Faculty
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Dr. Matthias Heinemann
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Full Professor
Ph.D. RWTH Aachen University of Technology, 2003
Dipl.-Ing. University of Stuttgart, 1999
Administrative assistant
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Manon Dusseljee ![](https://heinemannlab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Netherlands-300x200.jpg)
Lab manager
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Silke Vedelaar ![](https://heinemannlab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Netherlands-300x200.jpg)
Postdoc
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Dr. Andre Zylstra ![](https://heinemannlab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/UK-300x150.jpg)
PhD – University of Cambridge, 2019
MSci – Systems Biology, University of Cambridge, 2015
BA – Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, 2015
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Dr. José Vila Chã Losa ![](https://heinemannlab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Portugal-300x200.jpg)
PhD in systems biology, University of Groningen, 2024
M.Sc. Bioengineering, University of Porto, 2019
B.S. Bioengineering, University of Porto, 2019
PhD students
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Nathan Fargier ![](https://heinemannlab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/download.png)
Ph.D. candidate: systems biology
M.Sc. Biomolecular Sciences, Chimie Paristech, Paris, 2021
B.S. Molecular Physics and Chemistry, Lycée Saliège, France, 2018
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Christian Bleischwitz ![](https://heinemannlab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Germany-300x180.jpg)
Ph.D. candidate: systems biology
M.Sc. Biochemistry, Heidelberg University, 2022
B.S. Bichemistry, Heidelberg University, 2019
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Julius Fülleborn ![](https://heinemannlab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Germany-300x180.jpg)
Ph.D. candidate: systems biology
M.Sc. Biomolecular Sciences, University of Groningen, 2019
B.S. Molecular Biology, Umeå University, Sweden, 2018
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Vítor Martins ![](https://heinemannlab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Portugal-300x200.jpg)
Ph.D. candidate: systems biology
M.Sc. Applied Biochemistry, University of Minho, Braga, 2018
B.S. Biochemisty, University of Minho, Braga, 2015
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Enrico Calzati ![](https://heinemannlab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Italy-300x200.jpg)
Ph.D. candidate: systems biology
M.Sc. Physics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 2018
B.S. Physics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 2014
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Douwe Grundel ![](https://heinemannlab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Netherlands-300x200.jpg)
Ph.D. candidate: computational systems biology
M.Sc. Bioinformatics & Systems Biology, University of Amsterdam & VU Amsterdam, 2019
B.S. Biology, University of Groningen, 2017
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Hanna Terpstra ![](https://heinemannlab.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Netherlands-300x200.jpg)
Ph.D. candidate: molecular biology
M.Sc. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Groningen, 2018
B.S. Life Science and Technology, University of Leiden, 2016
Bachelor and Master students
Alumni
Postdoctoral scholars
- Ed Smith, 2021-2024
- Aleksandr Pogodaev, 2020-2021
- Vakil Takhaveev, 2019-2021
- Diego Alonso Martinez, 2018-2019
- Ernest Liu, 2018-2019
- Francisca Sarreira Simoes Horta Monteiro, 2016-2018
- Hannah Schramke, 2016-2018
- Robson de Assis Souza, 2015-2016
- Georg Hubmann, 2013-2016
- Alvaro Ortega Moreno, 2013-2017
- Anne Meinema, 2011-2014
- Guillermo Zampar, 2011-2013
- Chetak Shetty, 2010-2011
- Sung-Sik Lee, 2008-2009
Ph.D. students in Groningen and Zurich
- Xiang Li, PhD, 2024, Thesis: Unveiling the interplay between glucose metabolism and cell size in yeasts
- Jose Losa, PhD, 2024, Thesis: Bridging the gap between metabolism and the physics of the cytoplasm
- Haoqi Chen, PhD, 2022. Thesis: Dissecting dynamic interactions between metabolic and cell cycle oscillators: development and application of novel single-cell tools
- Joana Saldida, PhD, 2021. Thesis: On a quest for metabolic fluxes: sampling and inference tools using thermodynamics, metabolome and labelling data
- Vakil Takhaveev, PhD, 2020. Thesis: Dissecting the temporal dynamics of eukaryotic metabolism in single cells
- Tom Kimkes, PhD, 2019. Thesis: Surface sensing in Escherichia coli
- Zheng Zhang, PhD, 2018. Thesis: Single-cell manipulation and dynamic metabolite detection in Escherichia coli
- Brenda Bley Folly, PhD, 2018. Thesis: Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate and its role on the flux-dependent regulation of metabolism
- Simeon Leupold, PhD, 2018. Thesis: Thermodynamic and stoichiometric constraint-based inference of metabolic phenotypes
- Alexandros Papagiannakis, PhD, 2017. Thesis: Intrinsic, periodic and tunable metabolic dynamics: a scaffold for cellular coherence
- Jakub Radzikowski, PhD, 2017. Thesis: Systems biology of bacterial persistence, a metabolism-driven strategy for survival
- Athanasios Litsios, PhD, 2017. Thesis: Metabolic-rate dependent cell cycle entry and progression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Georges Janssens, PhD. 2016. Thesis: A system wide view of replicative aging in budding yeast
- Bastian Niebel, PhD, 2015. Thesis: Thermodynamic principles governing metabolic operations Inference, analysis and prediction
- Daphne Huberts, PhD, 2015. Thesis: The impact of metabolism on aging and cell size in single yeast cells
- Stefan Jol, PhD, 2014. Thesis: Model-based experimental data integration of microbial metabolism
- Mareike Schmidt, PhD, 2014. Thesis: Flux-signaling and flux-dependent regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Benjamin Volkmer, PhD, 2011. Thesis: Metabolism drives phenotypic bistability and persister cell formation in Escherichia coli
- Oliver Kotte, PhD., 2009. Thesis: Reverse engineering of a metabolic, noise-exploiting control design
- Anne Kümmel, PhD, 2008. Thesis: Integrating thermodynamics-based modeling and quantitative experimental data for studying microbial metabolism
Bachelor and Master students in Groningen
- Alies Antonides, 2024, Van Hall Larenstein, University of Applied Sciences
- Rijmke Bottema, 2023, University of Groningen
- Jelle de Boer, 2023, University of Groningen
- Alina Rekena, 2021, Tallin University of Technology
- Prerna Waran, 2021, University of Groningen
- Julius Fülleborn, 2021, University of Groningen
- Vasiliki Tsousi, 2021, University of Groningen
- Anna de Jong, 2021, University of Groningen
- Victor Dubach, 2021, University of Groningen
- Suzanne Jansen, 2020, University of Groningen
- Kerlen Korbeld, 2020, University of Groningen
- Catherine Loukogiannaki, 2020, University of Athens
- Hugo Markus, 2020, University of Groningen
- David Mertens, 2020, University of Groningen
- Ronja Wabeke, 2020, University of Groningen
- Serj Koshian, 2019, University of Groningen
- Alexine de Wit, 2019, University of Groningen
- Lianne Mulder, 2019, University of Groningen
- Egle Kybartaite, 2018, Vytautas Magnus University
- Marten Chaillet , 2018, University of Groningen
- Maaike Sangster, 2018, University of Groningen
- Oane Gros, 2018, University of Groningen
- Michelle Scharte, 2018, University of Groningen
- Floor Schukking, 2018, University of Groningen
- Tijn de Leeuw, 2018, University of Groningen
- Linea Muhsal, 2017, Wageningen University
- Natalia Łazarewicz, 2017, University of Wrocław
- Joni Gallagher, 2017, University of Groningen
- Tim Meijer, 2017, University of Groningen
- Justin Norder, 2017, University of Groningen
- Eefke van Olst, 2017, University of Groningen
- Pieter Blom, 2017, University of Groningen
- Joris Oosterhof, 2017, University of Groningen
- Cas Cornet, 2017, Hanze Hogeschool
- Milou Hoving, 2017, Hanze Hogeschool
- Marta Pałka, 2016, University of Wrocław
- Fleur Ruijne, 2016, University of Groningen
- Jim Ottelé, 2016, University of Groningen
- Ivan Frák, 2016, Masaryk University
- Vitali Laba, 2016, Hanze Hogeschool
- Santiago Cano-Muniz, 2015, University of Groningen
- Janeska de Jonge, 2015, University of Groningen
- Neus Mestre Farrás, 2015, University of Groningen
- Anna Stejskalova, 2014, University of Groningen
- Ruben Vazquez Uribe, 2014, University of Groningen
- Sebastiaan van Kessel, 2014, University of Groningen
- Michael Verhoeven, 2014, University of Groningen
- Rieza Aprianto, 2013, University of Groningen
- Marius Uebel, 2013, University of Groningen
- Marten Exterkate, 2013, University of Groningen
- Martijn Zwama, 2013, University of Groningen
- Michael Verhoeven, 2012, University of Groningen
- Laura Schippers, 2012, University of Groningen
- Renseke van Raaphorst, 2012, University of Groningen
- Tom van Lente, 2012, University of Groningen
- Yoep Hoekzema, 2012, University of Groningen
- Jonathon Parrish, 2012, University of Groningen
- Aline van der Veen, 2012, University of Groningen
- Sandra Tamerl, 2012, FH Graz
- Lukas Horn, 2012, ETH Zurich
- Mareille van den Esker, 2011, University of Groningen
- Yared Paalvast, 2011, University of Groningen