People

Current Team (*students)

• Dr. Noel Gabiliga Thiombiano (scientist @ Joseph KI-ZERBO University, Burkina Faso)
• *Louis Cairn (PhD candidate)
• *Brenda M. Mugambi (PhD candidate, funded by German Research Foundation)
• *Oskar Werb (PhD candidate, funded by Elsa-Neumann-Scholarship)
• *Luise Hartmann (MSc-student, HU, Berlin, Germany)
• Dr. Imran Ejotre (scientist @ Muni University, Arua, Uganda; former PhD student, DAAD PhD Scholarship), Please visit his page for details of his PhD work NGO´s, Conservation
• *Nele Hanssmann (Vet. Med. student, Free University Berlin, Germany)
• *Prospective student 2026 (MSc, Muni University, Uganda, co-supervision with Dr. Ejotre)
• *Prospective student 2026 (MSc, Muni University, Uganda, co-supervision with Dr. Ejotre)

Former students and collaboration (#) with students

• Camila C. Merino (BSc, HU Berlin, Germany)
• Joseph Aime Tsague Kenfack (PhD, Faculty of Sciences, Dschang University, Cameroon) #
• Lara Palm (BSc, HU Berlin, Germany)
• Olga Wawrzynczak (BSc, HU Berlin, Germany)
• Laura Anne Pulscher (University of Sydney, Australia) #
• Noa T. Piñeiro (BSc, HU Berlin, Germany)
• Ester Kayala (MSc, University of Namibia) #
• Sascha P. Rosskopf (MSc, HU Berlin, Germany)
• Nnomzie Atama (MSc, A. P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, Jos, Nigeria) #
• Jermaine Voss (BSc, MPI-IB Berlin, Germany)
• Viviane Kremling (MSc project module, MPI-IB Berlin, Germany)

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Ongoing collaborations

• Nayana Gunathilaka & Senani Williams (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka)
• Joshua Kamani (National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, Nigeria)
• Seth Eiseb (University of Namibia)
• Elijah Okwuonu (University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria)
• Susan L Perkins (Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, AMNH, New York)
• Michelle Power (Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia)
• DeeAnn M Reeder (Bucknell University, USA)
• Ken Field (Bucknell University, USA)
• Kai Matuschewski (Molecular Parasitology, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany)
• Maria Andreina Pacheco (Temple University, USA)
• Ananias A. Escalante (Temple University, USA)
• Ian Mendenhall (Duke–NUS Medical School, Singapore)
• Alan Hitch (Harrisburg University, USA)
• Jaap van Schaik (University Greifswald, Germany)
• Werner Stenzel (Charité, Berlin, Germany)
• Matthias Marti & Matt Gibbins (University of Glasgow, Scotland)
• Thomas D Otto (University of Glasgow, Scotland)
• Natalie Weber (University of Ulm, Germany)
• Isabella Eckerle (Geneva Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases, Switzerland)
• Martina Nagy (Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany)
• Kelly Speer (University of Michigan, USA)
• Daniel J Becker (University of Oklahoma, USA)
• Jacinto Gomes (Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre: Portalegre, Portugal)

Former collaborations

• Abayomi Sijuade (Ekiti State University, Nigeria)
• Christine Dranzoa (Muni University, Arua, Uganda)
• Chatree Chumnandee (Nakhon Phanom University, Thailand)
• Elizabeth Riana (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
• Apinya Arnuphapprasert (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand) 
• Morakot Kaewthamasorn (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand) 
• Wayne Boardman (University of Adelaide, Australia)
• Lee McMichael (University of Queensland, Australia)
• Anita N Gordon (Biosecurity Sciences Laboratory, Queensland, Australia)
• Megan E Vodzak (Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA)
• Kevin L Olival (EcoHealth Alliance, New York)
• Frieder Mayer (Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany)
• Jan Decher (Museum Alexander König, Bonn, Germany)
• Turkan Gurbanova (National Academy of Science, Azerbaijan)