Collaborators & organisations

// supervisors

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  Holm Uhlig

  supervisor · Professor of Paediatric Gastroenterology; Director, Centre for Human Genetics

  Oxford · CHG · TGU · Uhlig Group · Centre for Human Genetics & Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford (formerly Translational Gastroenterology Unit; ongoing TGU ties)

  Genetic and immunological mechanisms of intestinal inflammation, with a focus on paediatric IBD, inborn errors of immunity, and monogenic forms of IBD. Primary supervisor at Oxford — CHG, with lasting collaborative links to TGU.

  IBD paediatric gastroenterology IEI genomics

  profile ↗ lab → department → department → institution → CHG profile ↗

  // interesting papers

  • 2026 · Interleukin-10 Autoantibodies and HLA-DRB1*01:03 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease New England Journal of Medicine
  • 2024 · Neutralizing Autoantibodies against Interleukin-10 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease New England Journal of Medicine
  • 2021 · An Integrated Taxonomy for Monogenic Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterology

• Samuel Huber

  supervisor · Professor; Clinic Director, I. Department of Medicine

  UKE · University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) — I. Medical Clinic

  Intestinal immune regulation, mucosal immunology, and IBD. Advisor at UKE on knowledge-graph and ML approaches to immune disease classification.

  IBD mucosal immunology gastroenterology

  profile ↗ institution → UKE profile ↗ Google Scholar ↗ ORCID ↗

  // shared papers

  • 2024 · Longitudinal single-cell data informs deterministic modelling of inflammatory bowel disease npj Systems Biology and Applications

// co-supervisors

• Calliope Dendrou

  co-supervisor · Associate Professor in Clinical Pathology and Inflammation

  Oxford · Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford

  Immune disease multiomics — shared molecular circuits and cellular mechanisms across immune-mediated diseases. Co-supervisor on knowledge-graph and ML approaches to immune disease classification.

  immunogenetics multiomics immune disease

  profile ↗ institution → Kennedy Institute ↗ NDORMS ↗

• Dan Woodcock

  co-supervisor · Associate Professor of Translational Data Science

  Oxford · NDS · Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford

  Translational data science and machine learning on multi-modal biomedical data. Co-supervisor of the longIBD / master's thesis work at NDS.

  machine learning translational data science IBD

  profile ↗ department → institution → NDS profile ↗

• Frank Ückert

  co-supervisor · Professor of Medical Informatics; Director, Institute for Applied Medical Informatics

  UKE · University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) — Applied Medical Informatics

  Medical informatics, clinical data platforms, and biomedical AI. Co-supervisor at UKE on knowledge-graph and ML approaches to immune disease classification.

  medical informatics biomedical AI clinical data

  profile ↗ institution → UKE profile ↗

// former supervisors

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  Lorenz Adlung

  former supervisor · Independent Junior Group Leader

  UKE · HCTI · AdlungLab · University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) — AdlungLab

  Systems immunology and computational biology of adipose tissue and metabolism. Former supervisor at UKE; ongoing collaboration includes work on longitudinal single-cell data and deterministic modelling of IBD, and earlier research on lipid-associated macrophages.

  systems immunology single-cell metabolism IBD

  profile ↗ lab → department → institution → UKE profile ↗ Google Scholar ↗ ORCID ↗

  // shared papers

  • 2024 · Longitudinal single-cell data informs deterministic modelling of inflammatory bowel disease npj Systems Biology and Applications

• Christos C. Zouboulis

  former supervisor · Professor of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology

  Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg / Universitätsklinikum Ruppin-Brandenburg

  Dermatology, sebaceous gland biology, hidradenitis suppurativa, keloids, and cryosurgery. Former supervisor on HS and keloid / cryosurgery research.

  dermatology hidradenitis suppurativa keloids acne cryosurgery

  profile ↗ Wikipedia ↗ MHB profile ↗ Google Scholar ↗

  // shared papers

  • 2026 · Algorithmic optimization of intralesional cryosurgery for keloids: A prospective study Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • 2024 · Baseline knowledge of dermatology specialists/residents on hidradenitis suppurativa and immediate learning outcome after their participation at an EADV School Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • 2024 · S2k guideline for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa / acne inversa – Short version JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft
  • 2024 · S2k-Leitlinie zur Therapie der Hidradenitis suppurativa/Acne inversa (ICD-10-Code: L73.2) Aktuelle Dermatologie
  • 2024 · The inter-rater reliability of IHS4 corroborates its aptitude as primary outcome measurement instrument for large clinical studies in hidradenitis suppurativa Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • 2021 · Different Types of Auricular Keloids and Treatment by Intralesional Cryosurgery: Best Practice for Obtaining Long-Lasting Clinical Results Dermatology
  • 2021 · Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Comorbid Disorder Biomarkers, Druggable Genes, New Drugs and Drug Repurposing — A Molecular Meta-Analysis Pharmaceutics
  • 2020 · A novel experimental model for studying efficacy of cryosurgery in keloids Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • 2020 · Intralesional cryosurgery of keloids: required treatment hold time British Journal of Dermatology
  • 2019 · Inter-rater and intrarater agreement and reliability in clinical staging of hidradenitis suppurativa/acne inversa British Journal of Dermatology
  • 2017 · Small cryotherapy devices for the treatment of skin warts Journal of Dermatological Treatment

// students

• Simon Tautz

  student · Computer science student & entrepreneur

  Oxford · CHG · Uhlig Group · Technical University of Munich (TUM) & Uhlig Group (Oxford)

  Computer science student at TUM München and entrepreneur. Supervised student on the nanoCITE project (Uhlig Group).

  nanopore computer science entrepreneurship

  profile ↗ lab → department → institution → LinkedIn ↗

// collaborators

• Christoph Kilian

  Clinician scientist

  UKE · HCTI · AdlungLab · University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) — AdlungLab

  Clinician scientist in the Adlung Group. Collaboration includes longitudinal single-cell modelling of IBD and the GCB 2023 poster on adipocyte–LAM ratios.

  systems immunology single-cell IBD clinical

  profile ↗ lab → department → institution → Google Scholar ↗

  // shared papers

  • 2024 · Longitudinal single-cell data informs deterministic modelling of inflammatory bowel disease npj Systems Biology and Applications

• Alexandra Noble

  Postdoctoral scientist

  Oxford · CHG · Uhlig Group · Translational Gastroenterology Unit / Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford — Uhlig & Satsangi Groups; Green Templeton College

  Girdlers’ Health Research Council of New Zealand Fellow. Postdoctoral scientist working on long-read genomic sequencing and DNA methylation biomarkers for IBD, translating assays with Oxford Nanopore sequencing. Collaborator on nanoCITE.

  nanopore IBD epigenetics genomics

  profile ↗ lab → department → institution → ORCID ↗ Oxford profile ↗

• Pai-Jui Yeh (Charlie)

  DPhil student; medical doctor

  Oxford · CHG · Uhlig Group · Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford — Uhlig Group; St Cross College

  Medical doctor from Taiwan and DPhil student in the Uhlig Group (葉栢睿). Collaborator on longIBD and related IL-10 autoantibody work in IBD.

  IBD IL-10 immunology

  profile ↗ lab → department → institution → CHG profile ↗

  // interesting papers

  • 2026 · Interleukin-10 Autoantibodies and HLA-DRB1*01:03 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease New England Journal of Medicine

• Andre Aquime Goncalves

  Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computational Biology

  Oxford · OVG · IDRM · Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics & IDRM, University of Oxford

  Computational biologist at the Oxford Vaccine Group working on systems immunology and omics/ML for infectious disease. Collaborator on nanoCITE — pipeline application and data.

  nanopore pipelines computational biology systems immunology nanoCITE

  profile ↗ department → department → institution → ORCID ↗ OVG profile ↗

• Rudolf Schlechter Jahn

  Postdoctoral researcher

  FU Berlin · Remus-Emsermann Group, Institute of Microbiology, Freie Universität Berlin

  Microbiologist and data scientist (phyllosphere microbiology). Collaborator on nanoCITE pipeline application / data with Alexandra Noble.

  nanopore pipelines data science microbiology nanoCITE

  profile ↗ institution → FU Berlin ↗ CV / site ↗ Email ↗

• Simon Travis

  Professor of Clinical Gastroenterology

  Oxford · TGU · Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford — Clinical IBD Group; Linacre College

  Clinical IBD research spanning ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease — predictive indices, endoscopic assessment, trial endpoints, and digital monitoring (TrueColours-IBD). Collaborator on longIBD.

  IBD ulcerative colitis Crohn’s disease clinical trials longIBD

  profile ↗ department → institution → NDM profile ↗

  // interesting papers

  • 2026 · Interleukin-10 Autoantibodies and HLA-DRB1*01:03 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease New England Journal of Medicine
  • 2024 · Neutralizing Autoantibodies against Interleukin-10 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease New England Journal of Medicine
  • 2021 · An Integrated Taxonomy for Monogenic Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterology

• Ahmad Al-Shaibi

  Research specialist; former Uhlig Group member

  Oxford · TGU · Uhlig Group · Sidra Medicine, Doha; formerly Uhlig Group at the Translational Gastroenterology Unit / John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford

  Former Uhlig Group member from the TGU / John Radcliffe era (before the group moved to CHG). Wet-lab research on monogenic autoimmune disease and immune dysregulation; collaborator on knowledge-graph approaches to IEI and IBD classification. Now Research Specialist II at Sidra Medicine.

  IEI IBD monogenic immunology

  profile ↗ lab → department → institution → LinkedIn ↗ Oxford Paediatrics ↗

• Alissa Walsh

  Consultant Gastroenterologist

  Oxford · TGU · Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Experimental Medicine Division, University of Oxford

  Clinical gastroenterologist focused on digital health and remote monitoring in IBD (TrueColours-IBD). Collaborator on longIBD.

  IBD digital health remote monitoring TrueColours longIBD

  profile ↗ department → institution → Experimental Medicine profile ↗

  // interesting papers

  • 2026 · Interleukin-10 Autoantibodies and HLA-DRB1*01:03 in Inflammatory Bowel Disease New England Journal of Medicine

• Fabian Kern

  Professor of Machine Learning in Bioinformatics

  UHH · ZBH · MLBI — Machine Learning in Bioinformatics · Center for Bioinformatics (ZBH), University of Hamburg — MLBI

  Heads the MLBI group at ZBH. Scientific supervision of the Virtual Cell student research group at the University of Hamburg.

  machine learning bioinformatics virtual cell

  profile ↗ lab → department → institution → MLBI group ↗

• Mikko Kormann

  Computing in Science BSc student

  UHH · ZBH · MLBI — Machine Learning in Bioinformatics · University of Hamburg — Computing in Science

  BSc Computing in Science student at the University of Hamburg. Team member of the Virtual Cell student research group.

  virtual cell Computing in Science machine learning

  profile ↗ lab → department → institution → CoSy.Bio ↗

• Berenike Rutz

  Bioinformatics & Computing in Science student

  UHH · ZBH · MLBI — Machine Learning in Bioinformatics · University of Hamburg — Bioinformatics / Computing in Science

  Student in Bioinformatics and Computing in Science at the University of Hamburg. Team member of the Virtual Cell student research group; bachelor thesis on single-cell immune signatures in acute stroke.

  virtual cell bioinformatics Computing in Science single-cell

  profile ↗ lab → department → institution → MLBI students ↗

• Danisch Khurshid

  Medical student

  UKE · HCTI · AdlungLab · University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) — AdlungLab

  Medical student at UKE Hamburg (AdlungLab). Team member of the Virtual Cell student research group.

  virtual cell medicine

  profile ↗ lab → department → institution → Student research group ↗

// institutions

• University of Oxford

  Centre for Human Genetics, Translational Gastroenterology Unit, and related Oxford departments.

  CHG TGU IDRM NDS OVG Uhlig Group

  Oxford 10 people → institution

• University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)

  University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf — university hospital of Universität Hamburg.

  HCTI AdlungLab

  UKE via UHH 5 people → institution

• Universität Hamburg

  Universität Hamburg — research university spanning the natural sciences, medicine, and informatics. Home to the Center for Bioinformatics (ZBH / MLBI) and affiliated with the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE).

  ZBH MLBI — Machine Learning in Bioinformatics

  UHH 3 people → institution

• Freie Universität Berlin

  Freie Universität Berlin — biology, microbiology, and related life sciences.

  FU Berlin 1 people → institution

• Technische Universität Berlin

  MINTgrün orientation studies — Physics. Certificate with focus on natural sciences, informatics, and engineering.

  TU Berlin 0 people → institution

// departments

• Centre for Human Genetics

  Centre for Human Genetics at the University of Oxford — genetics, immunology, and translational research.

  Oxford Uhlig Group

  CHG 4 people → department

• Translational Gastroenterology Unit

  Translational Gastroenterology Unit — clinical and experimental IBD research within Experimental Medicine / NDM at Oxford.

  Oxford

  TGU 4 people → department

• Hamburg Center for Translational Immunology

  Hamburg Center for Translational Immunology at UKE — systems immunology and related laboratories.

  UKE AdlungLab

  HCTI 3 people → department

• Center for Bioinformatics

  Zentrum für Bioinformatik at the University of Hamburg — computational biology, cheminformatics, and machine learning in the life sciences.

  UHH MLBI — Machine Learning in Bioinformatics

  ZBH 3 people → department

• Institute of Developmental & Regenerative Medicine

  Institute of Developmental & Regenerative Medicine at the University of Oxford — interdisciplinary research spanning development, regeneration, and translational platforms.

  Oxford

  IDRM 1 people → department

• Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences

  Academic department of surgery at the University of Oxford — research, clinical innovation, and surgical education.

  Oxford

  NDS 1 people → department

• Oxford Vaccine Group

  Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics — vaccines, infection, and computational biology.

  Oxford

  OVG 1 people → department

// labs

• Uhlig Group

  Genetic and immunological mechanisms of intestinal inflammation — paediatric IBD, IEI, and monogenic IBD at the Centre for Human Genetics. Formerly based in the Translational Gastroenterology Unit; ongoing clinical and research ties with TGU.

  Oxford · CHG

  5 people → lab

• AdlungLab

  Systems immunology and computational biology of adipose tissue and metabolism at UKE.

  UKE · HCTI

  3 people → lab

• MLBI — Machine Learning in Bioinformatics

  Machine learning and AI methods for biomolecular research — single-cell analysis, knowledge-informed models, and virtual cell approaches at the Center for Bioinformatics.

  UHH · ZBH

  3 people → lab

// companies

• Johnson & Johnson Experimental Medicine

  Johnson & Johnson experimental / innovative medicine programmes — early human pharmacology and translational immunology collaborations.

  J&J Experimental Medicine → company

• Oxford Nanopore Technologies

  Long-read DNA/RNA sequencing technology — real-time, scalable nanopore platforms spanning portable to high-throughput instruments.

  Oxford Nanopore → company