Sandra S. Email & Phone Number

Helsinki Area, Finland

Biozentrum, Prof. Dirk Bumann's Group

• Infectious diseases (P. aeruginosa, S. aureus, E. coli, A. baumannii), outer membrane proteins, small molecule uptake, antibiotics resistance, virulence factors and pathogenesis
• Established targeted LC-MS/MS proteomics (PRM and SWATH-MS) methods for direct analysis of bacteria in patient samples
• Benchmarked the properties of pathogenic bacteria directly in clinical samples in order to identify novel strategies to combat infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance
• Developed MS-based diagnostic assays for clinical microbiology
• Managed clinical projects with hospitals in Switzerland and Germany, and collaborated with pharmaceutical companies in Basel area
• Strong background and practical working knowledge of GLP, GCP, ICH and data management

Vantaa, Finland

• Prepared offers for certified laboratory analyses and services for the Nordic market

Institute Of Biotechnology, Helsinki

Supervisors: Dr. Tuula Nyman and Dr. Sampsa Matikainen

Helsinki Area, Finland

• Investigated virus-host interplay and cell signaling upon infections applying LC-MS/MS-based phosphoproteomics, discovering new host factors that regulate inflammatory and antiviral responses.
• Evaluated potential antiviral drugs and their molecular mechanisms
• Screened small molecules for their impact on human immune response
• Supervised master students
• Wrote successful grant applications

Helsinki

• Developed an experimental workflow for LC-MS/MS-based phosphoproteomic analysis of samples from epithelial cells and primary macrophages

Helsinki, Finland

• HPLC analyses of carotenoids in human serum samples from the international type 1 diabetes observational clinical research studies The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young (TEDDY) and Diabetes Prediction.
• Worked under laboratory compliance (ISO/IEC 17025)

Helsinki

• Taught university undergraduate students organic and inorganic chemistry laboratory courses

Graz, Austria

• Worked on my Bachelor thesis in the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Microwave chemistry, under the supervision of Prof. C.O. Kappe
• Developed a microwave-assisted method for derivatizing organic compounds and analyzed the synthesized products with GC-MS/MS

Kantvik, Kirkkonummi, Finland

• Analyzed synthetic sugars and amino acids with HPLC, Karl Fischer titration, and calorimeter instruments. Performed solubility experiments with in-house developed reactors

Phd, Biochemistry

Activities and Societies: Integrative Life Science doctoral programme BiotechClub@ILS

Master'S Degree, Biochemistry, Grade 5/5. Thesis: Laudatur

Activities and Societies: Spektrum rf · Major: Biochemistry · Minor: Analytical chemistry

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry

· Major: Chemistry · Minor: Biochemistry

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemistry

Exchange student for a year in the beautiful city of Graz. Gained valuable experiences and fluency in German and completed excellent.