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Pleasanton, Ca, Usa

Emeryville, Ca, Usa

Uc Berkeley, Collins Lab

“Biochemical studies of the functional architecture of the Tetrahymena telomerase holoenzyme.”- Elucidated the architecture of the telomerase holoenzyme RNP complex by heterologous expression and in-vitro reconstitution- Analyzed the binding modes of DNA substrates in the telomerase holoenzyme during the catalytic cycle and their impact on the enzyme processivity- Determined the interaction of telomeric G-quadruplexes with G-quartet binding proteins in Tetrahymena using in-vitro binding studies and chromatin immunoprecipitation

Bayreuth, Germany

Lecturing and supervision of two annual laboratory courses in Biochemistry

“The role of the stability and the folding mechanism of the gene-3-protein from filamentous phage for the infection of Escherichia coli.”- Analyzed the role of a slow protein folding reaction as a molecular timer in controlling the infection of E. coli by filamentous phage- Studied the importance of the thermodynamic stability of the phage protein for its function in vivoCollaboration with Roche Diagnostics, Penzberg, Germany: “Solubilization of aggregation-prone proteins by covalent fusion with chaperone modules.”- Characterized the catalytic efficiency of different chaperone modules in refolding various fused proteins

Diploma, Biochemistry

Education record

2009 – present Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology

Ph.D, Biochemistry