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Stem Cell Center Epigenetics and Stem Cells

At the Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells (IES),  we aim to unlock a cell's full potential by understanding how a single cell can give rise to all the cells in our body at the beginning of life.

At the Institute of Epigenetics and Stem Cells (IES),  we aim to unlock a cell's full potential by understanding how a single cell can give rise to all the cells in our body at the beginning of life.

Research Groups

GFP-labelled early mouse embryos
Helmholtz Munich | Maria-Elena Torres-Padilla
Torres-Padilla Lab

Epigenetics and cell-fate in early mammalian development

We combine high-resolution microscopy with single-cell genomics to study the epigenetic principles underlying cellular reprogramming in the mouse embryo.

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Transcription-Replication Conflicts under different temperatures
Helmholtz Munich | Anna Dumitriu
Hamperl Lab

Chromosome dynamics and genome stability

We study how DNA replication and transcription can occur simultaneously without major accidents that cause DNA damage and genome instability.

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Transgenic Xenopus Laevis Tadpole
Helmholtz Munich | Eva Hörmanseder
Hörmanseder Lab

Maintaining and Reprogramming Cell Fates

We combine somatic cell nuclear transfer to Xenopus eggs with innovative multi-omics to study how a cell can remember its identity in order to erase its memory.

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Cellular Decision Making
Scialdone et al., Nature, 2016 | John C. Marioni & Berthold Göttgens
Scialdone Lab

Physics and Data-Based Modeling of Cellular Identity Changes

We aim to understand the molecular bases of cell identity changes by combining single-cell and spatial omics data analysis with physical modeling.

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Nicolas Battich
Battich Lab

Quantitative Cell Biology

We are interested in the strategies that cells use to control gene expression levels and variability during differentiation.

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News & Highlights

IES members

Portrait Jonathan Adam Burton

Dr. Jonathan Adam Burton

Deputy Head of Institute for Epigenetics and Stem Cells
Porträt Andreas Ettinger

Dr. Andreas Ettinger

Head of Microscopy Core
Tamas Schauer

Dr. Tamas Schauer

Senior Computational Biologist
Portrait Marlies Oomen

Dr. Marlies Oomen

Postdoc
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Dr. Antoine Canat

Postdoc
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Dr. Maxime Lalonde

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Dr. Clare Shuk Kwan Lee

Postdoc
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Dr. Martin Miranda

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Dr. Federico Pecori

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Dr. Ioannis Tsirkas

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Dr. Jiezhen Mo

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Dr. Yuki Oyama

Postdoc
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Dr. José Terrón-Bautista

Postdoc
Portrait Gabriele Lubatti

Gabriele Lubatti

Doctoral Researcher
Portrait Meghana Oak

Meghana Oak

Doctoral Researcher
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Ana Janeva

Doctoral Researcher

Gofur Mohammad Wasiful

Doctoral Researcher

Marco Stock

Doctoral Researcher
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Veronica Finazzi

Doctoral Researcher
Yicong Chen

Yicong Chen

Doctoral Researcher
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Atiqa Sajid

Doctoral Researcher
Porträt Iliya Nadelson

Iliya Nadelson

Doctoral Researcher

David von Bonin

Doctoral Researcher
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Elizabeth Marquez Gomez

Research Assistant – Bioinformatics
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Margarita Cespedes Barroso

Lab Manager
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Xanthoula Karypidou

Lab Manager
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Melissa Mayen Quiroz

Intern
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Thomas Gerling

Administrative Assistant
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Laura Grodtmann

Administrative Assistant
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Dr. Pilar Okenve-Ramos

Scientific Coordinator for Epigenetics
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Thomas Gerling

Administrative Assistant

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Laura Grodtmann

Administrative Assistant

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