A small team connecting clinical questions with careful AI systems.

Axon X brings together clinical perspective, machine learning, data infrastructure, and translation work to build tools that can live inside hospital reality.

Clinical experience and technical research meet in a shared focus on practical, responsible tools for care.

The team behind Axon X.

Portrait of Dr. Frederic Thiele

Head of the research group

Dr. Frederic Thiele

Lab lead and AI systems

Leads Axon X and is responsible for developing and implementing AI systems and integrating them into clinical practice and research.

Portrait of Prof. Florian Ringel

Head of Neurosurgery

Prof. Florian Ringel

Co-Chair

Head of Neurosurgery and principal investigator of the lab. Brings extensive experience in neurosurgical patient care and leading major research projects, and provides overall leadership for our research group.

Portrait of PD Dr. Darius Kalasauskas

Head of neuro-oncology research

PD Dr. Darius Kalasauskas

Managing attending neurosurgeon

As head of the neuro-oncology research group at our site and managing attending neurosurgeon, Dr. Kalasauskas guides the application of AI, particularly for complex brain tumours.

Portrait of PD Dr. Tobias Greve

Head of skull base research

PD Dr. Tobias Greve

Specialist in skull base surgery and REDCap administration

Leads the skull base surgery research programme and oversees REDCap administration for structured clinical research data.

Portrait of Dr. Kuschel

Sequencing and Data

Dr. Luis Kuschel

Resident neurosurgeon

Works on the practical application and development of nanopore sequencing and Raman spectroscopy, clinical data curation, and neurosurgical research workflows.

Portrait of PD Dr. Jonathan Weller

Neuro-oncology research

PD Dr. Jonathan Weller

Specialist in neurosurgery

An expert in neuro-oncology, particularly low-grade gliomas, and complex skull base surgery. Plays a key role in developing ideas for practical clinical applications of AI in neuro-oncology.

Portrait of Dr. Sophie Katzendobler

Neuro-oncology research

Dr. Sophie Katzendobler

Specialist in neurosurgery

Focuses on paediatric neurosurgery and the currently underexplored application of AI in the care and diagnosis of rare neuro-oncological diseases in children.

Explore the research in action.

See how clinical questions shape the projects our team is building.