Team

Team Leader

Prof. Dr. Meike Nicole Leiske

E-Mail: meike.leiske(at)uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0)921 55 4440
Building NWII 4.1.00.363

Hobbies: traveling, photography, swimming

Postdoctoral researchers

Dr. Simran Kerai

Degree: PhD Chemistry (Polymer Nanomaterials), The University of Sydney

Topic: Chiral polycations at the biointerface

E-Mail: simran.kerai(at)uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0)921 55 2234 (office)

Room: B6 - 03 (office) and B6 - 05 (laboratory)

Hobbies: travelling, museums, team sports

Dr. Theresa M. Lutz

Degree: Dr. rer. nat. (biochemistry), TUM

Topic: Polymeric additives to enhance microplastic degradation

E-Mail: theresa.lutz(at)uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0)921 55 2234 (office)

Room: B6 - 03 (office) and B6 - 04 (laboratory)

Hobbies: nature walks, knitting, sudoku

 PhD candidates

Emilia Gouthier

Degree: M. Sc. Biochemistry, University of Greifswald and HHU Düsseldorf

Topic: Reporter bioinks and particles for online detection of protease activity (TRR225 Biofabrication Project B06)

E-Mail: emilia.gouthier(at)uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0)921 55 2302 (office)

Room: B6 - 07 (office) and B6 - 05 (laboratory)

Hobbies: bouldering, knitting, volleyball

Jiaxin Hu

Degree: M.Sc. Polymer Science, University of Bayreuth

Topic: Polymer nanostructures by polymerisation-induced self-assembly

E-Mail: jiaxin1.hu(at)uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0)921 55 2234 (office)

Room: B6 - 03 (office) and B6 - 05 (laboratory)

                                                Hobbies: badminton, reading, bouldering

Lena Marie Lipka

Degree: M.Sc. Complex Condensed Materials and Soft Matter, University of Regensburg

Topic: Creation of copolymer libraries and characterization databases by a design of experiment (DoE) approach for polymer synthesis (COIN GRK Project B1)

E-Mail: lena.lipka(at)uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0)921 55 2234 (office) and 2300 (laboratory)

Room: B6 - 03 (office) and B6 - 01 (laboratory)

Hobbies: reading, jogging, traveling

Technical staff

Sabrina Parchent

Main responsibilities: Lab management, cell culture, biological assays

E-Mail: sabrina.parchent(at)uni-bayreuth.de

Phone: +49 (0)921 55 2302 (office)

Room: B6 - 07 (office) and B6 - 02 (laboratory)

Hobbies: yoga, reading, fitness

Bachelor and Master Students

Lena Rother (M.Sc. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology): Cationic Poly(2-Oxazoline)s as Drug Delivery Vectors and Their Effect on Breast Cancer Cells

Katja Schumann (M.Sc. Polymer Science student): Multicompartment Cubosomes from Amphiphilic Poly(2-Oxazoline) Block Copolymers

International visitors

Internships and student assistants

Elisa-Maria Bachinger (B.Sc. Biochemistry student): Student assistant supporting cytotoxicity assessments

Lena Rother (M.Sc. Biochemistry): Student assistant working supporting cell association studies

Interested in joining the group? We are always looking for interested and highly motivated Bachelor and Master students.

Please have a look at our "Vacancies" section for potential projects.