Team

Christopher Esk: Christopher is an assistant professor in the Institute of Molecular Biology at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Christopher studied Biochemistry in Hannover, Germany and performed his graduate studies in Frances Brodsky’s lab at the University of California, San Francisco. He moved to a postdoctoral position in Jürgen Knoblich’s lab at the Institute of Molecular Biology in Vienna, Austria before joining the University of Innsbruck in 2021.

Beatriz Lopez-Amo Calvo: Bea is a graduate student in the Esk lab at the University of Innsbruck and a member of the AGE-REG PhD programme. Bea holds a BSc in Biotechnology from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and a MSc in Regenerative Medicine and Technology Master studies at Utrecht University. Bea is interested in tissue-mediated growth control mechanisms in brain organoids.

Sandra Senn: Sandra is a MSc student in the Esk and Edenhofer labs at the University of Innsbruck. Sandra enrolled in the master program Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Innsbruck after finishing her BSc studies in biology at the University of Innsbruck. Sandra is interested in the aging control in brain organoids.

Lara Harringer: Lara is a MSc student in the Esk lab at the University of Innsbruck. Lara is enrolled in the master program Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Innsbruck. Previously, she finished her BSc studies in biology at the University of Innsbruck. Lara is interested in the control of brain organoid growth.

Sarah Widauer: Sarah is a BSc student in the Esk lab at the University of Innsbruck. Sarah is interested in generating reagents for aging control in brain organoids.

Alumni:

Verena Roth: MSc labrotation: 06/24-09/24

Stefan Salzmann: BSc, 03/24-06/24

Sophie Hochberger: BSc, 11/23-01/24

Magdalena Tuna: BSc, 11/23-01/24

Sophie Grüner: BSc and RA, 09/23-09/24

Laura Furlan: BSc, 03/23-07/23

Konstantin Wilhelmy: BSc, 02/23-07/23

Jasmina Pöll: BSc, 11/22-03/23