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AG Selhuber-UnkelPeople

Principle Investigator

Prof. Dr. Christine Selhuber-Unkel

Email: Christine.Selhuber-Unkel@uni-heidelberg.de

Room: 01.366

Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM)

Im Neuenheimer Feld 225

69120 Heidelberg

Curriculum Vitae

Open Positions

If you are interested in joining the group, don't hesitate to contact Prof. Selhuber-Unkel.

Visiting Professor

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		E-Mail	Phone	Room	Projects	Keywords

		E-Mail	Phone	Room	Projects	Keywords
	Dr. Nicolás Tobar Bächler	tobar.baechler@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15715	01.361	3D in vitro tumor model Morpho-mechanical study of cancer cells	Cell malignancy \| Cell proliferation \| Single cell traction force microscopy \| Cell differentiation \| Cell metabolism

Group Leader

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		E-Mail	Phone	Room	Projects	Keywords

		E-Mail	Phone	Room	Projects	Keywords
	Dr. Aldo Leal-Egana	aldo.leal@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15723	01.361	Cell labyrinths for cell migration, Tumor mimetic Microcapsules RNA-sequencing, Traction force microscopy	Tumor heterogeneity \| Microencapsulation \| Single-cell RNA-seq \| Single-cell TFM \| Cell migration in 3D

Core Facility Manager

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		E-Mail	Phone	Room	Responsibilities	Keywords

		E-Mail	Phone	Room	Responsibilities	Keywords
	Dr. Sadaf Pashapour	sadaf.pashapour@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15726	03.361	Manager, Microfluidic Core Facility	Droplet-based Microfluidics \| 3D Printing \| Continuous-flow Microfluidics \| Cell culture on chip \| Organ-on-chip models
	Florine Sessler	florine.sessler@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15718	02.361	Head of the Biomechanics Core Facility Experiments with different devices: nanoindentor, mechanical testing machine, rheometer, cryotome, cryomill, CAD Design	CAD Design (3D design) \| 3D printing \| Mechanics \| Soft (bio)materials characterization \| elastic and viscoelastic properties

Senior Scientist

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		E-Mail	Phone	Room	Projects	Keywords

		E-Mail	Phone	Room	Projects	Keywords
	Dr. Federico Colombo	federico.colombo@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15716	00.363	Biophysical properties of single-cell and organoids. Two- photon laser-printed structures to mechanically stimulate 3D multicellular systems.	Mechanobiology \| Atomic Force Microscopy (Picobalance) \| Micro-Rheology of cells and biomaterials \| Dry-mass of single-cell \| 3D cell cultures

Postdocs

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		E-Mail	Phone	Room	Projects	Keywords

	E-Mail	Phone	Room	Projects	Keywords
Dr. Didem Aycan	didem.aycan@imseam.uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15719	03.361	Fabrication of biopolymer-based smart materials for soft robotic microsystems	Biopolymers \| Stimuli responsive hydrogels \| Conductive polymeric materials \| Smart materials
Dr. Trevor Kalkus	trevor.kalkus@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15727	03.362	3D printed soft power source Conductive hydrogels and ion responsive hydrogels	3D Printing \| Hydrogels \| Soft Robotics \| Salinity Gradient Power \| Bio-inspired Materials
Dr. Maria Regato Herbella	ur298@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15719	03.361	3D printable Multi-responsive hydrogels for biomedical applications	3D printing \| Hydrogels \| Polymers \| Synthesis \| Cell culture
Dr. Barbara Schamberger	barbara.schamberger@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15715	01.361	2-Photon polymerization for bioscience application Cell migration guided by surface geometry	2-Photon laser printing \| Meta-materials \| 3D cell culture \| 3D image analysis \| Curvature
Dr. Fereydoon Taheri	f.taheri@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15727	03.362
Dr. Wang Zhe	zhe.wang@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15715	01.361	Develop the optical writing system for multiphoton switch azobenzene Azobenzene characterization	Nonlinear optics \| Multiphoton absorption \| Pump-probe \| Optical Kerr effect \| Thermal relaxation

PhD Students

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		E-Mail	Phone	Room	Projects	Keywords

	E-Mail	Phone	Room	Projects	Keywords
Yasmin Antonelli	yasmin.antonelli@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15713	01.364	3D in vitro tumor model Morpho-mechanical study of cancer cells	Hydrogel \| Biomechanical properties \| Cell migration \| Cell proliferation \| Single cell traction force microscopy
Chantal Barwig	chantal.barwig@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15727	03.361	Fabrication of soft microactuator systems based on stimuli responsive hydrogels 2-Photon laser printing of hydrogel microstructures	Responsive hydrogels \| 2-Photon laser printing \| Soft microactuator systems \| Polymer Chemistry \| Stimuli responsive polymers
Stephen Casale	stephen.casale@mtl.maxplanckschools.de	+49 6221 54 15713	01.364	Biological Neural Networks Organ-on-a-chip, neural:computational interfaces	Neurons \| Microenvironments for cells \| Networks \| 3D printing \| Regeneration/Degeneration
I Chen	i.chen@mr.mpg.de	+49 6221 54 15713	01.364
Gaurav Dave	gaurav.dave@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 15725	02.361	Fabrication of 3D scaffolds using Two-Photon Polymerization Structurally adaptive scaffolds for cells to study cell-scaffold interactions	2-Photon laser printing \| Metamaterials \| Cell-material Interaction \| 3D printing \| Biofabrication
Miguel Angel Judge Estrada	miguel.juarez@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15725	03.361	Designing novel strain-stiffening structures Development of an ankle bandage with active support	3D printing \| Mechanical properties \| Biomechanics \| Injury support \| Ankle sprain
Maria de los Angeles De la Cruz Garcia	angeles.delacruz@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15713	01.364	Mechanical characterization of viscoelastic materials for 3D bioprinting applications Imaging of Magnetically Labelled Cells	3D Printing \| Cell-Material Interaction \| Magnetic stimulus \| Magneto-Electric sensors \| 2D-3D cell culture
Sophie Geiger	sophie.geiger@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15722	01.364	Cell-substrate interaction forces via atomic force microscopy Cell stimulation on photoswitchable surfaces	Atomic force microscopy \| Single cell force spectroscopy \| Cell adhesion \| Cell indentation \| Protein micropatterns
Mona Maria Haemmerle	mona.haemmerle@stud.uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15719	03.361	Conductive hydrogel interaction with living systems Electrical characterization of hydrogels	2-Photon laser printing \| 3D printing \| Conductive hydrogels \| Electrical characterization
Mishal Khan	mishal.khan@stud.uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15713	01.364
Krishna Ramesh	krishna.ramesh@mtl.maxplanckschools.de	+49 6221 54 15713	01.364	Directed stem cell differentiation	Cell culture \| Stimuli responsive materials
Målin Schmidt	malin.schmidt@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15725	02.361	Biomimetic strain-stiffening structures for tissue engineering approaches Fabrication and analysis of 3D cell scaffolds printed by Two-Photon Polymerization	Metamaterials \| 2-Photon laser printing \| Mechanics \| 3D printing \| PDMS
Annabelle Sonn	sonn@stud.uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15727	03.362	Materials and surfaces for directed stem cell differentiation	Hydrogels \| Polymer Chemistry \| Stem Cells \| Cell-material Interaction \| Responsive Materials
Zeynab Tavasolyzadeh	z.tavasoly@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15719	02.361

Technical Staff

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		E-Mail	Phone	Room	Responsibilities	Keywords

	E-Mail	Phone	Room	Responsibilities
Dr. Mehran Mehrabanian	mehran.mehrabanian@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15720	00.363	Technical and Academic Associate
Tanisha Gebert	tanisha.gebert@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15716	00.363
Sebastian Weber	sebastian.weber@cam.uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15724	00.363

Education and Outreach

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		E-Mail	Phone	Room	Projects	Keywords

		E-Mail	Phone	Room	Projects	Keywords
	Jonathan Schmidt	jonathan.schmidt@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 54 15713	01.364	3DMM2O Digital Education FI-EMS Outreach	3DMM2O \| FI-EMS \| Hybrid Teaching \| Science Communication \| Video Production

Administration Staff

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		E-Mail	Phone	Room

	E-Mail	Phone	Room
Stefanie Marksch	stefanie.maerksch@uni-heidelberg.de	+ 49 6221 54 15711	01.365
Sarah Rothermel	sarah.rothermel@uni-heidelberg.de	+49 6221 5415717	01.365	Cluster of Excellence 3DMM2O
Benjamin Scherke	scherke@uni-heidelberg.de	+ 49 6221 54 19860	01.104

Alumni

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Name	Year

Name	Year
Dr. Christine Arndt
Dr. Laith Kadem
Dr. Sunil Rajput
Dr. Sandra Sindt
Dr. Maria Villiou
Dr. Tobias Spratte	2024
Dr. Mohammadreza Taale	2024