Institute of Cell Biology

MSc theses carried out at the ICB

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