Felix Haslhofer named Max Perutz PhD fellow 2026

Since 2021, the Max Perutz PhD Fellowship supports outstanding young researchers pursuing ambitious and innovative doctoral projects at the institute. This year’s fellowship was awarded to Felix Haslhofer from the Bücker lab. Felix is investigating how enhancers communicate with genes across large genomic distances. Combining synthetic genomics, high-throughput screening, and deep learning, his work aims to uncover fundamental principles of gene regulation with implications for understanding complex diseases and genetic variation.