindt

Janina Feige-Diller
Doctoral project: Effects of genotype and environment on mental health and quality of life
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Norbert Sachser

Daniel Dowling
Doctoral project: Benefits and hazards of novel protein coding genes
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Erich Bornberg-Bauer

Katrin Berk
Doctoral project: Benefits and hazards of novel protein coding genes
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Erich Bornberg-Bauer

Dr. rer. nat. Leonie Chiara Martens
Doctoral project: RiboSNitches in the cardiovascular system
Supervisors: Prof. Monika Stoll, Prof. Erich Bornberg-Bauer, Dr. Juanma Vaquerizas

Dr. rer. nat. Noble Selasi Gati
Doctoral project: Origin and evolution of heteropathogenic Escherichia coli
Supervisors: Prof. Alexander Mellmann, Prof. Joachim Kurtz, Prof. Ulrich Dobrindt

Dr. rer. nat. Valerio Vitali
Doctoral project: Environmental Effects on Programmed DNA Elimination
Supervisors: Dr. Francesco Catania, Prof. Jürgen Gadau, Dr. Juanma Vaquerizas
After his graduation, Valerio was awarded an EvoPAD transitional postdoctoral position for 9 months until December 2020.

Dr. rer. nat Shrey Gandhi
Doctoral project: Deciphering the role of non-coding RNA in cardiovascular biology using evolutionary approach
Supervisors: Prof. Monika Stoll, Prof. Erich Bornberg-Bauer, PD Dr. Jürgen Schmitz
After his graduation, Shrey was awarded an EvoPAD transitional postdoctoral position for 9 months until July 2021.

Dr. rer. nat Natalie Effelsberg
Doctoral project: Molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant zoonotic pathogens
Supervisors: Prof. Alexander Mellmann, Prof. Joachim Kurtz, Prof. Stephan Ludwig

Dr. rer. nat. Verónica Andrea Ferrando
Doctoral project: In vitro reassortment and adaptation of influenza A viruses circulating in swine
Supervisors: Prof. Stephan Ludwig, Prof. Joachim Kurtz, Prof. Alexander Mellmann

Ozan Altan Altinok
Doctoral project: I've got you under my skin; Evolutionary perspectives changing the concept of disease
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Quante