
Science is teamwork. Originating from diverse backgrounds and various disciplines worldwide, we come together to drive forward scientific research and technological development. In our team we promote openness and collaboration, and value kindness in everything we do. We take pride in every single member and their achievements and are eager to foster their scientific development.
Team Members

Oliver Stegle
Division Head and
Group Leader

Brian Clarke
Group Leader

Sabine Blum
Assistant

Kevin Domanegg
Scientific Manager
Staff Scientists

Florian Heyl
Bioinformatician

Ilia Kats
Scientific Software Developer

Sameesh Kher
Bioinformatician and Scientific Workflow Engineer

Vitalii Kleshchevnikov
Bioinformatician

Luca Marconato
Senior Software Developer

Marcel Mück
Assistant Scientist

Hakime Öztürk
Research Scientist

Felix Schneider
Computational Biologist
Postdoctoral Researchers

Alexander Aivazidis
Postdoctoral Researcher

Daniel Dimitrov
Postdoctoral Researcher

John Hawkins
Postdoctoral Researcher

Stefan Schrod
Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD Candidates

Elyas Heidari
PhD Candidate

Jiawei Luo
PhD Candidate

Katharina Mikulik
PhD Candidate

Abdul Moeed
PhD Candidate

Martin Rohbeck
PhD Candidate

Manu Saraswat
PhD Candidate

Ezgi Sen
PhD Candidate

Danai Vagiaki
PhD Candidate
Alumni
We are proud of our alumni, who take on new positions in industry and academia around the world.
Cecile Le Suer | PhD Candidate
Felix Munzlinger | Machine Learning Engineer
Magnus Wahlberg | Data Engineer
Olga Lazareva | Postdoctoral Researcher
Max Frank | PhD Candidate
Kai Ueltzhöffer | Postdoctoral Researcher
Tobias Heinen | PhD Candidate
Danila Bredhikin | PhD Candidate
Jasper Panten | PhD Candidate
Marc Jan Bonder | Postdoctoral Researcher
Loukia Georgatou-Politou | PhD Candidate
Rene Snajder | PhD Candidate
Rajbir Batra | Postdoctoral Researcher
Anna Cuomo | PhD Candidate
Britta Velten | Postdoctoral Researcher
Elo Madisson | Postdoctoral Researcher
Gonzalo Parra | Postdoctoral Researcher
Jeongbin Park | Postdoctoral Researcher
Hana Susak | Postdoctoral Researcher
Matthias Kalxdorf | Postdoctoral Researcher
Ricard Argelaguet | PhD Candidate
Nicola Casiraghi | Postdoctoral Researcher
Rachel Moore | PhD Candidate
Bogdan Mirauta | Postdoctoral Researcher
Daniel Seaton | Postdoctoral Researcher
Raghd Rostom | PhD Candidate
Na Cai | Postdoctoral Researcher
Lara Urban | PhD Candidate
Yuanhua Huang | Postdoctoral Researcher
Kate Howell | Postdoctoral Researcher
Amilie Baud | Postdoctoral Researcher
Naruemon Pratanwanach | PhD Candidate
Francesco Paolo Casale | PhD Candidate
Christopher Angermüller | PhD Candidate
Damien Arnol | PhD Candidate
Kate Joanne Howell | PhD Candidate
Barbara Rakitsch | Postdoctoral Researcher
Roman Kreuzhuber | PhD Candidate
Roland Schwarz | Postdoctoral Researcher
Helena Kilpinen | Postdoctoral Researcher
Johannes Stephan | Postdoctoral Researcher
Florian Büttner | Postdoctoral Researcher