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Lausanne Area, Switzerland

Enabling technologies engineer at Lunaphore. A company active in state-of-the-art biomedical technologies that strives to create and commercialize diagnostic platforms for tumor analysis to improve personalized medicine.• Development of next generation devices and assays• Managing research projects with in collaboration with external partners• Image and data analysis• Working under ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 regulatory environment

Lead the development of a high resolution optical instrument for cutting-edge research in the field of protein structure and function.• Development of a high-resolution optical instrument ◦ Design of optical systems and mechanical components ◦ Software development including user interface with LabVIEW ◦ Development and execution of test procedures• Project management ◦ Project planning and execution ◦ Budget responsibility ◦ Supplier… Show more Lead the development of a high resolution optical instrument for cutting-edge research in the field of protein structure and function.• Development of a high-resolution optical instrument ◦ Design of optical systems and mechanical components ◦ Software development including user interface with LabVIEW ◦ Development and execution of test procedures• Project management ◦ Project planning and execution ◦ Budget responsibility ◦ Supplier selection• Training of researchers• Supervision of master, bachelor and working students Show less

Managed the computer network of the biophysics chairs at the Technische Universität München.• Coordination of procurement and integration of computers and network technology• Migration of the lab-internal network into the university-wide network• Maintenance of a computer network with approx. 150 network devices

Managed and executed research projects focused on protein structure and function as well as nanotechnology.• Research with focus on the understanding of the role of conformational changes of proteins ◦ Designing, planning and conducting of experiments ◦ Analysis and interpretation of research data ◦ Lab work in the area of protein biochemistry and purification• Writing and reviewing scientific publications• Presentation of research results at international… Show more Managed and executed research projects focused on protein structure and function as well as nanotechnology.• Research with focus on the understanding of the role of conformational changes of proteins ◦ Designing, planning and conducting of experiments ◦ Analysis and interpretation of research data ◦ Lab work in the area of protein biochemistry and purification• Writing and reviewing scientific publications• Presentation of research results at international conferences and workshops Show less

Tianjin City, China

Consulted the College of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronic Engineering at the Tianjin University in the development of a high-precision optical instrument.• Consulting in project planning and execution• On-site project assessment• Training of staff members• Analysis of error reports and development of improvement strategies• Lecture series about the development of high resolution optical instruments

Visiting graduate researcher at the biological engineering and mechanical engineering department under supervision of Prof. Matthew Lang.• Research thesis with focus on molecular biophysics• Participation in interdiscliplinary research projects• Presentation of research results at international conferences

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biophysics

Doctoral thesis: "Enzyme mechanics studied by single molecule force spectroscopy"

Education record

Research thesis: Single molecule biophysics of actin filaments and actin binding proteins

Diplom, Biophysics