Dr. Konrad Herbst
Head of Facility
since 2024-06
Leads the SynDNA Lab, background in synthetic biology, systems microbiology and computational biology.
+49 6221 54 6662
05 — Team
Team
The people who design and build your DNA.
Dajana Kadëna
Bioengineer
since 2024-12
Project: Technology development and customer projects.
+49 6221 54 6661
Dr. Ruben Ananian
Bioengineer
since 2025-01
Project: Technology development and customer projects.
+49 6221 54 6661
SO
Dr. Svetlana Ovchinnikova
Bioinformatician
since 2025-07
Project: Computational tool development.
AK
Aneta Kucharova
MSc intern
since 2026-07
TG
Tamara Gätzel
Apprentice (shared with Schindler lab)
since 2026-09
MC
Maria Chartampa
Apprentice (shared with Schindler lab)
since 2026-09
(Not) in the lab
Alumni
| Name | Role | Time | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Kisser | BSc thesis student, Hiwi | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | mtDNA cloning |
| Damien Glaizal | MSc intern | 2024-09 to 2025-06 | mtDNA cloning |
| Anne Wagner | BSc thesis student, Hiwi | 2024-10 to 2025-06 | mtDNA cloning |
| Rohan Bayrak | BSc intern | 2025-11 to 2025-12 | E. coli genome engineering |
| Antonia Bartz | BSc thesis student | 2026-03 to 2026-08 | Combinatorial TAR assembly |
| Leonie Weiß | BSc thesis student | 2026-03 to 2026-07 | mtDNA cloning |
| Nicolas Ayoub | BSc thesis student | 2026-03 to 2026-07 | mtDNA cloning |