Explanation why I am not enrolled as a graduate student at VT: I started my PhD with Silke Hauf in Germany and enrolled as a PhD student at the University of Tuebingen, where our previous institute was located. Last year, the whole lab moved to VT since Silke got a position here. We negotiated with VT that I stay enrolled in Germany to get my degree from there at the end and am here handled as Faculty/Staff. I am here with a J1 visa status as "Research Scholar". So essentially, I am a graduate student completing my PhD degree program in Germany but performing my research at VT (Virginia Bioinformatics Institute).