Team

Team

Christopher Esk: Christopher is an assistant professor in the Institute of Molecular Biology at the University of Innsbruck, Austria. Christopher studied Biochemistry in Hannover, Germany and performed his graduate studies in Frances Brodsky’s lab at the University of California, San Francisco. He moved to a postdoctoral position in Jürgen Knoblich’s lab at the Institute of Molecular Biology in Vienna, Austria before joining the University of Innsbruck in 2021.

Beatriz Lopez-Amo Calvo: Bea is currently a research assitant in the Esk lab at the University of Innsbruck. Bea holds a BSc in Biotechnology from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and a MSc in Regenerative Medicine and Technology Master studies at Utrecht University.

Lara Harringer: Lara is a student assistant in the Esk lab at the University of Innsbruck. Lara finished her BSc studies in biology at the University of Innsbruck and is currently enrolled in the master program Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of Innsbruck. She is interested in the control of healthy cerebral organoid growth.

Sophie Grüner: Sophie is a BSc student in the Esk lab at the University of Innsbruck. Sophie is interested in transcriptomic profiles of brain organoids in different growth conditions.

Alumni:

Laura Furlan: BSc, 03/23-07/23

Konstantin Wilhelmy: BSc, 02/23-07/23

Jasmina Pöll: BSc, 11/22-03/23