BEMT Team
Group Leader
| Maria Asplund is an expert in bio‐electronics with a special interest in biomaterials for neuroelectronic interfaces and tissue engineering. She develops methods which can make future bioelectronics smaller, more energy efficient and durable. | |
Asplund, Dr. Ing. Maria | |
| Phone number: 0761/203 67375 Office: 102-00-083 | |
Secretary
Kieninger, Gaby | |
| Phone number: 0761/203 67887 Office: 102-01-207 | |
Post Doc
| Christian Böhler completed his dissertation “Electroactive Coatings as a Strategy to Reduce Tissue Inflammation and Increase the Functional Lifetime of Neuroelectronic Devices” in 2018. He is an expert in flexible micro-technology and bioelectronic materials. |
Böhler, Dr. Ing. Christian | |
Email: christian.boehler@imtek.de Phone number: 0761/203 67375 Office: 102-00-087 | |
PhD students
| Nicole Jedrusik is working as a cell biologist in the field of functional skin tissue engeneering. Working many years at the University Hospital of Freiburg in the Department of Oral Biotechnology, she gains experience in wound healing research and the biomechanical influence of biomaterials for the fabrication of optimized 3D in vitro skin models. | |
Jedrusik, M. Sc. Nicole | |
| Phone number: 0761/203 7454 Office: 102-00-208 | |
| José has a Masters Degree in Microsystems Engineering with expertise in micro-fabrication of biomedical devices. His current focus is the development and characterisation of electrodes and electronics for DC stimulation of cells in 2D and 3D cultures. | |
Leal Ordonez, M. Sc. José | |
| Phone number: 0761/203 67468 Office: 102-00-208 | |
| Sebastian’s research revolves around developing bioelectronic interfaces whose purposes range from manipulation of cells in novel microfluidic platforms to skin-based recording & stimulation electrodes. | |
Shaner, M. Sc. Sebastian | |
| Phone number: 0761/203 67467 Office: 102-00-208 | |
| Elisabeth Otte worked in the fields of neural probes, wafer-level micromachining and micro-scale assembly before joining the BEMT group in 2020. Her research is currently focused on the development of customized electrode arrays for electrophysiological recordings in brain slices. |
Otte, M. Sc. Elisabeth | |
| Phone number: 0761/203 67466 Office: 102-00-208 | |
Technical Assistant
Riede, Ute | |
| Phone number: 0761/203 7383 Office: 102-01 043 | |
Master Student
| Debahuti Mohapatra is working on her master thesis on the topic of scaling and effectivising electrode modification and test methods for neural probes. |
Mohapatra, Debahuti | |
Email: debahuti92@gmail.com Phone number: 0761/203 7453 Office: 102-00 208 | |
Alumni
| Carolin Kleber successfully defended her doctoral thesis with the title "Development and Characterization of a Conducting Polymer Hydrogel for Biomedical Applications", Jan 2020. She joined the EAC group 2014, funded by the BrainLinks-BrainTools Center of Excellence. | |
Kleber, Dr. Carolin | |
| Zaid Aqrawe joined our group as Post Doc 2018-2019 via funding from the Philip Wrightson Postdoctoral Fellowship program New Zeeland.", Jan 2020. She joined the EAC group 2014, funded by the BrainLinks-BrainTools Center of Excellence. | |
Aqrawe, Dr. Zaid | |
| Stefanie Heizmann Stefanie Heizmann was part of the EAC group 2012-2017, funded by the BrainLinks-BrainTools Center of Excellence. | |
Heizmann, Stefanie | |
Dr. Zaid Aqrawe (Post Doc)
Stefanie Heizmann (previously PhD student)
Stefanie Heizmann was part of the EAC group 2012-2017, funded by the BrainLinks-BrainTools Center of Excellence.
Falk Barz (previously PhD student) Falk Barz was part of the EAC group 2017-2019, funded by the BrainLinks-BrainTools Center of Excellence.
Anika Schopf (Technical Support) Anika Schopf contributed with technical support and cell culture expertise 2012-2017, funded by the BrainLinks-BrainTools Center of Excellence and the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
Dr. Maria Vomero (PhD student)
Maria Vomero successfully defended her doctoral thesis with the title "Development and Assessment of Ultra-Compliant Polyimide-Based Neural Interfaces" in Aug 2019. She joined the EAC group 2018, funded by the BrainLinks-BrainTools Center of Excellence.
Felix Oberüber (HiWi)
Room: 102 00 40
felix.oberueber@gmail.com
Marion Dürr(HiWi)
Room: 102 00 40
mari.duerr@googlemail.com