Ann-Kristin Dicke, M.Sc.


Doktorandin (Dr. rer. nat.)
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  • University training and degree

    2018 – 2021 Studies in Biosciences, WWU Münster, Master of Science
    2015 – 2018 Studies in Biosciences, WWU Münster, Bachelor of Science

  • Work experience

    2021 – PhD Student at the Institute of Reproductive Genetics (University Hospital Münster)
    2021 Scientist at the Institute of Human Genetics (Molecular Genetics, University Hospital Münster)
    2019 “Biochemistry Next Generation Sequencing Internship” in the “Research and Tech-Development Department (Library Prep)” at Illumina Inc. in Cambridge, UK (selected for the “iAspire Internship Program” by Illumina Inc.)
    2017 – 2020 Student Research Assistant at the Institute for Cardiovascular Organogenesis and Regeneration (Prof. Schulte-Merker, University Hospital Münster)

  • Academic scholarships and awards

    2023 Scholarship awarded for a research visit at the University of Turku (Finland) by “Santander Mobilitätsfonds” of the University of Münster
    2022 Poster prize awarded by the German Society of Andrology for the scientific poster “Bi-allelic variants in INSL3 and RXFP2 cause bilateral cryptorchidism and male infertility”
    2017 Scholarship awarded for a research internship in Helsinki (Finland) within the „RISE worldwide” program by the DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst)
    2015 – 2021 Full scholarship awarded by the “Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung” for B.Sc. as well as M.Sc. studies in Münster

  • Selected publications

    1. Dicke AK, Pilatz A, Wyrwoll MJ, Punab M, Ruckert C, Nagirnaja L, Aston KI, Conrad DF, Di Persio S, Neuhaus N, Fietz D, Laan M, Stallmeyer B*, Tüttelmann F*. DDX3Y is likely the key spermatogenic factor in the AZFa region that contributes to human non-obstructive azoospermia. Commun Biol. 2023 Mar 31;6(1):350. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-04714-4. PMID: 36997603; PMCID: PMC10063662. 
    2. Dicke AK, Albrethsen J, Hoare BL, Wyrwoll MJ, Busch AS, Fietz D, Pilatz A, Bühlmann C, Juul A, Kliesch S, Gromoll J, Bathgate RAD, Tüttelmann F*, Stallmeyer B*. Bi-allelic variants in INSL3 and RXFP2 cause bilateral cryptorchidism and male infertility. Hum Reprod. 2023 Jul 5;38(7):1412-1423. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dead105. PMID: 37208861. 
    3. Wyrwoll MJ*, Köckerling N*, Vockel M, Dicke AK, Rotte N, Pohl E, Emich J, Wöste M, Ruckert C, Wabschke R, Seggewiss J, Ledig S, Tewes AC, Stratis Y, Cremers JF, Wistuba J, Krallmann C, Kliesch S, Röpke A, Stallmeyer B, Friedrich C*, Tüttelmann F*. Genetic Architecture of Azoospermia-Time to Advance the Standard of Care. Eur Urol. 2022 Jun 8. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2022.05.011.
    4. Wyrwoll MJ, Gaasbeek CM, Golubickaite I, Stakaitis R, Oud MS, Nagirnaja L, Dion C, Sindi EB, Leitch HG, Jayasena CN, Sironen A, Dicke AK, Rotte N, Stallmeyer B, Kliesch S, Grangeiro CHP, Araujo TF, Lasko P; Genetics of Male Infertility Initiative (GEMINI) consortium; D'Hauwers K, Smits RM, Ramos L, Xavier MJ, Conrad DF, Almstrup K, Veltman JA, Tüttelmann F, van der Heijden GW. The piRNA-pathway factor FKBP6 is essential for spermatogenesis but dispensable for control of meiotic LINE-1 expression in humans. Am J Hum Genet. 2022 Oct 6;109(10):1850-1866. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.09.002. Epub 2022 Sep 22. PMID: 36150389; PMCID: PMC9606565.
    5. Schneider S, Kovacevic A, Mayer M, Dicke AK, Arévalo L, Koser SA, Hansen JN, Young S, Brenker C, Kliesch S, Wachten D, Kirfel G, Strünker T, Tüttelmann F, Schorle H. Cylicins are a structural component of the sperm calyx being indispensable for male fertility in mice and human. Elife. 2023 Nov 28;12:RP86100. doi: 10.7554/eLife.86100. PMID: 38013430; PMCID: PMC10684152.
    6. Kim YS, Fan R, Lith SC, Dicke AK, Drexler HCA, Kremer L, Kuempel-Rink N, Hekking L, Stehling M, Bedzhov I. Rap1 controls epiblast morphogenesis in sync with the pluripotency states transition. Dev Cell. 2022 Aug 22;57(16):1937-1956.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.07.011. PMID: 35998584.
    7. Schorn S, Dicke AK, Neugebauer U, Schröter R, Friedrich M, Reuter S, Ciarimboli G. Expression and Function of Organic Cation Transporter 2 in Pancreas. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021 May 28;9:688885. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.688885. PMID: 34124075; PMCID: PMC8195675.

    * contributed equally