Short CV
Employment
- Since 2017
PI in Volkswagen grant 'Life' - Since 2015
PI in SFB 937, Georg August Universität Göttingen - Since 2014
Project Leader "Dictyostelium biophysics", Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen, with Prof. Dr. Eberhard Bodenschatz - 2012-2013
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Theoretical and Biological Physics, UCSD, San Diego, with Prof. Dr. William Loomis and Prof. Dr. Wouter-Jan Rappel - 2011-2012
Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen, with Prof. Dr. Eberhard Bodenschatz - 2010-2011
Scientific Coordinator of the proposal for DFG Collaborative Research Centre 937, Theoretical Physics, Göttingen, with Prof. Dr. Annette Zippelius
Scientific graduation
- 2006-2010
Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.), Chemistry, University of Mainz, Prof. Dr. Andreas Janshoff
Title of PhD thesis: Dynamics of epithelial monolayers assessed by acoustic and impedimetric whole cell biosensors: Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) and electrical cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS) as novel tools to address cell motility and nanocytotoxicity
Academic graduation
- 2000-2005
Studies and Diploma in Biology, University of Würzburg, Prof. Dr. Ulrich Zimmermann
Title thesis: "Analysis of water transport in higher plants: detection of xylem pressure, volume flow and NMR-Parameters during dessication and rehydration of Nicotiana tabacum"
Scientific skills
- Research interests
Mechanics and dynamics of cell-substrate and cell-cell contacts: From Dictyostelium discoideum adhesion to mammalian cardiac fibrosis - Areas of work
Biotechnology, cell biology, biochemistry, biophysical chemistry, biophysics: in-vitro description of cell motility and chemotaxis, adhesion and cell mechanics - Experimental Techniques
Quartz crystal microbalance, atomic force microscopy and Single Cell Force Spectroscopy, Impedance spectroscopy and Electric Cell-substrate Impedance Sensing, Immobilization and Interface/Surface Chemistry, Microfluidics, Optical imaging/fluorescence microscopy (CLSM, TIRFM, RICM), cell culture and transfection/biochemical assays, TEM/SEM, statistical analysis of biological fluctuation
Other activities, awards and honors
- Since 2013
Initial DFG-funding of PhD project within a CRC - 2007-2008
Fellowship, Excellence Graduate School "material science in Mainz MAINZ" - 2006-2007
Scholarship, Excellence Graduate School "polymers in advanced technologies POLYMAT"