Michael Olbrich

Dr. Roland Olbrich is a Bioinformatics Analyst and Project Lead of the Emirates Genome Project (EGP) at Khalifa University's Center for Biotechnology. With a Master's degree in Robotics and Automation and a Doctor of Science (DSc) in Computational Life Science from the University of Lübeck, Dr. Olbrich specializes in leveraging technical proficiency across diverse scientific pursuits.

At Khalifa University, he investigates genomic datasets to uncover insights into health and disease, contributing to the advancement of genomic research in the UAE. Dr. Olbrich excels in integrating multi-omics data and comprehensively understanding biological systems. His bioinformatics and computer systems expertise make him an invaluable asset to any research team.

• Advanced English, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1SZ, C1 Certificate
• IT competencies, CompTIA, Washington, DC, 20002, A+ Certified Professional, Network+ Certified Professional
• Voluntary staff training, Universität of Lübeck, Lübeck, 23562, Team and group leadership, Project management for Ph.D. students, Lecture and presentation techniques

• 03/2018, present, Research fellow, Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology, Lübeck, 23538, Group for Medical Systems Biology
• Disorders of Sexual Development (DSD): Investigation of hereditary factors in WGS and transcriptome data of family units, Analysis of transcription factors in affected individuals
• Egyptian Genome Reference (EgyptRef): Compilation, processing, and admixture analysis of population data, Visualization of population genetics as depicted in the accompanying publication and website
• Teaching and supervision: Lectures concerning OMICS technology, parameter optimization, personalized medicine in cancer, Supervision of one Bachelor's thesis and two Master's theses, Supervision of Mahmood Yaseen Hachim and Asma Ebrahim Hasan ALmulla Almansoori in the Ph.D. exchange cooperation between the University of Lübeck and the University of Sharjah during their respective stay in Lübeck, Invited to give a 2-day workshop concerning microbiome analyses at the American University in Cairo
• 10/2017, 12/2017, Software Developer, Perfood GmbH, Düsseldorf, 40233, True, HTML, CSS, SQL programming, App-Back-end programming in the NodeJS framework
• 11/2016, 12/2017, Student Associate, Institut für Ernährungsmedizin, Lübeck, 23538, True, IT-Support
• 11/2013, 09/2017, Student Associate, Institut für Anatomie, Lübeck, 23562, True, IT-Support, Hardware acquisition, assembly, and set-up, Server administration and maintenance
• 05/2013, 07/2017, Student Associate, Zentrale Hochschulbibliothek, Lübeck, 23562, True, Book preparation and refurbishment in the workshop
• 09/2011, 08/2012, Housekeeper, Immobilien Service Deutschland GmbH, Lüdenscheid, 58507, True, Cleaning services
• 03/2010, 09/2011, Service Technician, Ricoh Deutschland GmbH, Hannover, 30179, True, Technical Product Support, User support, Conception and implementation of printer-support division
• 04/2005, 07/2006, Accommodation Job, OBI GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG, Wermelskirchen, 42929, True, Warehouse upkeep, Customer support
• 03/2001, 06/2004, Accommodation Job, OBI GmbH & Co. Deutschland KG, Wermelskirchen, 42929, True, Warehouse upkeep, Customer support

• M. Olbrich, A. L. Ernst, F. Beltsiou, K. Bieber, S. Ständer, M. Harder, W. Anemüller, B. Köhler, D. Zillikens, H. Busch, A. Künstner, and R. J. Ludwig, Biodiversity of mycobial communities in health and onychomycosis, Scientific Reports, 12, 1, 8872, Dec. 2022, 2045-2322, 10.1038/s41598-022-13074-8
• M. Olbrich, A. Künstner, M. Witte, H. Busch, and A. Fähnrich, Genetics and Omics Analysis of Autoimmune Skin Blistering Diseases, Frontiers in Immunology, 10, 2327, Oct. 2019, 1664-3224, 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02327
• M. Olbrich, E. Petersen, C. Hoffmann, and P. Rostalski, Sparse Estimation for the Assessment of Muscular Activity based on sEMG Measurements, IFAC-PapersOnLine, 51, 15, 305-310, 2018, 24058963, 10.1016/j.ifacol.2018.09.152
• P. Schilf, A. Künstner, M. Olbrich, S. Waschina, B. Fuchs, C. E. Galuska, A. Braun, K. Neuschütz, M. Seutter, K. Bieber, L. Hellberg, C. Sina, T. Laskay, J. Rupp, R. J. Ludwig, D. Zillikens, H. Busch, C. D. Sadik, M. Hirose, and S. M. Ibrahim, A Mitochondrial Polymorphism Alters Immune Cell Metabolism and Protects Mice from Skin Inflammation, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22, 3, 1006, Jan. 2021, 1422-0067, 10.3390/ijms22031006
• I. Wohlers, A. Künstner, M. Munz, M. Olbrich, A. Fähnrich, V. Calonga-Solís, C. Ma, M. Hirose, S. El-Mosallamy, M. Salama, H. Busch, and S. Ibrahim, An integrated personal and population-based Egyptian genome reference, Nature Communications, 11, 1, 4719, Dec. 2020, 2041-1723, 10.1038/s41467-020-17964-1

• Supervised team of 7 staff members.
• Collaborated with team of 7 in the development of Emirates Genome Project.