Author Archives: Katja Nowick

We have published an invited headline review in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface on the Construction, comparison and evolution of networks in life sciences and other disciplines. Our paper describes how biological networks change over time – in relatively … Continue reading →

We are offering a fully funded PhD position in our lab to work on the analysis of gene expression differences between brain of Alzheimer’s patients and controls. The focus will be on mono-allelically expressed genes to test the hypothesis that … Continue reading →

We have acquired funding for a PhD position within a project that investigates a relationship between brain size and cognitive abilities in rodents from Chernobyl. We are interested in deciphering molecular signatures that determine differences in brain size and behavior. … Continue reading →

We currently have an opening for a postdoc, with some flexibility about the actual research topic. The postdoc is expected to propose and develop a research project that fits to the general interests of the group. Requirements for the position are … Continue reading →

Have a look at our commentary in Evolutionary Bioinformatics. We provide some background on our tool for testing selection of ncRNA genes, the SSS test. This tool should be useful for any new genome project or biomedical study to gain further … Continue reading →

Our paper in GBE describes human population differences in genes coding for gene regulatory factors. Surprisingly many of them seem to evolve under positive selection, among them long clusters of KRAB-ZNF genes. Some of the population differences might explain differences … Continue reading →

My colleagues and I are announcing a postdoc position to work on the evolution of desert rodents. We are looking for somebody with experience in the analysis of genomics and transcriptomics data. More information is below and here:  http://www.cibio.pt/?p=889. *** Postdoc … Continue reading →

For almost two years our group was split between the University Leipzig and the Freie Universitaet Berlin. Now PhD students in Leipzig have finished and moved on to their next research groups: Bia defended in September 2018 and is now … Continue reading →

Ama handed in her Master thesis on the functional evolution of the transcription factor ZEB2. She analyzed RNA-Seq and ChIP-Seq data obtained from three different primate species to detect human specific ZEB2 target genes and functions. Congratulations, Ama!

Bia developed a test for selection of non-coding RNAs. Her test uses the RNA secondary structure as proxy for its function. In contrast to previous work, she cannot only asses negative selection but also pinpoint structures with lineage specific changes … Continue reading →