Research Group Translational Bioinformatics

We are the Research Group Translational Bioinformatics at the Institute of Biostatistics and Informatics in Medicine and Ageing Research (IBIMA), Universitätsmedizin Rostock, Germany.

Research Focus

Our work bridges experimental biology with computational analysis, developing and applying bioinformatics methods for high-throughput genomic, transcriptomic, microbiome and metagenomic data, especially in the contexts of aging and infection research.

Team Members

Current Members

Israel Barrantes (head)
Research focus: Bioinformatics, aging, infection research, microbiomes, transcriptomics, drug repositioning
Email: israel.barrantes{bei}uni-rostock.de

Franziska Meiners
Research focus: Bioinformatics, aging, interventions, microbiomes, transcriptomics, drug repositioning, reprogramming
Email: franziska.meiners{bei}uni-rostock.de

Asiri Soledad Ortega Matienzo
Research focus: Bioinformatics, aging, interventions, microbiomes, meta-analysis, artificial intelligence (machine learning)
Email: asiri.matienzo{bei}uni-rostock.de

Alumni

Salem Sueto
Scotland Rural College (SRUC)

Address

Institute of Biostatistics and Informatics in Medicine and Ageing Research
Universitätsmedizin Rostock
Ernst-Heydemann-Str. 8, 18057 Rostock
Germany

Publications & Teaching

For our latest publications, please visit our Publications page.

For information about our current teaching activities, please see our Teaching page.