PhD students
Affiliation:
MPI – Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
LU – Leipzig University
Disciplines:
- 1 – Molecular Anthropology
- 2 – Human History, Evolution and Ecology
- 3 – Language, Culture and Cognition
Former Disciplines:
- 4 – Comparative and Molecular Primatology
- 5 – Functional and Paleogenomics
- 6 – Paleoanthropology
- 7 – Human Behavioral Ecology and Comparative Cultural Psychology
View: alphabetical order | chronological order | by discipline
Discipline 1
| Name | Department affiliation | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Amorim, Beatriz | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2024 |
| Atag, Gözde | Ancient Environmental Genomics (MPI) | 2024 |
| Ballesteros Villascán, Judith | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2023 |
| Bhattacharya, Aparajita | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2024 |
| Boersma, Ruth | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2021 |
| Bossoms Mesa, Alba | Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) | 2019 |
| Chen, Shuanghui | Primate Behavior and Evolution (MPI) | 2023 |
| Chen, Pengpeng | Hominin Palaeogenomics (MPI) | 2024 |
| Feng, Yue | Biochemistry, Medical Faculty (LU) | 2024 |
| Freudiger, Annika | Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) | 2021 |
| Galán Plana, Carlota | Primate Behavior and Evolution (MPI) | 2023 |
| Galtier, Aurore | Advanced DNA Sequencing Techniques (MPI) | 2024 |
| Geyer, Vincent | Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) | 2022 |
| Ghalichi, Ayshin | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2024 |
| Gonzalez Orozco, Eduardo Martin | Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) | 2022 |
| Heide, Christian | Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) | 2019 |
| Hill, Eden | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2021 |
| Hiß, Alina | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2020 |
| Huang, Lei | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2022 |
| Japakhova, Madina | Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) | 2025 |
| Jia, Xiaowen | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2024 |
| Lackner, Martin | Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) | 2021 |
| Lana Alberro, Mikel | Computational Ancient Genomics (MPI) | 2023 |
| Macholdt, Enrico | Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) | 2015 |
| Milicevic, Irina | Primate Behavior and Evolution (MPI) | 2026 |
| Omar, Madina | Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) | 2025 |
| Orfanou, Eleftheria | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2019 |
| Pautet, Florence | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2025 |
| Pohle, Ann-Kathrin | Primate Behavior and Evolution (MPI) | 2025 |
| Rodriguez, Jae | Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) | 2020 |
| Salem, Nada | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2018 |
| Seferidou, Eleni | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2023 |
| Sümer, Arev | Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) | 2020 |
| Swiel, Yaniv | Computational Ancient Genomics (MPI) | 2022 |
| Szymanski, Merlin | Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) | 2021 |
| Tausend, Hannes | Advanced DNA Sequencing Techniques (MPI) | 2024 |
| Traverso, Luca | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2021 |
| Yang, Jiaqi | Evolutionary Genetics (MPI) | 2022 |
| Zhang, Ganyu | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2026 |
Discipline 2
| Name | Department affiliation | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Abrha, Tilahun Asefa | Human Origins (MPI) | 2023 |
| Andriamifidy, Rija | Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) | 2023 |
| Argueta Mejia, Ivany Jocelyne | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2023 |
| Ballesteros Villascán, Judith | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2023 |
| Becker, Anja | Human Origins (MPI) | 2024 |
| Boersma, Ruth | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2021 |
| Bulyar, Stephen | Human Origins (MPI) | 2025 |
| Dalla Ragione, Augusto | Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) | 2021 |
| Daou, Jad | Primate Behavior and Evolution (MPI) | 2025 |
| Davis, Connor | Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) | 2023 |
| Eriksen, Sofia | Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) | 2024 |
| Freudiger, Annika | Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) | 2021 |
| Galán Plana, Carlota | Primate Behavior and Evolution (MPI) | 2023 |
| Hill, Eden | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2021 |
| Hiß, Alina | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2020 |
| Huang, Lei | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2022 |
| Kocsis, Martin | Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) | 2024 |
| Kriznar, Matej | Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) | 2019 |
| Lauer, Patrick | Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) | 2024 |
| Medetognon Benissan, Florian | Primate Behavior and Evolution (MPI) | 2026 |
| Porras Alvarez, Niccole | Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) | 2021 |
| Rausch, Hanna Olivia | Human Origins (MPI) | 2023 |
| Seferidou, Eleni | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2023 |
| Tiliakou, Anthi | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2023 |
| Zeibig, Teresa | Archaeogenetics (MPI) | 2023 |
| Zetsche, Madita | Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) | 2018 |
| Zyrek, Joanna | Human Origins (MPI) | 2023 |
Discipline 3
| Name | Department affiliation | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Appiah Tieku, Enock | Linguistic and Cultural Evolution (MPI) | 2023 |
| Ayar, Büşra Zeynep | Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) | 2025 |
| Blum, Frederic | Linguistic and Cultural Evolution (MPI) | 2022 |
| Dalla Ragione, Augusto | Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) | 2021 |
| Davis, Connor | Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) | 2023 |
| Debetencourt, Benjamin | Primate Behavior and Evolution (MPI) | 2017 |
| Delfosse, Cyril | Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) | 2026 |
| Fänder, Pauline | Human Origins (MPI) | 2024 |
| Korzilius, Fleur | Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) | 2025 |
| Kriznar, Matej | Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) | 2019 |
| Li, Junyu | Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) | 2021 |
| Linke, Alina | Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) | 2023 |
| Manin, Virgile | Primatology (MPI) | 2018 |
| Martinez, Francelia Marthe | Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) | 2025 |
| Ndzenyuiy, Melody Ngaidzeyuf | Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) | 2021 |
| Negi, Rohit | Technological Primates (MPI) | 2023 |
| Petrovic, Ljubica | Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) | 2023 |
| Porras Alvarez, Niccole | Human Behavior, Ecology and Culture (MPI) | 2021 |
| Schmidt, Lydia | Behavioral Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences (LU) | 2024 |
| Stead, Isaac | Linguistic and Cultural Evolution (MPI) | 2023 |
| Sutherland, Kirsten | Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) | 2021 |
| Thiede, Noemi | Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) | 2021 |
| Vieira, Wilson | Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) | 2020 |
| Yeow, Hanling | Comparative Cultural Psychology (MPI) | 2022 |
Discipline 4
| Name | Department affiliation | Start |
|---|---|---|
| Ugarte, Carlos | Linguistic and Cultural Evolution (MPI), Bioinformatics, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science (LU) | 2024 |