Personenprofil
Berufliche Laufbahn
- seit 01/2021
Rudolph-Schoenheimer-Institute of Biochemistry, Univ of Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanyGroup leader with Prof LiebscherResearch: Adhesion GPCRs, cell signaling, X-ray crystallography, EPR and NMR spectroscopy, Src kinases, Arrestins - 05/2015 - 12/2020
Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USAPostdoctoral Fellow with Prof. Vsevolod Gurevich and Prof. Tina IversonResearch: Cell signaling, Arrestin, Src family kinases, G protein-coupled receptor, cell culture, recombinant protein expression, X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy - 08/2013 - 04/2015
Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKPostdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Daniel NietlispachResearch: G protein-coupled receptor, ß1-adrenergic receptor, insect cell expression, NMR-spectroscopy - 06/2009 - 08/2013
Institut für Medizinische Physik und Biophysik, Universität Leipzig, DeutschlandDoktorandDoktorarbeit: The extracellular lysine residues of in vitro folded neuropeptide Y receptor type 2 interacting with its ligand observed by NMR-spectroscopy
Ausbildung
- 01/2004 - 06/2009
Institut für Biotechnologie, Martin-Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg, DeutschlandStudium Biochemie Diplomarbeit: Optimierung der in vitro Präparation des prokaryotisch exprimierten Y2 Rezeptors für strukturelle Untersuchungen mittels NMR Spektroskopie
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Certificate in STEM and Online Teaching, CiCT, Vanderbilt University, USA, 04/2020
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Certificate in College Teaching, CiCT, Vanderbilt University, USA, 03/2020
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Instructor, Chemical and Physical Biology, Vanderbilt University, USA, 09/2019
Module title: New approaches for practical and time efficient cloning, construct design and the strategic selection of protein-protein interaction techniques.
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Kursleiter, Praktischer Kurs der Kristallographie, Vanderbilt Universitaet, USA, 06/2018 – 08/2018
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Research Associate, Clare College, Cambridge, UK,10/2014 – 04/2015
Supervision of chemistry classes for undergrad students. Led discussions of lectured material, discussed problems, provided feedback and prepared students for final exams.
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Teaching Assistant, Department of Biochemistry, Cambridge University, UK, 10/2013 – 04/2015
Journal club supervision of graduate students. Led discussion, stepwise guiding through publications, encouraged students to critical thinking and explained new biochemical techniques