Our Team

Team members

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Philipp Schommers

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Philipp Schommers

PI

Department I of Internal Medicine

Geb. 66 (CMMC)

Room 2.023

Clinician scientist with a passion for immunity and infectious diseases.

Carmen Arentowicz

Carmen Arentowicz

Medical Student

Department I of Internal Medicine

Geb. 66 (CMMC)

Room 2.019

Digging into viral fitness is like entering a thrilling race against microscopic champions. I’m aiming to be the relentless contender, decoding their speedy maneuvers while striving to outpace their viral athleticism!

M.Sc. Dominik Aschemeier

M.Sc. Dominik Aschemeier

PhD Student

Department I of Internal Medicine

Geb. 66 (CMMC)

Room 2.018

I joined the Schommers lab as a PhD student with a focus on molecular biology—where science meets precision, teamwork, and a touch of humor. It’s serious work, but if you can’t laugh at your 100th failed experiment, you’re not ready for the breakthrough that comes with the 101st—especially when you have a great team by your side!

Anna-Maria Baleff

Anna-Maria Baleff

Medical Student

Department I of Internal Medicine

Geb.66 (CMMC)

Room 2.018

M.Sc. Nikolai Grahn

M.Sc. Nikolai Grahn

PhD Student

Department I of Internal Medicine

Geb. 66 (CMMC)

Room 2.019

Armed with labcoats and pipettes, we are unraveling the mysteries of HIV, one envelope sequence at a time.

M.Sc. Friederike Hartkopf

M.Sc. Friederike Hartkopf

Student Assistant

Department I of Internal Medicine

CMMC

Room 2.018

With a background in microbiology, I have always enjoyed the small things in life - joining the Schommers Lab has deepened my fascination with HIV’s adaptability, making every day in the lab into an exciting puzzle to solve!

Annalena Labeit

Annalena Labeit

Medical Student

Department I of Internal Medicine

Geb.66 (CMMC)

Room 2.019

Besides sailing I put the FUN into Function of broadly neutralizing Antibodies!

Luana Girao Lessa

Luana Girao Lessa

Student Assistant

Department I of Internal Medicine

CMMC

Room 2.018

Coming soon…

Dr. Hanna Ludwig

Clinician Scientist

Department I of Internal Medicine

Geb.66 (CMMC)

Room 2.019

Michelle Nguyen

Michelle Nguyen

Student Assistant

Department I of Internal Medicine

CMMC

Room 2.019

As a media designer turned molecular biomed student, am I as adaptive as the HI Virus yet?? Designing antibodies is almost as fun as designing figures (so for now I'll stick to the figures).

Dr. Stanley Odidika

Dr. Stanley Odidika

Post-Doc

Department I of Internal Medicine

Geb.66 (CMMC)

Room 2.019

I joined the Schommers lab as a Postdoc in 2022 and currently playing ‘hide and seek’ with proviruses residing in the HIV latent reservoir. Besides playing this game in the lab, you will find me dancing Salsa and Bachata somewhere downtown, working on my DJing skills, or trying to see how much weight I can handle at the gym. As they said, you are the company you keep; just like the ever-evolving HIV, my interests keep changing, as I am now learning to make good cocktail mixes, and hopefully, will own a nice cocktail spot someday. Fingers crossed!

Nicole Riet

Nicole Riet

Technician

Department I of Internal Medicine

Geb. 66 (CMMC)

Room 2.019

Max Szameitat

Max Szameitat

Medical Student

Department I of Internal Medicine

Geb.66 (CMMC)

Room 2.019

Med student exploring the potential of multispecific antibodies. Living in Germany's 'FC Region' is a great experience, even though playing soccer isn't really my thing; I'm more into exercising. Here's to a future where defeating cancer and HIV is as routine as smashing leg day.