Mara Hebeis
Mara Hebeis
Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy
Bioinorganic Chemistry Group (Prof. Dr. Span)
Egerlandstr. 1
91058 Erlangen
- Phone number: +49 9131 85-27391
- Email: mara.hebeis@fau.de
Mara studied Chemistry at the FAU in Erlangen from 2018 until 2023, graduating with a Master’s degree. For her Bachelor’s Thesis she joined the group of Prof. Dr. Andriy Mokhir and worked on aminoferrocene based cancer prodrugs. She joined the group of Prof. Dr. Ingrid Span in early 2023 and gained experience working in a biologically oriented lab as opposed to her chemistry-focused studies. For her Master’s Thesis in the group, she worked on the crystallization of Histone Deacetylase 6, a promising drug target in various diseases like Alzheimer’s and cancer. The enzyme was crystallized in complex with inhibitors to gain insight into the binding modes. She started her doctoral studies in January 2024, focusing on RNA-cleaving DNAzymes to combat viral infections.