Research Internships for undergraduate students

CEPLAS awards fellowships to undergraduate students in Cologne and Düsseldorf to raise interest of excellent and talented students in plant sciences. Each year we offer around 12 fellowships, i.e. 3-week fulltime research projects in a CEPLAS laboratory to 3rd semester B.Sc. Biology/Biochemistry students. Students with a background in mathematics, physics or computer science but interest in plant biology are highly welcome to join one of the interdisciplinary CEPLAS groups. 

The students work for three weeks on a plant science topic in one of the CEPLAS working groups in Cologne, Düsseldorf or Jülich and will be supervised by a member of the respective working group. The undergraduate students get an employment contract as a student assistant covering120 hours.

Application

The call for applications for CEPLAS research internships in 2019 will start end of 2018. Then you will find more information about the application procedure here. 

Projects of this year’s undergraduate fellows:

Heinrich Heine University (HHU)
  • Celina Michelle Schulz
    Klonierung und Expression von pflanzlichen Genen in E. coli
    Prof.'in Urlacher
  • Dominik Steffens
    Characterization of light-regulated synthetic molecular switches
    Prof. Zurbriggen
  • Farida Bandesha
    Cloning and localization study of the MEP1 gene in Arabidopsis thaliana
    Prof. Weber
  • Larissa Willing
    Phänotypische und physiologische Charakterisierung von Glyoxalase I knockout Mutanten aus Arabidopsis thaliana
    PD'in Maurino
  • Lisa Maria Wolpers
    Characterization of synthetic RNA devices in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
    Jun.-Prof.'in Axmann
  • Marina Klimke
    Ausarbeitung einer Färbemethode für Wurzeln von Quercus suber sowie Amplifizierung von 16S rDNA aus DNA-Proben von Quercus suber, Quercus ilex und Arabidopsis thaliana
    Prof.'in Rose
  • Sophie Gatzmanga
    The characterization of maize cell wall mutant populations
    Prof. Pauly

 

 University of Cologne (UoC)
  • Anna Tatjana Mänz
    Construction of inactive PLCPs for transient overexpresion in Nicotiana benthamiana
    Prof. Döhlemann
  • Julia Nauen
    Analyse eines Lektins aus Wurzelsymbionten
    Prof.'in Zuccaro
  • Maike Hansen
    The transcription factors SLIM1 & EIL1 within the sulfate assimilation pathway
    Prof. Kopriva
  • Malin Hannah Eh
    Shaping of the Arabis alpina mycobiome with environmental condition: Phosphorous limitation
    Prof. Bucher
  • Sarah Luise Gerlich
    Genetische und molekulare Studien zu domänenspezifischen Interaktionen des COP1/SPA Komplexes in Arabidopsis thaliana
    Prof.'in Höcker

Past projects

Heinrich Heine University (HHU)
  • Anna Hamacher
    Charakterisierung von Synechocystis-Stämmen im Multi-Cultivator und Bioreaktor
    Jun.-Prof.'in Axmann
  • Anna Kinnen
    Expression und Reinigung von Hotspot-Mutanten der Phosphoenolpyruvatcarboxylase (PEPC) aus Flaveria trinervia in Escherichia coli
    Prof. Groth
  • Annika Klopp
    Toward the understanding of the mechanism underlying ovule pattern formation in Arabidopsis
    Prof. Simon
  • Celina Uhlemeyer
    Entwicklungsgenetik von Arabidopsis thaliana
    Prof. Simon
  • Claudia Kalus
    Establishment of a protoplasting protocol for the smut fungus Thecaphora thlaspeos
    Prof. Feldbrügge
  • Dennis Diegel
    Cloning and expression studies of plant ABC transporters
    Prof. Schmitt
  • Dominik Gebel
    Overexpression of GreenCut-Protein At1g78620 in Arabidopsis thaliana
    Prof. Weber
  • Florestan Leander Bilsing
    Cloning and coexpression of a plant cytochrome P450 monooxygenase and a corresponding redoxpartner
    Prof.'in Urlacher
  • Jan Hänsel
    Komparative Untersuchung verschiedener Expressionssysteme in Rhodobacter capsulatus
    Prof. Jäger
  • Jessica Kurtz
    Cloning of two specific triterpene biosynthesis casette, first ß-amyrin synthase and second squalene epoxidase for expression in synechocistis sp PCC 6803.
    Jun.-Prof.'in Axmann
  • Lesley Plücker
    "Analysis of mating genes in smut fungi"
    Prof. Feldbrügge
  • Lisa Seibt
    Interaktionen pflanzlicher Proteine
    Prof. Simon
  • Martin Dümmel
    Heterologe Expression von pflanzlicher Terpensynthese-Genen und Evaluierung antibakterieller Effekte
    Prof. Jäger
  • Nicolas Tyborski
    Ausarbeitung eines molekularbiologischen Verfahrens zur eindeutigen Identifikation von Pflanzengewebe der Art Quercus suber
    Prof.'in Rose
  • Nina L'Hoest
    Analyse von Reportergen-Konstrukten in transgenen C3- und C4-Pflanzen mittels grundlegender molekularbiologischer Techniken
    Prof. Westhoff
  • Sandra Heepen
    Generation of genetic tools for C4 engineering
    Prof. Westhoff
  • Sonja Kubicki
    Production of plant metabolites in bacterial expression hosts
    Prof. Jäger
  • Tim Nies
    Cloning developmental regulators of C4 anatomy
    Prof. Weber
  • Vanessa Hueren
    Klonierung einer Triterpen-Biosynthesegenkassette aus Arabidopsis thaliana für die Expression in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
    Jun.-Prof.'in Axmann

 

University of Cologne (UoC)
  • Annika Lübbe
    3’-Phosphoadenosin-5’-phosphosulfat (PAPS) – 3’-Phosphoadenosin-5’-phosphat (PAP) Metabolismus
    Dr. Gigolashvili
  • Caroline Poremba
    Konservierte Aminosäuren in Substraten des COP1/SPA-Komplexes und der Werdegang der SPA-Proteine bei unterschiedlichen Lichtverhältnissen
    Prof.’in Höcker
  • Daniel Schäfer
    Arabidopsis thaliana leaf traits analysis for the identification of photosynthesis-genes
    Prof. Hülskamp 
  • Efstathiou Sotirios
    Das Adapter-Protein DDB1
    Prof.’in Höcker
  • Esther Akkerman
    Interaction between different fungal isolates and Arabis alpina under low and high phosphate conditions
    Prof. Bucher 
  • Fernando Kreuz
    Molekularer Serin-Nanosensor
    Prof. Flügge
  • Jakob Lormann
    Analysis of plant innate immunity signalling pathways
    Prof.'in Parker
  • Jason Müller
    A study of plant-microbe interactions and their link to the nitrogen fertilizer urea
    Prof. Kopriva
  • Karolin Wagner
    Study of the interaction between A. alpina and Rhynchosporium fungi
    Prof. Bucher 
  • Katharina Watzl
    "Generation of Knock-In construct for the analysis of Light signaling in the moss Physcomitrella patens".
    Prof.’in Höcker
  • Lioba Körner
    Untersuchungen zur transkriptionellen Regulation pflanzlicher Sekundärmetabolite in Arabidopsis thaliana Suspensionszellkultur
    Prof. Flügge
  • Loretta Guse
    Inhibition of barley PLCPs by Uh-Pit2 and Um-Pit2
    Prof. Döhlemann
  • Sabine Schiwitza
    Untersuchungen zur Jasmonsäure-abhängigen Regulation pflanzlicher Sekundärmetabolite in Arabidopsis thaliana Mutanten
    Dr. Gigolashvili
  • Stephan Dodt
    Klonierung des AtWRKY75-Promotors fu?r stressabhängige Genexpressionsanalysen
    Prof. Hülskamp 
  • Theresa Bock
    Molekularbiologische Methoden zur Analyse des Transkriptionsfaktors PHR1 aus Lotus japonicus
    Prof. Bucher
  • Theresa Schneider
    Analyses of secreted proteins from Piriformospora indica and optimization of a secretion system
    Prof.'in Zuccaro
  • Veronique Hellmund
    Phosphate starvation response in Arabidopsis thaliana mutants impaired in phosphate homeostasis network
    Prof. Bucher

Contact

Prof. Dr. Ute Höcker
CEPLAS Ute Höcker

hoeckeru[at]uni-koeln.de

 +49 221 470-6897

Botanical Institute, Cologne Biocenter
University of Cologne

Zülpicher Straße 47b

50674 Cologne

www.ag-hoecker.botanik.uni-koeln.de

Dr. Justine Groenewold
Foto Justine Lorek

equality[at]ceplas.eu

gradschool[at]ceplas.eu

 +49 221 470-4877

Cologne Biocenter, University of Cologne

Zülpicher Straße 47b

Room: 4.609

50674 Cologne

Heinrich Heine University
University of Cologne
Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
Forschungszentrum Jülich