Post- and undergraduate projects conducted under full/partial supervision of Dr Widera (first or second supervisor)

Kat Cottingham - "Generating Cardiomyocytes from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells: a Study of Differentiation Protocol Optimisation", MRes thesis, 2016, University of Reading, UK

Liam Turner - "TNF-alpha activates NF-kappaB and induces apoptosis in neural crest-derived stem cells", MRes thesis, 2016, University of Reading, UK

Thomas Fitzgerald - "The Clinical and Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes", MPharm dissertation, 2016, University of Reading, UK

Grant Mehrjou - "Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Olfactory Ensheathing Cells and Schwann Cells in Spinal Cord Injuries", MPharm dissertation, 2016, University of Reading, UK

Sofiat Hameed - "Effectiveness of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) In Heart Failure; A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis", MPharm dissertation, 2016, University of Reading, UK

Matthias Bolowski - "Influence of conserved signals on recycling of a defined synaptic vesicle population", external MSc thesis, 2014, European Neuroscience Institute, Göttingen, Germany

Ines Schlotböller - "Consequences of TLR4-ligation on proliferation and differentiation of various astroglioma cell lines", BSc thesis, 2014, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Marie-Theres Zeuner - "Potential role of 1,8-cineol for treating viral infection in human cell lines and nasal turbinate slices", MSc thesis, 2014, University of Bielefeld

Katharina Volk – „Impact of different ligands on TLR4-mediated signal transduction“, MSc thesis, 2014, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Lena-Marie Grunwald – “The impact of 1.8 cineol in human stem cells and cell lines”, MSc thesis, 2013, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Frederique Wieters, „Influence of different lipopolysaccharides on TLR4 in U373 cells", BSc thesis, 2013, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Gina Marlene Cheung – „Recombinant expression of T7 RNA polymerase in E.coli for amplification of RNA from single mammalian cells”, BSc thesis, 2013, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Jennifer Chudzienski – „Investigation of TLR4-mediated signaling in U251 astroglioma cell line“, BSc thesis, 2013, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Timo Schomann, "In vivo differentiation potential of ITSCs in the developing chicken embryo model", MSc thesis, 2013, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Marie-Theres Zeuner, „Effects of 1,8-cineol on NF-kappaB signaling pathway in human cells ex vivo", BSc thesis, 2012, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Daniela Drüke, „Novel Strategies of Dopaminergic Differentiation of Adult Human Neural Crest-derived Stem Cells: Molecular Cloning of MicroRNA-constructs Potentially Inducing Dopaminergic Programming”, BSc thesis, 2012, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Sebastian Korste, „Integration and differentiation of adult human neural-crest derived stem cells in organotypic hippocampal slices“,BSc thesis, 2012, University of Bielefeld, Germany

The Duy Ngyuen, "In vitro differentiation potential of hippocampal progenitors and generation of Schwann cell.derived neurospheres from mus musculus", MSc thesis, 2012, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Ina Martin, „Investigation on the differentiation potential of adult hippocampal progenitors and reprogrammed Schwann cells: potential role of NF-kappaB”, MSc thesis, 2012, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Johannes Greiner, „Flow cytometric characterisation and novel animal-serum free cultivation of neural crest-derived human inferior turbinate stem cells“, MSc thesis, 2012, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Janine Müller, „Identification of novel human neural crest-derived stem cells within adult concha nasalis inferior“, MSc thesis, 2012, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Verena Gawrisch, "Investigation of the potential role of Hsc70 and Hsp90 in the retrograde transport of KF-kappaB", MSc thesis, 2011, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Timo Schomann, „Influence of pluripotency genes Nanog, Sox2 and Oct4 on NF-kappaB“, BSc thesis, 2011, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Anna Marie Walter, "Identification of novel PKA phosphorylation targets by MALDI-TOF/TOF”, MSc thesis, 2011, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Tim Salbert, "Molecular cloning of split-YFP constructs for investigation of interactions between HSPA8, HSP90 and NF-kappaB", BSc thesis, 2010, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Stefan Hauser, "Characterization of novel human adult neural crest-derived stem cells", MSc thesis, 2010, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Firas Qunneis, "Expression, purification and functional testing of recombinant human basic growth factor bFGF (FGF-2)", MSc thesis, 2010, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Christin Zander, "Bioinformatic characterization of plant Ikappab kinase-homologues", MSc thesis, 2008, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Michael, Könnecke, "Research into cloning of plant IKK-like proteins”, MSc thesis, 2008, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Carolin Haubenreich, "Reprogramming and growth of adult neural stem cells", MSc thesis, 2008, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Meike Heidbreder, "Characterisation of neural crest stem cells from various cellular sources", MSc thesis, 2008, University of Bielefeld, Germany

Clara Beutner, "Analysis of the role of transcription factor NF-kappaB in neural crest-derived stem cells", MSc thesis, 2008, University of Bielefeld, Germany