AG Selhuber-Unkel People

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.

Core Facility Manager

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Dr. Sadaf Pashapour

+49 6221 54 15726

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03.361

- Manager, Microfluidic Core Facility

^{Droplet-based Microfluidics | 3D Printing | Continuous-flow Microfluidics | Cell culture on chip | Organ-on-chip models}

Florine Sessler

+49 6221 54 15718

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03.361

- Head of the Biomechanics Core Facility

- Experiments with different devices: nano-indenter, 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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Dr. Federico Colombo

+49 6221 54 15716

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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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Dr. Florencia Diaz

+49 6221 54 15716

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00.363

- Investigate how mechanical forces affect stem cell fate and differentiation capacity in the context of IBD.

- 2D and 3D organoids

^{Organoids | Patient-specific scaffolds | Intestinal Regeneration | Stem cell plasticity | Extracellular matrix architectural mapping}

Dr. Trevor Kalkus

+49 6221 54 15715

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01.361

- 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

+49 6221 54 15715

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01.361

- 3D printable Multi-responsive hydrogels for biomedical applications

^{3D printing | Hydrogels | Polymers | Synthesis | Cell culture}

Dr. Barbara Schamberger

+49 6221 54 15715

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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. Wang Zhe

+49 6221 54 15727

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03.362

- Develop the optical writing system for multiphoton switch azobenzene

- Azobenzene characterization

^{Nonlinear optics}^|^{Multiphoton absorption}^|^Pump-probe^|^{Optical Kerr effect}^|^{Thermal relaxation}

Dr. Fereydoon Taheri

+49 6221 54 15727

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03.362

PhD Students

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Yasmin Antonelli

+49 6221 54 15722

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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

+49 6221 54 15727

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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}

Gaurav Dave

+49 6221 15725

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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

+49 6221 54 15725

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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

+49 6221 54 15722

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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

+49 6221 54 15722

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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

+49 6221 54 15715

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01.361

- Conductive hydrogel interaction with living systems

- Electrical characterization of hydrogels

_{2-Photon laser printing | 3D printing | Conductive hydrogels | Electrical characterization}

Ankit Mishra

+49 6221 54 15719

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03.361

- Synthesizing functional polymers via controlled radical polymerization

- Engineering 3D bioactive scaffold material via electrohydrodynamic jetting

_{Polymer Chemistry | Stimuli responsive polymers | Electrospraying/spinning |}
_{Microencapsulation | Drug delivery}

Krishna Ramesh

+49 6221 54 15722

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01.364

- Directed stem cell differentiation

- Biohybrid 3D micro-systems

_{Cell differentiation}_|_{Stimuli responsive materials | Confocal Microscopy | qPCR}

Målin Schmidt

+49 6221 54 15725

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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

+49 6221 54 15727

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03.362

- Materials and surfaces for directed stem cell differentiation

_{Hydrogels | Polymer Chemistry | Stem Cells | Cell-material Interaction | Responsive Materials}

Tom Seltmann

+49 6221 54 15719

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03.361

- Design and manufacture protein microcapsules from ECM proteins.

- Targeted stem cell differentiation

_{Protein Capsules | Engineered Living Materials | Microfluidics | 3D Printing, Stem Cells}

Tamara Unterreiner

+49 6221 54 15722

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01.364

- Development of advanced hydrogel-based inks for 3D laser printing of microscale scaffolds tailored to the structural complexity of human heart organoids

- Engineering geometrically controlled microenvironments to guide organoid self-organization and improve reproducibility in cardiac tissue models

_{3D laser printing | Tissue engineering | Organoids | Hydrogel scaffolds | Microarchitecture}

Picture of a woman, Kathi Kaiser, wearing a white sweater.

Kathi Michèle Kaiser

+49 6221 54 15722

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01.364

Photograph of a woman, Mishal Kahn, wearing a brown top and a beige blazer.

Mishal Khan

+49 6221 54 15722

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01.364

Zeynab Tavasolyzadeh

+49 6221 54 15725

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02.361

I Chen

+49 6221 54 15722

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01.364

Technical Staff

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Dr. Mehran Mehrabanian

+49 6221 54 15720

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00.363

Technical and Academic Associate

Tanisha Gebert

+49 6221 54 15719

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03.361

Microfluidics core facility

Sebastian Weber

+49 6221 54 15724

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00.363

Technician

Education and Outreach

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Jonathan Schmidt

+49 6221 54 15713

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01.364

- 3DMM2O Digital Education

- FI-EMS Outreach

^{3DMM2O | FI-EMS | Hybrid Teaching | Science Communication | Video Production}

Administration Staff

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Stefanie Marksch

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+ 49 6221 54 15711

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01.365

Sarah Rothermel

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+49 6221 5415717

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01.365

Benjamin Scherke

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+ 49 6221 54 19860

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01.104

Alumni

Dr. Laith Kadem, PhD (2021)
Dr. Christine Arndt, PhD (2022)
Dr. Sunil Rajput, PostDoc (2022)
Dr. Sandra Sindt, PhD (2022)
Viktoria C. Albert (2022)
Dr. Qiyang Jiang, PostDoc (2023)
Dr. Maria Villiou, PostDoc (2023)
Dr. Tobias Spratte, PhD (2024)
Dr. Mohammadreza Taale, PostDoc (2024)
Dr. Nicolás Tobar Bächler, Visiting Professor (2024)
Dr. Didem Aycan, Visiting PostDoc (2025)
Dr. Aldo Leal-Egana, Group Leader (2025)
Dr. Stephan Casale, PhD (2025)

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