Investigation of RNA modification by natural products across species
Supervisors: Matthew Blango, Christian Hertweck
9 Doctoral Researcher (f/div/m) Positions
At the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology (Leibniz-HKI), we investigate the pathobiology of microorganisms and develop new natural product-based active compounds for the treatment of infectious diseases. As part of the structured doctoral program International Leibniz Research School ILRS 2.0 we invite talented candidates to apply for
9 Doctoral Researcher (f/div/m) Positions
for four years.
The collaborative projects aim to gain insights into the formation and function of microbial natural products, as well as into infection mechanisms of human pathogenic fungi and immune defense.
Please see below for information on the individual projects and application.
Application Deadline: December 13, 2025
ILRS 2.0 Projects
Extracellular vesicles as a key defense mechanism against Aspergillus fumigatus
Supervisors: Axel Brakhage, Matthew Blango
Candida albicans lipases as microbiome modulators
Supervisors: Sascha Brunke, Gianni Panagiotou, Bernhard Hube
Advancing image quantification of organ-on-chip-based experiments within JIPipe
Supervisors: Marc Thilo Figge, Mark Gresnigt, Alexander Mosig
Deciphering microbiome-enteric nervous system interactions in sepsis
Supervisors: Sarela García-Santamarina, Gianni Panagiotou, Sebastian Weis
Liver-on-chip based elucidation of macrophage-drug interactions in invasive candidiasis
Supervisors: Mark Gresnigt, Marc Thilo Figge, Sina Gerbach, Alexander Mosig
Mycoparasites as unexplored resource for antiinfectives
Supervisors: Markus Gressler, Kerstin Voigt
Scalable moss-bacteria co-cultivations for the discovery and production of antimicrobials
Supervisors: Jethro Hemmann, Miriam Rosenbaum
A novel role of human p11-dependent EGFR in regulating phagosome maturation and antifungal defence
Supervisors: Leijie Jia, Axel Brakhage, Franziska Schmidt, Marc Thilo Figge