MSc theses carried out at the ICB

  • Julie Perey. 19.05.2023. Prof. B. Towbin
    Modulation of mTOR activity reveals a trade-off between starvation survival and recovery in C. elegans.
  • Fabienne Lengen. 28.04.2023. Prof. M. Nowacki
    Investigation of novel putative Ptiwis and their potential interaction partners.
  • Corina Trafelet. 17.04.2023. Prof. M. Nowacki
    Putative DEAH box helicases Ema1a and Ema1b’s involvement in Paramecium tetraurelia genome rearrangements.
  • Thilo Page. 13.04.2023. Prof. V. Heussler
    Investigating the role of four Plasmodium proteins identified by a high throughput reverse genetic screen.
  • Sophie Buchser. 13.04.2023. Prof. V. Heussler
    LC3 lipidation of the parasitophorous vacuole membrane of Plasmodium berghei liver stage parasites.
  • Anja Hämmerli. 20.03.2023. Prof. P. Meister
    Characterizing the establishment, maintenance and function of SDC bodies in C. elegans.
  • Deema Alsalih. 15.09.2022. Prof. T. Ochsenreiter
    Characterization of unknown proteins at the antipodal sites.
  • Timothé Schärer. 17.06.2022. Prof. C. Faso
    Nanobodies as chemical knock-out tools to inhibit encystation in Giardia lamblia.
  • Fabrice Amrein - 12.04.2022 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Elucidating the potential role of human ESCRT-III/VPS4A complex and its subunits CHMP6 and VPS4A during intraerythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum development
  • Mara Kern - 16.03.2022 - Prof. Dr. Torsten Ochsenreiter
    Different Approaches to Visualise and Analyse the Structures Involved in Kinetoplast Segregation of Trypanosoma brucei
  • Masaba Baroi - 15.03.2022 - Prof. Dr. Beat Suter
    Specifying the role of Topoisomerase 3β and its motives in synapse development
  • Nadine Pfäffli - 14.03.2022 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Establishing a more cost-effective hematopoietic stem cell line to test potential host-targeted therapies against malaria
  • Melanie Schmid - 14.03.2022 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Elucidating the Role of putative essential Proteins during Liver Stage Development of Plasmodium berghei
  • Janik Scotton - 17.02.2022 - Prof. Dr. Peter Meister
    Establishing single molecule footprinting in C. elegans
  • Ioana Gheorghe - 01.02.2022 - Prof. Dr. Benjamin Towbin
    A high-throughput RNAi screen to study organ growth coordination in C. elegans
  • Jenna Streit - 15.12.2021 - Prof. Dr. Mariusz Nowacki
    Investigation of novel PIWI proteins in Paramecium tetraurelia
  • Nicolas Kramer - 12.07.2021 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Host cell endosomal and lysosomal SNAREs during the Plasmodium berghei liver stage
  • Leon Schlagenhof - 30.06.2021 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Localisation of Putative Host Cell Maurer’s Clefts Proteins in Plasmodium falciparum Infected Red Blood Cells
  • Alessandro Pardini - 08.06.2021 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Characterization of putative RNA binding proteins in Plasmodium berghei development
  • Amelia Tavangar - 17.05.2021 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Investigation of the localization of the human proteins VAC14, TSG101 and VPS28 in P. falciparum infected red blood cells
  • Franziska Schmid. 17.02.2021 - Prof. Dr. Benjamin Towbin
    Effects of perturbed mTOR signalling on brood size of caloric restricted Caenorhabditis elegans
  • Shruti Jha. 02.02.2021 - Prof. Dr. Mariusz Nowacki
    Comparative localization and functional study of Ptiwi01 and Ptiwi09 proteins in Paramecium tetraurelia
  • Mattias Benninger. 24.12.2020 - Prof. Dr. Isabel Roditi
    Investigation of flagellar fusion in Trypanosoma brucei
  • Benjamin Grädel. 31.08.2020 - Prof. Dr. Olivier Pertz
    Podosome dynamics and structure in migrating fibroblasts
  • Selina Epp. 23.04.2020 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Genetic Approach to Study the Role of Human AQP3, FLOT1 and FLOT2 in Plasmodium falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes
  • Jonas Luginbühl - 19.04.2020 - Prof. Dr. Isabel Roditi
    Investigating the role of Piwi in Trypanosoma brucei
  • Sophie Theodora Schnider - 18.04.2020 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Investigating TRiC and HSPA8 in Plasmodium falciparum protein export utilizing an immortalized erythroid progenitor cell line
  • Daniel Abbühl. 09.03.2020 - Prof. Dr. Isabel Roditi
    Genes required for adaptation and transmission in African trypanosomes

  • Christine Brand - 21.03.2019 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Characterization of ubiquitin-associated enzymes and a DEAD/DEAH helicase of Plasmodium berghei
  • Raphael Beyeler - 14.03.2019 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Characterization of Molecular Chaperones and an Alpha Tubulin Involved in Plasmodium berghei Development
  • Virginia Grünig - 14.03.2019 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Membrane contact sites and lipid shuttling in Plasmodium berghei infected cells
  • Jessica Egli - 13.03.2019 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Lysosomal acidification of P. berghei sporozoites trapped within compromised vacuoles follows a PAAR response-distinct pathway
  • Julian Riedweg - 14.02.2019 - Prof. Dr. Peter Meister
    The effect of dosage compensation on transcription in single cells in C. elegans
  • Aleksandra Jejina - 13.02.2019 - Prof. Dr. Beat Suter
    Is Drosophila BicDR involved in microtubule transport of mRNAs and proteins? 
  • Irina Bregy - 06.02.19 - Prof. Dr. Torsten Ochsenreiter
    Structural and Functional Analysis of Protein Involved in Mitochondrial Genome Maintenance in Trypanosoma brucei
  • Thomas Höhener - 24.01.2019 - Prof. Dr. Olivier Pertz
    Deciphering signaling network dynamics downstream of an optogenetic receptor tyrosine kinase prototype
  • Abdulaziz Rami Abdul-Fattah Jaber - 01.07.2018 - Prof. Dr. Peter Meister
    Biochemistry and in vivo Reconstitution of the nematode Dosage Compensation Complex
  • Laura Laloli - 26.03.2018 - Prof. Dr. Isabel Roditi
    Analysis of the chromatin-associated protein TbRRM1 in Trypanosoma brucei
  • Daria Iellamo - 19.03.2018 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Investigating the role of autophagy in drug-tolerant Brca1-mutated mouse mammary tumor cells
  • Carmen Disler - 19.03.2018 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Analysis of loss of Lrrc8a/d or Naa60 as a mechanism of Pt drug resistance in BRCA-deficient mouse mammary tumor cells
  • Dominique Imhof - 19.03.2018 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Incorporation of host cell LC3 into parasitophorous vacuole membrane of Plasmodium berghei-infected Hela cells is not dependent on the autophagy nucleation complex
  • Murielle Golomingi - 05.03.2018 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    High-throughput liver stage phenotyping screen of P. berghei knockout parasites and investigation of three identified candidate genes
  • Francis Brühlmann - 05.03.2018 - Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Characterizing the role of two different genes during Plasmodium berghei life cycle
  • Therese Solberg - 15.12.2017 - Prof. Dr. Mariusz Nowacki
    Characterization of the developmental Ptiwi proteins in Paramecium tetraurelia
  • Sreoshee Rafiq - 31.07.2017  -   Prof. Dr. Isabel Roditi
    African Trypanosomes: lnsights into differentiation and drug discovery
  • Monika Bütler - 15.03.2017  -  Prof. Dr. Torsten Ochsenreiter
    Structural analysis of the mitochondrial and nuclear genome of T. brucei
  • Iris Sandra Hug - 24.01.2017  -  Prof. Dr. Mariusz  Nowacki
    Characterisation of iesRNA precursors in Paramecium tetraurelia
  • Derya Keller - 30.07.2016  -  Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    Characterization of P. berghei SBP1 and MAHRP1a dependent receptor ligand interactions
  • Ivan Abegglen - 11.05.2016  -  Prof. Dr. Beat Suter
    Investigating the Nuclear Localization of PheRS
  • Vera Reber - 16.03.2016  -  Prof. Dr. Volker Heussler
    CRISPR-Cas9 allows genetic manipulation of autophagy in potential host cells of P. berghei sporozoites
  • Thomas Gfeller - 16.03.2016  -  Prof. Dr. Peter Meister
    Tissue specific DamlD in Caenorhabditis elegans with Cre/lox and TaDa
  • Silvan Gisler - 15.03.2016  -  Prof. Dr. Mariusz Nowacki
    Characterization of Slide domain-containing protein (SDCP) during macronuclear development in Paramecium tetraurelia
  • Simona Amodeo - 01.03.2016  -  Prof. Dr. Torsten Ochsenreiter
    Identification of novel proteins involved in mitochondrial genome maintenance in Trypanosoma brucei