Hi, we are the Dönertaş Group!

Leibniz Institute on Aging (FLI) — Jena, Germany

Dönertas Group team photo

We are a research group at the Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena, Germany, working on the computational systems biology of ageing. Our three current programmes — Stochasticity & Regulation in Aging, Microbiome & Aging, and Measuring Aging Across Scales — sit at the intersection of model organisms and large-scale human data.

We strive for a diverse, supportive group where everyone can grow as independent scientists, and we practice open science: data, code, and preprints are shared openly.

From the lab

Latest news FLI retreat 2026

Our group at the FLI retreat in the Thuringian Forest — talks, posters, a treasure hunt, and time with our FLI colleagues.

New paper Evolutionary genetics of ageing

Handan Melike Dönertaş#, Linda Partridge#

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Funders & Affiliations

CRC1310
CZS
Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Alternsforschung — FLI
SparkFLI
Microverse
MichaelStifelCenter