Research group
Postdoctoral Researchers
Nicolas Cissé
Postdoctoral Fellow
BSc (2014, University of Rennes I, France)
MSc (2017, University of Paris VI, France) PhD (2023, University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Nikita Ivanov
Postdoctoral Fellow
n.ivanov@rug.nlNikita obtained M.Sc in Bioorganic Chemistry from the Lomonosov Moscow State University, with a study on DNA aptamers on DNA aptamers to influenza's hemagglutinin. After a PhD in artificial enzymatic reaction networks with Prof. Wilhelm Huck at Radboud University Nijmegen, he moved to Groningen to study aspects of origin of life, including prebiotic synthesis of lipids and the physical chemistry of RNA.
Graduate Researchers
Beatrice Marincioni
PhD student
BSc (2014-2017, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
MSc (2017-2019, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Chen Qian
PhD student
BSc (2019, South Central Minzu University, China)
MSc (2022, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China)
Xue Zhang
PhD student
BSc (2020, Jinan University, China)
MEng (2023, Beijing University of Chemical Engineering, China)
Livia Presutti
PhD student
BSc (2019, La Sapienza Universita di Roma) MSc (2022, La Sapienza Universita di Roma)
Visiting PhD student
Lilli Reißenweber
Visiting from the group of Prof. Henry Dube (Erlangen, Germany). Lilli works on molecular machinery and controlling molecular motion. She currently focuses on bringing these machines from solution to soft molecular materials.
Students
Alex Radulescu
Master student
BSc (2023, Honors College, University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Axel Eisenbeth
Master student
BSc (2022, ENS Paris-Saclay / Paris-Saclay University, France)