Karsten Rippe

Karsten Rippe is a Professor at the University of Heidelberg and Head of the Division of Chromatin Networks at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and BioQuant. His research focuses on chromatin networks, cancer mechanisms, and spatially resolved omics technologies. He integrates fluorescence microscopy and single-cell sequencing to study nuclear organization, epigenetic signaling, and telomere maintenance in cancers. His work bridges molecular biology and computational methods to address oncogenic processes.

Research Interests: Chromatin structure-function relationships, spatial transcriptomics, cancer epigenomics, nuclear architecture in disease, and tumor microenvironment analysis. He explores how chromatin deregulation drives oncogenesis and leverages multi-modal imaging and sequencing for precision medicine.

Key Collaborations: Partnerships with institutions like DKFZ, KiTZ Heidelberg, and Single Cell Open Lab. His team includes researchers such as Philipp Mallm, Anne Rademacher, and Alik Huseynov. Funded by DFG SPP2191 and MSPACE Alliance programs.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Chromatin Networks division, advancing technologies like spatial transcriptomics and super-resolution microscopy. Active in interdisciplinary projects at BioQuant and DKFZ.