Interdisciplinary & international team
We are very proud of our international team with their diverse backgrounds. They combine technical expertise and a strong passion to drive growth in advancing our client’s success. In addition, our worldwide network of senior consultants, physicians, and scientists provide us with their knowledgeable advice on various projects, strategies, and key decisions.
Management Team
![Ralf Ludwig](https://www.monasteriumlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Ralf-Ludwig-scaled-e1682424912747.jpg)
Prof. Ralf Ludwig
Medical Director
Phone: +49 (0)251 93264-458
Study Directors
Dr. Markus Fehrholz (PhD)
Head of Bioinformatics and IT
Phone: +49 (0)251 93263-079
Dr. Alizée Le Riche (PhD)
Study Director
Phone: +49 (0)251 93132-952
Dr. Karin Pappelbaum (PhD)
Study Director
Phone: +49 (0)251 93132-952
Dr. Ilaria Piccini (PhD)
Study Director & Deputy CSO
Phone: +49 (0)251 93132-952
Finances & HR
![zeeshan](https://www.monasteriumlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/zeeshan.jpg)
Muhammad Zeeshan Tahir (BSc)
Financial Controller
Phone: +49 (0)251 93132-952
![Maryna Semko](https://www.monasteriumlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Maryna-Semko.jpg)
Maryna Semko (BSc)
HR Specialist
Phone: +49 (0)251 93264-458
Marketing & Business Development
Dr. Lisa Epping (PhD)
Scientific Communicator
Phone: +49 (0)251 93132-951
![Sabrina](https://www.monasteriumlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sabrina.jpg)
Dr. Sabrina Höfling (PhD)
Innovation Marketing Project Leader
Phone: +49 (0)251 93132-951
![Anaua](https://www.monasteriumlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Anaua.jpg)
Dr. Anasua Pal (PhD)
Business Development Lead
Phone: +49 (0) 251 93132952
![Leslie](https://www.monasteriumlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Leslie-1.png)
Dr. Leslie Ponce (PhD)
Business Development Manager
Phone: +49 (0)251 93132-951
Quality Management & Laboratory Operations
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Annika Wieghaus (MSc)
Head of Operations
Phone: +49 (0)251 93263-078
![Cristina Garcia Moratalla](https://www.monasteriumlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Cristina_Garcia-Moratalla-scaled.jpg)
Cristina Garcia Moratalla
Laboratory Logistics and Purchasing Associate
c.garcia@monasteriumlab.com
Phone: +49 (0)251 93263-078
Kristina Ledl (MSc)
Technical Assistant to the Lab Manager
k.ledl@monasteriumlab.com
Phone: +49 (0)251 93264-456
![Lavnja](https://www.monasteriumlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lavnja.jpg)
Lavanja Nimalavachchlan (MSc)
(Pre)Clinical Research Associate
Phone: +49 (0)251 93263-078
Scientists
Claudia Janoschka (PhD)
Study Manager
claudia.janoschka@monasteriumlab.com
Phone: +49 (0)251 93264-456
![Sofoklis](https://www.monasteriumlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sofoklis.jpg)
Dr. Sofoklis Koudounas (PhD)
Study Manager
s.koudounas@monasteriumlab.com
Phone: +49 (0)251 93132-953
Dr. Thomas Rouillé (PhD)
Senior Study Manager
t.rouille@monasteriumlab.com
Phone: +49 (0)251 93132-953
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Dr. Joana Viola-Söhnlein (PhD)
Study Manager
j.viola-soehnlein@monasteriumlab.com
Phone: +49 (0)251 93263-079
![Dimitrije Stanković](https://www.monasteriumlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Dimitrije-Stankovic.jpg)
Dr. Dimitrije Stanković (PhD)
Research Technicians
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Alexandros Maroudas(MSc)
Research Technician
alexandros.maroudas@monasteriumlab.com Phone: +49 (0)251 93264-456
![Maria](https://www.monasteriumlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Maria.png)
María Molina Gracia (MSc)
Senior Technician
m.molinagracia@monasteriumlab.com
Phone: +49 (0)251 93132-951
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Ioanna Papasideri (MSc)
Research Technician
i.papasideri@monasteriumlab.com
Phone: +49 (0)251 93264-456
Gangaram Ramavath (MSc)
Research Technician
g.ramavath@monasteriumlab.com
Phone: +49 (0)251 93264-456
![Sujaya Thannimangalath](https://www.monasteriumlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/sujaya-scaled-1.jpg)
Sujaya Thannimangalath (MSc)
Research Technician
s.thannimangalath@monasteriumlab.com
Phone: +49 (0)251 93264-456
Shaheen Thekkumthala (MSc)
Senior Technician
s.thekkumthala@monasteriumlab.com
Phone: +49 (0)251 93264-456
Laboratory Assistants
Margret Menke
Jonas Sobierey
Founder / Consultants / Scientific Advisors
Dr. Gill Westgate
Senior Consultant
Business Development Manager in the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bradford
Bradford, UK
Prof. Kristian Reich
Scientific Advisor
University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
Prof. Amos Gilhar
Professor (emeritus) of Dermatology
Skin Research Laboratory, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Prof. Francisco Jiménez
Senior Consultant
Founder & Head of Mediteknia Hair Lab, Professor at University Fernando Pessoa Canarias
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Prof. Dr. Falk G. Bechara
Senior Consultant
Department of Dermatology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany and ICH – International Center of Hidradenitis suppurative/Acne inversa
![Tamas Biro](https://www.monasteriumlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Tamas-Biro.png)
Prof. Tamás Bíró
Principal Consultant
Dr. Jérémy Chéret
Consultant
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Miami, USA
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Dr. Onur Egriboz (PhD)
Consultant
Founder of DWI Labs
Dr. Xiaolin Li
Consultant
Postdoc, Faculty of Science, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Dr. Tiago R. Matos
Consultant
Amsterdam University Medical Center, Netherlands
Prof. Yuval Ramot
Consultant
Associate Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Hadassah Medical Center
Jerusalem, Israel
Prof. Alfredo Rossi
Senior Consultant
Division of Dermatology, Department of Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Clinical Internal Sciences Sapienza University
Rome, Italy
Prof. Desmond J.Tobin
Senior Consultant
Professor of Dermatological Science at UCD School of Medicine and Director of the Charles Institute of Dermatology, University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Prof. Daisuke Tsuruta
Senior Consultant
Department of Dermatology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
Osaka, Japan
Prof. Heiko Traupe
Senior Consultant
Professor emeritus, Guest scientist at Dept. of Dermatology, University Hospital of Münster
Münster, Germany