Lab Members

Juliane Glaser 🇫🇷, Group leader

Juliane studied Molecular Biology and Genetics in Paris, where she also did her PhD, working on the epigenetic regulation and physiological impact of genomic imprinting. She did her postdoc in Berlin at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, where she investigated the importance of the non-coding genome in the context of developmental diseases. In 2024, Juliane was appointed as a Group Leader at the MPI-IE, and her lab opened in March 2025. Read more here and here.

📧 glaserj[at]ie-freiburg.mpg.de 🦋Bluesky

Emilia Liss 🇩🇪, Student assistant (2025 -)

Emilia is a Master student at the Univertisty of Freiburg, in the Molecular Medicine program. In our lab, she is involved in establishing stem-cell based in vitro models as well as the study of transposable elements during lineage commitment. 

📧 liss[at]ie-freiburg.mpg.de

Ivana Dockal 🇧🇦🇭🇷, Research assistant (2025 -)

I am a molecular biologist with an international research experience. I gained my Master’s diploma in Japan where my project focused on establishing the epigenetic profile of spermatogonia that undergo heat stress. Later, I switched on genome stability in oocytes and early embryos, where I analyzed DNA repair dynamics across early stages of development.

In our team, I am currently involved in studying transposons and their role in embryo development. I am particularly interested in how these elements are regulated, how they influence chromatin state, and how their activity shapes developmental trajectories. 

In my free time, I enjoy cooking (making my own experiments at home!).

📧 dockal[at]ie-freiburg.mpg.de

Tom Lanchec 🇫🇷, PhD student (2025 -)

Tom studied Molecular Genetics of Development and Stem Cells at the University of Strasbourg, where he also completed the IMCBio excellence program. Throughout his training, he developed a strong interest in epigenetics and transposable elements regulation during development. During his Master’s internships, Tom investigated the epigenetic repression of transposable elements in the male mouse germline, combining genomic approaches with imaging to explore how nuclear lamina association contributes to the silencing of young retrotransposons. He also studied cis-regulatory motifs controlling poly(A) tail length in Arabidopsis thaliana and the identity of neurons in C.elegans after natural transdifferentiation.

Outside the lab, Tom enjoys spending time with his cat (Caline), playing guitar and video games, listening to music, and working on small coding projects.

📧 lanchec[at]ie-freiburg.mpg.de Github: https://github.com/TomLanchec

Shwetha Herur IN, Technical assistant (2026 -)

Shwetha did her bachelor of biotechnology from India, gained experience at NCBS and MPIIE. Supporting Epigenetics research through molecular biology, CRISPR-Cas9 based genome editing and generating transgenic drosophila.

In our lab I am Interested to characterize the regulatory networks controlling Transposable elements expression and understanding the impact of transposable element insertion on developmental cell type using mouse model.

In my free time I like dancing and try new recipes.

📧 herur[at]ie-freiburg.mpg.de

Meike Lemken 🇩🇪, Trainee (March-August 2025)

Now: Bachelor student in Bonn, DE