Head
Neva Caliskan did her undergraduate degree in Ankara, Turkey and moved to Germany for her PhD at the International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Biology in Göttingen. After completing her PhD, she stayed as a postdoc at the Department of Physical Biochemistry at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry. In 2018, she started her independent research group at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research. She also has a joint affiliation as a W1 professor at the University of Würzburg. Her group studies the functional dynamics and regulation of translational recoding in RNA viruses using a combination of biochemical and biophysical approaches.
Caliskan, Neva, Prof. Dr.
Lehrstuhlinhaberin
VKL 5.0.16
p: +49 (941) 943 2472
e: neva.caliskan@ur.de
Administration office
Supporting the Biochemical and Medical Chair with precision and care.
A key link in keeping the department running seamlessly.
Torres, Azalia
VKL 5.0.15
p: +49 (941) 943 2471
e: maria-azalia.torres-ramirez@ur.de
Senior Scientists
Griesenbeck, Joachim, Prof. Dr.
VKL 1.0.10E
p: +49 (941) 943 2846
e: joachim.griesenbeck@ur.de
Milkereit, Philipp, Dr.
VKL 1.0.10E
p: +49 (941) 943 2846
e: philipp.milkereit@ur.de
Manelyte-Al Dehni, Laura, PD Dr.
VKL 5.0.18
p: +49 (941) 943 2539
e: laura.manelyte@ur.de
Lederer, Eva-Maria
VKL 5.0.17
p: +49 (941) 943 2493
e: eva-maria.lederer@ur.de
Emeritus
Tschochner, Herbert, Prof. Dr.
PHY 8.0.22
p: +49 (941) 943 2867
e: herbert.tschochner@ur.de
Technical Staff & Lab Organization
Hergert, Kristin
VKL 5.0.18
p: +49 (941) 943 2539
e: kristin.hergert@ur.de
Maier, Andreas, Dr.
VKL 5.0.17
p: +49 (941) 943 2493
e: andreas1.maier@ur.de
PhD Students
Neuber, Miriam
VKL 5.0.18
p: +49 (941) 943 2539
e: miriam.neuber@ur.de
Since May 2025, I have been working on my PhD in the Department of Biochemistry of Prof. Caliskan. I am interested in single-molecule analysis of macromolecular machines such as the ribosomes to better understand how RNA molecules are decoded during translation.
Malik, Saurav
VKL 5.0.17
p: +49 (941) 943 2493
e: saurav.malik@ur.de
Fuchs, Anna
VKL 5.0.18
p: +49 (941) 943 2539
e: anna.fuchs@ur.de
Sareen, Jhanvi
VKL 5.0.18
p: +49 (941) 943 2539
e: jhanvi.sareen@ur.de
Pröll, Jonas
VKL 5.017
p: +49 (941) 943 2493
e: jonas.proell@ur.de