Lab Members
Prof. Dr. Dirk Beutner 
Middle Ear Research Group Fon: +49 (0)551-39-63771
Dr. Nicholas Bevis
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-22807
Dr. Thomas Effertz 
Mechano-electrical-transduction in the inner ear Fon: +49 (0)551-39-10424
Prof. Dr. Tobias Moser
Institute for Auditory Neuroscience & InnerEarLabFon: +49 (0)551-39-63070
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-61940
Han Chen
Structure and function of the multi-C2 domain protein otoferlinFon: +49 (0) 551-39-61952
Fadhel El May
Multichannel cochlear optogeneticsFon: +49 (0) 551 39-22604
Dr. Qinghua Fang
OtoferlinFon: +49 (0)551-201-1672
Dr. Chad Grabner
High resolution on-cell capacitance measurementsFon: +49 (0)551-201-1676
Dr. Antoine Huet
Optogenetic stimulation of the cochleaFon: +49 (0)551-39-22604
Dr. Lukasz Jablonski
Computational neuroscience and NeuroengineeringFon: +49 (0)551-38-51205
Lina Maria Jaime Tobón
Endocytosis in inner hair cellsFon: +49 (0)551-201-1676
Rohan Kapoor
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-61952
Dr. Daniel Keppeler
Optogenetic stimulation of the cochleaFon: +49 (0)551-39-22604
Lakshay Khurana
NeurOptoFon: +49 (0)551-39-22604
Artur Mittring
Optogenetic stimulation of the cochleaFon: +49 (0)551-39-22604
Naira Movsisyan
Optogenetic stimulation of the cochlea
Dr. Jakob Neef
Calcium-dependent excocytosisFon: +49 (0)551-39-61949
Özge Demet Özcete
SynapseFon: +49 (0)551-39-61951
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-12669
Anupriya Thirumalai
NeurOptoFon: +49 (0)551-39-22604
Anupriya Thirumalai
SynapseFon: +49 (0)551-39-22604
Bettina Wolf
Veterinary careFon: +49 (0)551-39-22604
Previous members:
Khaled Hassan Abdel-Latif
Optogenetic stimulation of the inner ear
Dr. Tommi Anttonen
Dr. Gabi Bauer
Systemphysiologische Messungen zur Funktion synaptischer Transportproteine
Prof. Dr. Dirk Beutner
DirectorDept. of Otorhinolaryngology
University Medical Center Göttingen
Sonja Blume
Technical assistance
Dr. Kai Bodensiek
Dr. Andreas Brandt
Cav1.3-KO, nanodomain 
Dr. Anna Bulankina
Single cell RT-PCR, real time PCR 
Tanvi Butola
Physiology of the endbulb of Held
Dr. Nikolai M. Chapochnikov
Modelling
Alexander Dieter
Optogenetics
Dr. Tobias Dombrowski
Carlos Duque Afonso
Fast Calcium imaging on inner hair cells
Dr. Thomas Frank
Confocal microscopy of calcium influx at the hair cell synapse 
Angela Gonzalez
Technical assistance
Dr. Tamas Harczos
Coding strategies for cochlear implants
Dr. Victor Hernandez
Optical stimulation in the inner ear 
Dr. Chao-Hua Huang
Philippe Jean
Fast Calcium imaging on inner hair cells
Dr. SangYong Jung
Molecular physiology of hair cell ribbon synapses 
Dr. Darina Khimich
Bassoon, immuno, release mechanism, Complexin-, CSPa-, KCNQ4 -KOs
Dr. Astrid Klinge-Strahl
Characterisation of optogenetic stimulation
Manuel Koch
Organotypic cultures of the organ of Corti
Margitta Köppler
Technical assistance
Dr. Stefanie Krinner
Imaging of single active zones
Livia Lasarow
Dr. Christine Lenz
Davide Lombardo
Computational modeling of light-sensitive auditory neurons
David López de la Morena
Dr. Alejandro M. Schulz
Synaptic transmission at endbulb of Held synapses in cochlear nucleus
Dr. Alexander Meyer
Tonotopic organization of release 
Jospehine Mintel
Mercedes Muske
Studentische Hilfskraft
Rodrigue Nemzou
Synaptic organization in CaV1.3
Dr. Regis Nouvian
Bassoon, Otoferlin, KCNQ4
Jennifer Paech
M. Magdalena Picher
Biophys. Properties of Calcium Channels
Dr. Kirsten Reuter
Molecular neurobiology 
Frauke Rohde
Team assistant
Dr. Mark A. Rutherford
Dept. Otolaryngology 
Christian Rüdiger
Technical assistance
Dr. Gaston Sendin
Hypothyroid mice, ß2-KO
Swati Subramanian
Dr. Hideki Takago
Postsynaptic recording 
Dr. Tzu-Lun Wang
Fast Calcium imaging on inner hair cells 
Dr. Thomas Weber
Synapse
Simon Weiler
Pharmacological modulation of exocytosis 
Dr. Friederike Wolk
Molecular genetics 
Dr. Aaron Wong
Developmental changes of synaptic Ca signaling in inner hair cells 
Christian Wrobel
Optogenetic stimulation of the cochlea
Dr. Andreas Neef
Modelling, cell-attached CmFon: +49 (0)551-39-61107
Previous members:
Pinar Öz
Action potential waveforms modelling
Andres Agudelo Toro
Dr. Marcus Jeschke
Cognitive Hearing in Primates Fon: +49 (0)551-39-22604
Jorge Cabrera Moreno
Optogenetic cochlea implants in marmosetsFon: +49 (0)551 38-51205
Antonino Calapai
Fon: +49 (0)551 38-51345
Lakshay Khurana
Fon: +49 (0)551 38-51205
Dr. Christian Vogl
Molecular physiology of IHC ribbon synapses Fon: +49 (0)551-39-61945
Fax: +49 (0)551-39-12950
Alina Seiler
Development maturation Fon: +49 (0)551-39-61952
Roos Voorn
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-61951
Associated members:
Nele Dörje
Ribbon synapse development / Medical studentFon: +49 (0)551-39-61952
Dr. Cristian Setz
Ribbon synapse developmentFon: +49 (0)551-39-61952
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-8974
Previous members:
Raphael Lange
Dr. Vladan Rankovič
Molecular biology of hearing restoration Fon: +49 (0)551-38-51244
Fon: +49 (0)551-38-51209
Burak Bali
Post AAV infection profilingFon: +49 (0)551-39-12669
Fon: +40 (0)551-38-51244
PD Dr. Ellen Reisinger
Molecular neurobiologyFon: +49 (0)551-39-12555/9688
Previous members:
Hanan Al-Moyed
Molecular biology of hearing and deafnessFon: +49 (0)551-39-12555
Narges Bodaghabadi
Molecular biology of hearing and deafness
Andreia Cepeda
Molecular biology of synaptic transmissionFon: +49 (0)551-39-12555
Dr. Sarah Helfmann
Molecular neurobiology 
Alexandra Müller
Doctoral student
Thomas Räppel
Doctoral student of medicine
PD Dr. Nicola Strenzke
Auditory systems physiologyFon: +49 (0)551-39-22837/9688
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-61953
Iman Bahader
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-22243
Shashank Sharad Chepurwar
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-22243
Previous members:
Elisabeth Auge
Doctoral student of medicine
Alek Hanafi-Metwalli
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-22243
Anna Ihler
Systemphysiologische Messungen zur Funktion synaptischer Transportproteine 
Zhizi Jing
Auditory Systems Physiology, Modeling
Maike Pelgrim
Auditory nerve synaptic transmission
Ursula Stalmann
Tomoko Oshima-Takago
Synaptic transmission at the hair cell ribbon synapse 
Gulnara Yamanbaeva
Auditory nerve synaptic transmission
Prof. Dr. Tina Pangršič Vilfan
Calcium-dependent exocytosisFon: +49 (0)551-39-61945
David Oestreicher (associated member)
Cellular mechanisms of noise-induced hearing lossFon: +49 (0)551-39-61951
Previous members:
Susann Michanski
Synaptic proteins of vestibular sensory organs and cochlea 
Mattia Nova
Cellular mechanisms of noise-induced hearing loss
Dr. Iliana Panou
Molecular physiology of IHC synapse
Anika Hintze
Calyceal synapses of the auditory pathwayFon: +49 (0)551-39-61124
Susann Michanski
Morphology of ribbon synapses Fon: +49 (0)551-39-61124
Magdalena Redondo Canales
Nanostructure of ribbon synapses Fon: +49 (0)551-39-61126
Loujin Slitin
Degeneration of IHC ribbon synapsesFon: +49 (0)551-39-61126
Previous members:
Elisabeth Auge
Dr. Rituparna Chakrabarti
Synaptic vesicular dynamics and morphology
Jana Kroll
Subhashree Nayak
Structure-function analysis of ribbon synapses 
Dr. Christian Wrobel
Methods to recover hearing and their clinical translationFon: +49 (0)551-39-22807
Nina Katrin Dankenbrink-Werder
Technical AssistantFon: +49 (0)551-39-12669
Dr. Heike Conrad
MBEXC Fon: +49 (0)551-39-61944
Markus Dietrich
MBEXC Financial OfficerFon: +49 (0)551-39-61950
Nadine Dietrich
MTA-FunktionsdiagnostikFon: +49 (0)551-39-9691
Fon: +49 (0)551-38-81210
Dr. Klara Dinter
CRC 889 Administrative CoordinatorFon: +49 (0)551-39-61942
Daniela Gerke
Technical assistantFon: +49 (0)551-38-51244
Sandra Gerke
Technical assistantFon: +49 (0)551-39-61955
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-22837
Anna Goldak
Technical assistantFon: +49 (0)551-39-61125
Brigitte Higazi
HNO-Labor SekretärinFon: +49 (0)551-39-22836
Gerhard Hoch
Auditory physiology
Dr. Fritz Kobe
MBEXC CoordinatorFon: +49 (0)551-39-61946
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-22604
Sina Langer
Technical assistantFon: +49 (0)551-39-12555/12669
Dr. Thomas Mager
MBExC / OptogeneticsFon: +49 (0)551-39-22604
Susann Meyer
MBExC Administrative CoordinatorFon: +49 (0)551-39-61950
Dr. Julia Preobranschenski
MBExC Fon:
Patricia Räke-Kügler
Team AssistantFon: +49 (0)551-39-63071
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-61941
Fax: +49 (0)551-39-22299
Dominik Riemenschneider
IT SupportFon: +49 (0)551-39-8974
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-61943
Christiane Senger-Freitag
Technical assistantFon: +49 (0)551-39-61955
Fon: +49 (0)551-39-12555/12669
Stefan Thom
MTA-FunktionsdiagnostikFon: +49 (0)551-39- 9691
Hans-Peter Wenig
TechnikerFon: +49 (0)551-39-10315
Previous members:
Cora Karandi
MBExC Administrative Coordinator
Andrea Koch
Dennis Spormann
IT Support
