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PhD students

Affiliation:

MPI – Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
LU – Leipzig University

Disciplines:
  • 1 – Comparative and Molecular Primatology
  • 2 – Functional Genomics and Paleogenomics
  • 3 – Paleoanthropology
  • 4 – Human Behavioral Ecology and Comparative Cultural Psychology

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Class of 2023

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Andriamifidy, Rija 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2023
Ballesteros Villascán, Judith 2 Archaeogenetics (MPI) 2023
Seferidou, Eleni 3 Archaeogenetics (MPI) 2023

Class of 2022

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Geyer, Vincent 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2022
Gonzalez Oroszco, Eduardo Martin 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2022
Kanis, Philipp 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2022
Swiel, Yaniv 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2022
Yang, Jiaqi 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2022
Yeow, Hanling 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2022

Class of 2021

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Boersma, Ruth 2 Archaeogenetics (MPI) 2021
Calladine, Jasmine 4 BirthRites - Cultures of Reproduction (MPI) 2021
Dalla Ragione, Augusto 4 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2021
Freudiger, Annika 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2021
Hill, Eden 3 Archaeogenetics (MPI) 2021
Huang, Yilei 2 Archaeogenetics (MPI) 2021
Lackner, Martin 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2021
Li, Junyu 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2021
Ndzenyuiy, Melody Ngaidzeyuf 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2021
Porras Alvarez, Niccole 4 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2021
Prein, Julia 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2021
Riesenberg, Stephan 2 Biochemistry, Medical Faculty (LU), Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2021
Rolland, Eleonore 4 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2021
Sutherland, Kirsten 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2021
Szymanski, Merlin 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2021
Thiede, Noemi 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2021
Traverso, Luca 2 Archaeogenetics (MPI) 2021

Class of 2020

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Ammar, Madeleine 4 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2020
Fast, Luise 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2020
Grampp, Mathilde 1 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2020
Hiß, Alina 2 Archaeogenetics (MPI) 2020
Kandza, Vidrige 4 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2020
Padberg, Marie 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2020
Rodriguez, Jae 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2020
Schaffer, Alina 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2020
Smeele, Simeon 4 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2020 2021
Sümer, Arev 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2020
Vieira, Wilson 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2020
Zahra, Anam 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2020

Class of 2019

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Alichane, Hajar 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2019
Bortolato, Tatiana 1 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2019
Bossoms Mesa, Alba 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2019
DeTroy, Sarah 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2019 2021
Eirdosh, Dustin 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2019 2022
Heide, Christian 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2019
Iasi, Leonardo 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2019
Kriznar, Matej 4 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2019
Leisterer-Peoples, Sarah 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2019 2022
Malherbe, Mathieu 1 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2019
Moubtahij, Zineb 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2019
Neugebauer, Elenora 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2019
Sibilsky, Anne 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2019 2021
Thiele, Maleen 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2019 2021
Varas, Pablo 4 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2019
Velluva, Akhil 2 Biochemistry, Medical Faculty (LU), Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2019

Class of 2018

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Dalzero, Arianna 4 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2018
Deffner, Dominik 4 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2018 2021
Fedorova, Natalia 4 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2018
Liu, Dang 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2018 2021
Manin, Virgile 1 Primatology (MPI) 2018
Minocher, Riana 4 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2018
Mörchen, Julia 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2018
Popli, Divya Ratan 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2018
Pretelli, Ilaria 4 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2018
Sinet-Mathiot, Virginie 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2018 2023
Tran, Han 4 Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) 2018 2022
Zetsche, Madita 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2018

Class of 2017

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Bachmann, Mona 1 Primatology (MPI) 2017 2021
Bourgon, Nicolas 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2017 2022
Davies, Thomas 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2017 2021
Hein, Michael 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2017
Helmbrecht, Nelly 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2017
Van Beesel, Julia 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2017 2022
Zavala, Elena 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2017 2022

Class of 2016

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Bokelmann, Lukas 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2016 2021
Brazovskaja, Agnieška 2 Single Cell Genomics (MPI) 2016 2022
Cappelle, Noémie 1 Primatology (MPI) 2016 2021
Cheng, Leveda 1 Primatology (MPI) 2016 2022
Holzner, Anna 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2016 2021
Lucchesi, Stefano 1 Primatology (MPI) 2016 2021
Pederzani, Sarah 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2016 2020
Reher, David 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2016 2021
Riesenberg, Stephan 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2016 2020
Schörnig, Maria 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2016 2021
Schuh, Alexandra 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2016 2021
Stuhlträger, Julia 3 Max Planck Weizmann Center for Integrative Archaeology and Anthropology (MPI) 2016 2022

Class of 2015

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Bajic, Vladimir 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2015 2020
Benson, Alexa 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2015 2022
Boyle, Michael James 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2015 2022
Fewlass, Helen 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2015 2020
Granjon, Anne-Céline 1 Primatology (MPI) 2015 2020
Heinicke, Stefanie 1 Primatology (MPI) 2015 2019
Jang, Haneul 1 Primatology (MPI) 2015 2020
Kanton, Sabina 2 Single Cell Genomics (MPI) 2015 2020
Macholdt, Enrico 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2015
Wu, Doris 1 Primatology (MPI) 2015 2019

Class of 2014

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Bergmann, Inga 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2014 2023
Chintalapati, Manjusha 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2014 2018
Gerber, Tobias 2 Single Cell Genomics (MPI) 2014 2019
Hagemann, Laura 1 Primatology (MPI) 2014 2019
Kücklich, Marlen 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2014 2019
Lemoine, Sylvain 1 Primatology (MPI) 2014 2020
Maibach, Vincent 1 Primatology (MPI) 2014 2019
Manguette, Marie 1 Primatology (MPI) 2014 2021
Petr, Martin 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2014 2021
Peyrégne, Stéphane 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2014 2019
Weiss, Marcel 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2014 2019
Young, Mirjam 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2014 2021

Class of 2013

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Glocke, Isabelle 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2013 2019
Hajdinjak, Mateja 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2013 2018
Hübner, Alexander 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2013 2020
Koomen, Rebecca 1 Developmental and Comparative Psychology (MPI) 2013 2017
Lede, Vera 2 Biochemistry, Medical Faculty (LU) 2013 2017
Sanchez Amaro, Alejandro 1 Developmental and Comparative Psychology (MPI) 2013 2017
Slon, Viviane 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2013 2018
Stephens, Nicholas 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2013 2018
Tsegai, Zewdi 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2013 2018
Welker, Frido 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2013 2017

Class of 2012

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Archer, William 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2012 2017
Arias Alvis, Leonardo 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2012 2018
Bammann, Hindrike 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2012 2018
Engelmann, Jan 1 Developmental and Comparative Psychology (MPI) 2012 2014
Estienne, Vittoria 1 Primatology (MPI) 2012 2017
Korlević, Petra 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2012 2018
Leonard, Chelsea 3 Plant Foods in Hominin Dietary Ecology (MPI) 2012 2015
Mielke, Alexander 1 Primatology (MPI) 2012 2018
Preis, Anna 1 Primatology (MPI) 2012 2019
Roy, Justin 1 Primatology (MPI) 2012 2019
Samuni, Liran 1 Primatology (MPI) 2012 2018
Schunack, Susann 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2012 2019

Class of 2011

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Dörschner, Nina 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2011 2018
Gansauge, Marie-Theres 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2011 2017
Hans, Jörg 1 Primatology (MPI) 2011 2018
Le Duc, Diana 2 Biochemistry, Medical Faculty (LU) 2011 2015
Power, Robert 3 Plant Foods in Hominin Dietary Ecology (MPI) 2011 2016
Renaud, Gabriel 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2011 2016
Ruiz-Lambides, Angelina 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2011 2019
Seiler, Nicole 1 Primatology (MPI) 2011 2018
Sirianni, Giulia 1 Primatology (MPI) 2011 2017
Song, Ruiting 1 Developmental and Comparative Psychology (MPI) 2011 2015
Städele, Veronika 1 Primatology (MPI) 2011 2016
Stelzer, Stefanie 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2011 2018
Teixeira, João 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2011 2016
Wessling, Erin 1 Primatology (MPI) 2011 2018
Weyer, Sven 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2011 2017

Class of 2010

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Cagan, Alexander 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2010 2017
Cissewski, Julia 4 Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) 2010 2022
Dabney, Jesse 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2010 2014
Douglas, Heidi 1 Primatology (MPI) 2010 2017
Duggan, Ana 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2010 2014
Duguid, Shona 1 Developmental and Comparative Psychology (MPI) 2010 2015
Fahy, Geraldine 1, 3 Human Evolution (MPI), Primatology (MPI) 2010 2014
Fünfstück, Tillmann 1 Primatology (MPI) 2010 2015
Habumuremyi, Sosthène 1 Primatology (MPI) 2010 2016
Heyne, Henrike 2 Biochemistry, Medical Faculty (LU) 2010 2015
Kerhoas, Daphné 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2010 2016
Key, Felix-Michael 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2010 2016
Kuhlwilm, Martin 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2010 2015
Langos, Doreen 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2010 2016
Madinda Nadege, Freda 1 Primatology (MPI) 2010 2017
Mafessoni, Fabrizio 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2010 2015
Richter, Nadja 1 Developmental and Comparative Psychology (MPI) 2010 2014
Sawyer, Susanna 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2010 2016
Schäfer, Marie 1 Developmental and Comparative Psychology (MPI) 2010 2014
White, Louise 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2010 2015
Wright, Edward 1 Primatology (MPI) 2010 2015
Zeidler, Henriette 1 Developmental and Comparative Psychology (MPI) 2010 2015

Class of 2009

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Bosch, Dorothea Marjolein 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2009 2018
Dogandžić, Tamara 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2009 2021
Fu, Qiaomei 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2009 2013
Head, Josephine 1 Primatology (MPI) 2009 2013
Imong, Inaoyom 1 Primatology (MPI) 2009 2015
Kalan, Ammie 1 Primatology (MPI) 2009 2015
Krais, Simone 3 Pre- and Protohistory, Faculty of History, Art and Oriental Sciences (LU) 2009 2018
Kulik, Lars 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2009 2015
Neumann, Christof 1 Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2009 2013
Schaebs, Franka Simea 1 Primatology (MPI) 2009 2017
Schmerse, Daniel 1 Developmental and Comparative Psychology (MPI) 2009 2014
Schneider, Anna-Claire 1 Developmental and Comparative Psychology (MPI) 2009 2013
Theunert, Christoph 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2009 2014

Class of 2008

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Junker, Jessica 1 Primatology (MPI) 2008 2015
Li, Mingkun 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2008 2013
Oelze, Viktoria 1, 3 Human Evolution (MPI), Primatology (MPI) 2008 2012
Salazar Garcia, Domingo 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2008 2012
Tranquilli, Sandra 1 Primatology (MPI) 2008 2012

Class of 2007

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Britton, Kate 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2007 2010
Chan, Yi-Chiao 1 Primatology (MPI) 2007 2013
de Filippo, Cesare 2 Comparative Population Linguistics (MPI) 2007 2011
Finstermeier, Knut 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2007 2010
Franz, Mathias 1 Primatology (MPI) 2007 2010
Hedwig, Daniela 1 Primatology (MPI) 2007 2015
Horn, Susanne 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2007 2011
Kircher, Martin 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2007 2011
Le Cabec, Adeline 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2007 2013
Lippold, Sebastian 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2007 2011
Luncz, Lydia 1 Primatology (MPI), Technological Primates (MPI) 2007 2014
Ona, Leonardo 2 Comparative Population Linguistics (MPI), Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2007 2013
Pugach, Irina 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2007 2012
Puppel, Sven-Holger 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2007 2012
Surbeck, Martin 1 Primatology (MPI) 2007 2011
Talamo, Sahra 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2007 2012
Whitten, Mark 2 Comparative Population Linguistics (MPI) 2007 2016
Zwyns, Nicolas 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2007 2012

Class of 2006

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Burbano, Hernán 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2006 2012
Campbell, Geneviève 1 Primatology (MPI) 2006 2013
Drinnenberg, Ines 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2006 2011
Feeney, Robin 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2006 2009
Freidline, Sarah 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2006 2012
Klingner, Susan 3 Pre- and Protohistory, Faculty of History, Art and Oriental Sciences (LU) 2006 2016
Maričić, Tomislav 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2006 2012
Nehlich, Olaf 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2006 2009
Neubauer, Simon 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2006 2010
Normand, Emmanuelle 1 Primatology (MPI) 2006 2010
Reimers-Kipping, Sabrina 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2006 2011
Rohland, Nadin 2 Biochemistry, Medical Faculty (LU) 2006 2009
Schreiweis, Christiane 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2006 2011
Singh, Nandini 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2006 2010

Class of 2005

Name Discipline Department affiliation Start PhD in
Albert, Frank 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2005 2010
Arandjelovic, Milica 1 Primatology (MPI) 2005 2011
Briggs, Adrian 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2005 2010
Choy, Kyoungcheol 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2005 2010
Gunnarsdóttir, Ellen 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2005 2011
Guschanski, Katerina 1 Primatology (MPI) 2005 2009
Hoffmeier, Andrea 2 Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2005 2010
Höhndorf, Robert 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2005 2009
Krause, Johannes 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI), Archaeogenetics (MPI) 2005 2008
Meyer, Matthias 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2005 2009
Nigst, Philip 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2005 2009
Prüfer, Kay 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2005 2011
Roussel, Morgan 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2005 2011
Scheibe, Marion 2 Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) 2005 2009
Schubert, Grit 1 Primatology (MPI) 2005 2011
Skinner, Matthew 3 Human Evolution (MPI) 2005 2008
Stäubert, Claudia 2 Biochemistry, Medical Faculty (LU) 2005 2010
Stiller, Mathias 2 Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) 2005 2009