Meet the team
Sarah Rinke, PhD student, since 2022
s.rinke[at]uni-muenster.de
Genomic evolution of sub- and eusociality in beetles
*Mikhailova, A., *Rinke, S., & Harrison, M. C. Genomic signatures of eusocial evolution in insects. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 2024
Rinke, S, Biedermann, P, Schebeck, M, Harrison MC. Genomic Insights into the Evolution of Parental Care in Weevils. bioRxiv
*equal contributions
Fatemeh Akhlaghi, PhD student, since 2025
akhlaghif[at]uni.coventry.ac.uk
Molecular signatures of healthy ageing in long-lived rodents
Former students
Alina Mikhailova, PhD: "Genomic evolution of eusociality in termites". Graduated Febuary 2026
Elisabeth Bretsch, BSc thesis: "Investigating the molecular footprints of eusociality and longevity in termites and mole-rats." June 2024
Patricia Holland, BSc thesis: "Investigating the importance of alternative splicing in the extreme longevity of termite queens." June 2024
Alina Jänsch, BSc thesis: "Investigating the molecular footprints of eusociality with machine learning." August 2023
Lea Steinbach, BSc thesis: "How sociality shapes Blattodean genomes." December 2022
Judith Ryll, BSc thesis: "Influence of Sociality and Selection on Blattodean Genomes." August 2019
Jan Berghöfer, MSc thesis: "Annotation and Analysis of Ionotropic Receptors in Blattodea." June 2019
Lukas PM Kremer, MSc thesis: "Dynamics of Gene Families Implicated in the Evolution of Termite Eusociality." July 2017
I Wayan Aditya Swardiana, PhD student, since 2026
iway020[at]brin.go.id
Deep Learning Model for Precision Oncology by Integrating Multi-omics Datasets
First supervisor: Prof Vasile Palade