Research Intern
Dkfz, Embl, Heidelberg University Hospital, Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center, Biomed X
Experiences at various renowned research institutions in Germany and the USA:📍 BioMed X Innovation Center (Master Student, Jun 2017 – Mar 2018,)Team IMT: Immunosuppressive Microenvironments of TumorsThesis Title: Identification of Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes as Modulators of Innate Immune Signaling in Monocytic Cells🧬 Guided a research project in collaboration with big pharma in which I conducted CRISPR/Cas9 screens to identify enzyme modulators of innate immune… Show more Experiences at various renowned research institutions in Germany and the USA:📍 BioMed X Innovation Center (Master Student, Jun 2017 – Mar 2018,)Team IMT: Immunosuppressive Microenvironments of TumorsThesis Title: Identification of Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes as Modulators of Innate Immune Signaling in Monocytic Cells🧬 Guided a research project in collaboration with big pharma in which I conducted CRISPR/Cas9 screens to identify enzyme modulators of innate immune signaling.📍 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Research Intern, Aug 2016 – Dec 2016, Seattle, USA)Clinical Research Division ImmunologyProject Title: A Caspase-Dependent Checkpoint in Natural Killer Cell Development🦠 Focused on immune cell regulation mechanisms.📍 BioMed X Innovation Center (Research Intern, Apr 2016 – Jul 2016)Group: Nanomaterial-Based BiosensorsProject Title: Surface Functionalization for Immunosensing📡 Developed novel biosensors for immunological applications.📍 EMBL (Research Intern, Nov 2015 – Feb 2016)Structural and Computational Biology UnitProject Title: Towards a Crystal Structure of the Human Polycomb Repressive Complex 2🔬 Studied transcriptional regulation mechanisms in eukaryotes.University Hospital Heidelberg (Research Intern, Sep 2015 – Nov 2015)Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit, Diseases of mRNA MetabolismProject Title: Nonsense-Mediated Decay of mRNAs🧬 Investigated mRNA decay mechanisms linked to genetic disorders.📍 EMBL (Research Intern, May 2015 – Jul 2015)Structural and Computational Biology UnitProject Title: Short Linear Motif Discovery for Prediction of Protein-Protein Interactions💻 Worked on computational biology and bioinformatics approaches.📍 DKFZ (Bachelor Student, Jul 2014 – Jan 2015)Translational Cancer Research UnitThesis Title: The Role of Amino Acid Transporters for Tryptophan Metabolism in Cancer🧠 Investigated metabolic pathways in brain cancer biology. Show less