NeStOme Lab Members

Khalique Newaz, Ph.D.
Junior Group Leader
khalique.newaz(at)uni-hamburg.de
0000-0002-1192-8360
Khalique's Citations

Khalique Newaz did his PhD studies in Computer Science and Engineering in the Complex Networks Lab headed by Prof. Tijana Milenkovic at the University of Notre Dame, USA. Afterwards, he worked in the Institute for Computational Systems Biology headed by Prof. Jan Baumbach at the University of Hamburg, Germany. From January 2025, Khalique leads the NeStOme lab at the University of Hamburg, Germany.

Ann-Sofie Schaefer
Student Assistant
ann-sofie.schaefer(at)uni-hamburg.de

Ann-Sofie Schaefer did her Bachelor’s degree in Biology at the University of Hamburg, where she is currently pursuing her Masters in Bioinformatics. Additonally to her studies she is supporting the research of the NeStOme lab led by Khalique Newaz.

Sina Pralle
Master Student
sina.pralle(at)uni-hamburg.de

Sina is currently pursuing her master’s in Intelligent Adaptive Systems at the University of Hamburg. Since November 2024, she has worked as a HiWi on protein language models at the Institute of Computational Systems Biology, now as part of the NeStOme lab.

Jan-Ole Schulze
PhD Student
jan-ole.schulze (at) uni-hamburg.de

Jan-Ole Schulze did his master’s in Informatics at the University of Hamburg while working as software engineer for the Generali Deutschland insurance group. He started his PhD at the Institute for Computational Systems Biology headed by Prof. Jan Baumbach at the University of Hamburg, where works as a Data Scientist in Biomedicine with a focus on unsupervised patient stratification.

Jeanine Liebold, M.Sc
PhD Student
jeanine.liebold(at)uni-hamburg.de
0009-0002-0797-1806
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Jeanine's Citations

Jeanine Liebold did her Master’s degree in Intelligent Adaptive Systems at the University of Hamburg, Germany. Afterwards, she joined the Center of Bioinformatics in the group of Prof. Dr. Stefan Kurtz and the Institute for Computational Systems Biology headed by Prof. Dr. Jan Baumbach, both at the University of Hamburg, to work on her PhD. From January 2025, Jeanine is also part of the NeStOme lab.

Mohamed Abouzid
Master Student
mohamed.abouzid(at)uni-hamburg.de
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Mohamed Abouzid is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Bioinformatics at Justus-Liebig University Gießen. For his Master’s thesis, he is working at the CosyBio Institute of Computational Systems Biology at the University of Hamburg. His research focuses on StrucTFactor, a software tool that utilizes deep learning methods to predict transcription factor proteins, bridging the gap between machine learning and biological networks. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Suez Canal University in Egypt and has gained practical experience as a pharmacist in Germany. He is passionate about applying data science and machine learning to solve complex biological problems, with a particular interest in biological network analysis.

Sabrina Klotz
Master Student
sabrina.klotz(at)uni-hamburg.de
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Sabrina Klotz is currently pursuing her Master’s in Bioinformatics at the Technical University of Munich. Since October 2024, she have been working as a HiWi with the CoSyBio team, supporting the research of Jeanine Liebold and Khalique Newaz. Her focus is on using machine learning and bioinformatics tools to predict protein-protein interactions, particularly in the context of alternative splicing.