SBI – Department of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics
Faculty of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
University of Rostock
Ulmenstrasse 69 | 18057 Rostock
Germany
+49 381 498-7571
olaf.wolkenhauer@uni-rostock.de
Research interest
Medical biotechnology student with a strong interest in bioinformatics and disease mechanism modeling. Motivated to gain hands-on experience as a student research assistant in disease map building project, with the goal of expanding this work in my upcoming Master’s thesis. Very enthusiastic about learning new computational tools and techniques for integrating and analyzing biological interaction data.
Projects
Research Projects
AKOP (Atlas of Knee Osteoarthritis & Pain Signaling) is an interactive systems biology resource that links molecular mechanisms of knee osteoarthritis with pain-related signaling pathways in a unified disease map. By integrating curated knowledge on inflammation, tissue remodeling, cellular communication, and pain processes, AKOP enables researchers to explore KOA as a complex, multi-tissue disease rather than as an isolated cartilage disorder. Hosted on the MINERVA platform, the atlas supports data overlay, visual analytics, and hypothesis generation, thereby providing a foundation for mechanistic interpretation of omics and imaging data, biomarker discovery, and future patient stratification approaches.
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Education and Work Experience
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