University of Bayreuth – Principal Investigators

University of Bayreuth

Role: Principal Investigator – Project 1
Research: Macromolecular chemistry and processing; antimicrobial polymers; functional polymer architectures; polyguanidines; contact-killing surfaces.

Phone: +49 (0)921 55-3397
Email: agarwal@uni-bayreuth.de
Web: mcii.uni-bayreuth.de

University of Bayreuth (Max Planck Fellow, Matter to Life)

Role: Principal Investigator – Project 7
Research: Molecular regulation and cellular biomechanics; mechanotransduction; receptor-mediated adhesion; molecular force sensors; traction force microscopy.

Phone: +49 (0)921 55-7950
Email: eacavalcanti@uni-bayreuth.de
Web: cellular-biomechanics.uni-bayreuth.de

University of Bayreuth

Role: Principal Investigator – Project 5
Research: Biomaterials; spider silk-based nanohydrogels; DNA-protein conjugates; biosensors; nanostructured protein surfaces.

Phone: (see UBT Chair of Biomaterials: +49 (0)921 55-6703]
Email: martin.humenik@bm.uni-bayreuth.de
Web: fiberlab.de

University of Bayreuth

Role: Principal Investigator – Project 9
Research: Biofabrication, additive manufacturing, fiber spinning, fiber-reinforced materials, shape-changing materials.

Phone: +49 (0)921 55-5543
Email: leonid.ionov@uni-bayreuth.de
Web: ionovlab.uni-bayreuth.de

University of Bayreuth

Role: Principal Investigator – Project 2
Research: Biophysics; optical tweezers; magnetic tweezers; microfluidics; particle–cell interactions; phagocytosis.

Phone: +49 (0)921 55-2505
Email: holger.kress@uni-bayreuth.de
Web: biophys.uni-bayreuth.de

University of Bayreuth

Role: Principal Investigator – Project 3
Research: Macromolecular chemistry; stimuli-responsive polymers; biocompatible polymers; controlled polymerisation; hydrogel coatings.

Phone: +49 (0)921 55-4440
Email: meike.leiske@uni-bayreuth.de
Web: leiskelab.uni-bayreuth.de

University of Bayreuth

Role: Principal Investigator – Project 4, Research Data Manager
Research: Physical chemistry; characterisation of colloidal and soft interfaces; AFM; FluidFM; electrochemical methods; hydrogel mechanics.

Phone: +49 (0)921 55-2750
Email: georg.papastavrou@uni-bayreuth.de
Web: pcii.uni-bayreuth.de

University of Bayreuth / University of Würzburg

Role: Principal Investigator – Project 10
Research: Biomaterials; freeform printing of sacrificial polymers; perfusable microvasculature; bioreactor systems.

Web: fiberlab.de

University of Bayreuth / University of Hohenheim

Role: Principal Investigator – Project 8
Research: Biomaterials and tissue engineering; 3D biofabrication; bioinks; skeletal muscle tissue engineering; ferrogels.

Phone: +49 (0)921 55-6727
Email: Sahar.Salehi@uni-bayreuth.de
Web: salehilab.uni-hohenheim.de/en

University of Bayreuth

Role: Principal Investigator – Project 6
Research: Functional polymer interfaces; patchy particles; stimuli-responsive polymers; biosensors.

Phone: +49 (0)921 55-5585
Email: alla.synytska@uni-bayreuth.de
Web: synytskagroup.uni-bayreuth.de

University of Bayreuth · Chair of Biomaterials (Max Planck Fellow, Matter to Life)

Role: Spokesperson (Germany)
Research: Biomaterials; recombinant spider silk proteins; biomedical applications; biofabrication.

Phone: +49 (0)921 55-6703
Email: thomas.scheibel@uni-bayreuth.de
Web: fiberlab.de