Laboratory of Immune System Biology

Meier-Schellersheim Research Group

Computational and quantitative experimental cell biology and immunology

Martin Meier-Schellersheim, Ph.D.

Chief, Computational Biology Section

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Education:

Ph.D., 2001, University of Hamburg, Germany

Dr. Meier-Schellersheim obtained a master’s degree in physics in 1997 and a Ph.D. in 2001 from the University of Hamburg, Germany. His research focuses on building a bridge between experimental and computational cell biology through the development and application of modeling tools that combine accessible graphical interfaces with the capability to perform spatially and temporally highly resolved simulations, even for models of complex cellular signaling processes.

Martin Meier-Schellersheim, Ph.D.

Josua Aponte-Serrano, Ph.D. (He/Him/His)

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Education:

Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington

Languages Spoken: Spanish

Josua Aponte-Serrano is a postdoctoral fellow in the Computational Systems Biology Section. Originally from Puerto Rico, he received his Ph.D. in Intelligent Systems Engineering from Indiana University-Bloomington where he worked on developing multicellular and multiscale models of the immune response to viral infections. Specifically, he modeled the autocrine and paracrine regulation of viral
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Hannes Bongartz, Ph.D. (He/Him/His)

Biologist, Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow

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Education:

Ph.D., 2017, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany

Languages Spoken: German

Hannes Bongartz is an experimental biologist and a Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow in the Computational Systems Biology Section (CSBS). He received his Ph.D. in 2017 from Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany, for his work on the pathogenesis of dysregulated cellular signaling pathways associated with myeloproliferative neoplasms. Hannes joined CSBS in 2021 to further pursue his interest in
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Christopher Thomas Boughter, Ph.D. (He/Him/His)

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Education:

Ph.D., University of Chicago

B.S., University of Maryland, College Park

Christopher Boughter is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Computational Biology Section. Originally from Canton, Massachusetts, he received his B.S. in Physics at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he built a strong quantitative foundation and an interest in research. Working with Dr. Jeffery Klauda and later Dr. Daniel Lathrop, he gained exposure to both computational and experimental
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Thorsten Prüstel, Ph.D. (He/Him/His)

Staff Scientist

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Education:

B.S., Ph.D., University of Hamburg, Germany

Languages Spoken: German

Thorsten Prüstel is a Staff Scientist in the Computational Systems Biology Section. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Hamburg in Germany. Main foci of Thorsten’s research are on stochastic modeling and quantitative analyses of interactions between cells and their environment. Goal of his research is to contribute to a better understanding of how molecular
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Fengkai Zhang, M.D., M.Sc. (He/Him/His)

Staff Scientist

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Education:

M.D., Beijing Medical University

M.Sc., University of Waterloo

B.S., University of Manitoba

Languages Spoken: Mandarin

Fengkai Zhang is a Staff Scientist in the Computational Biology Section. He received his M.D. from Beijing Medical University, his B.S. in Computer Science and Statistics from the University of Manitoba, and his Master's degree in bioinformatics from the University of Waterloo. His post-doctoral work at Virginia Commonwealth University focused on SNPs in human and mouse. Following his training in
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Former Research Group Members

Dr. Bastian Angermann. Now Associate Principal Scientist, AstraZeneca, Sweden.

Dr. Tara Capece. Now Scientific Review Officer at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Bethesda, USA.

Dr. Frederick Klauschen. Now Director of the Institute for Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany.

Dr. Anke Knauf. Now Head of Research management, Charite University Hospital, Berlin, Germany

Dr. Bernadette Marrero. Now Regulatory & Scientific Analyst at Amarex Clinical Research, Gaithersburg, USA.

Dr. Rajat Varma. Now Director, Oncology Research (Nextgen IO) AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, USA.

Dr. Oded Yakobi. Now Israel Aerospace Industries.

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