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I am currently working as a Senior Editor for Nature Microbiology at Springer Nature in Heidelberg, Germany.
I am a Microbiologist with more than 10 years of experience in conducting microbiological and molecular biological research, scientific publishing, and science communication. I studied Biology at the Technical University Braunschweig in Germany, and investigated biofilms of the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa during my Diploma thesis (eq. to Master). As a PhD student, I was part of the Excellence Graduate School 'International Leibniz Research School' (ILRS) and investigated infection-associated genes of the fungal pathogen Candida albicans at the Hans-Knoell-Institute (HKI) in Jena, Germany. Following a short postdoc at the HKI, I moved to Vancouver, Canada, to perform postdoctoral studies at the Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia. Here, I investigated virulence factor production by the fungal pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and C. albicans. In my free time, I enjoy reading and running. |
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Current Occupation
2023- Senior Editor for Nature Microbiology at Springer Nature, Heidelberg, Germany
2022-2023 Associate Editor for Nature Microbiology at Springer Nature, Heidelberg, Germany
2020-2022 Associate Editor for Nature Microbiology at Springer Nature, Berlin, Germany
2019-2020 Associate Editor for Nature Microbiology at Springer Nature, London, United Kingdom
Academic Training
2019-2019 Research Associate with Jim Kronstad, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
2014-2019 Postdoctoral Researcher with Jim Kronstad, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
2013-2014 Postdoctoral Researcher with Bernhard Hube, Hans-Knoell-Institute Jena, Germany
2007-2012 PhD with Bernhard Hube, Hans-Knoell-Institute Jena / Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany
2006-2007 Diploma (eq. Master) in Biology with Dieter Jahn, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
2001-2006 Study of Biology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
Awards and Fellowships
2014-2016 Research fellowship from the German Research Foundation (DFG)
2015 Fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
2013 „Young Investigator Award“ by the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM)
2011 ALLFUN fellowship for European scientists
2010 Travel grant form the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM)
2009 Two travel grants form the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM)
Poster Presentations at Conferences and Meetings
2018 25th Anniversary Celebration of Michael Smith's Nobel Prize Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017 Postdoctoral Research Day, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 13th European Conference on Fungal Genetics, Paris, France
2015 Symposium Microb. & Immunol. Departments, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 28th Fungal Genetics Conference, Pacific Grove, CA, USA
2012 18th Congress of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology, Berlin, Germany
2011 4th ILRS Symposium, Dornburg, Germany
2011 Gordon Research Conference 'Immunology of fungal infections', Galveston, TX, USA
2009 61th Annual Conference of the DGHM, Göttingen, Germany
Talks at Conferences and Meetings
2019 Microbiology & Immunology Symposium, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
2013 VI International Congress on Stress Proteins in Biology and Medicine, Sheffield, UK (Invited speaker)
2013 DGHM Meeting 'Eukaryotic Pathogens', Hannover, Germany (Invited speaker)
2012 Meeting of the section Antimycotic Chemotherapy, Bonn, Germany
2010 Interdisciplinary Forum on Superficial Fungal Infections, Jena, Germany
2010 3rd Joint Conference of the DGHM and VAAM, Hannover, Germany
2009 DGHM Meeting 'Eukaryotic Pathogens', Tübingen, Germany
2009 6th ILRS Meeting, Hans-Knoell-Institute, Jena, Germany
2008 2nd ILRS Symposium, Dornburg, Germany
2008 42th Scientific Conference of the DMykG, Jena, Germany
2008 DGHM Meeting 'Eukaryotic Pathogens', Würzburg, Germany
2008 4th ILRS Meeting, Hans-Knoell-Institute, Jena, Germany
Courses and Certificates
2018 Mitacs Training Workshop „Scientific and Technical Writing” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2018 Postdoctoral Fellows Office (PDFO) Workshop „Public Speaking Unlocked”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017 Graduate Pathways to Success (GPS) and UBC Public Affairs Workshop „Introduction to Interacting with the Media” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017 Mitacs Step Workshop „Essentials of Productive Teams” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 Mitacs Step Workshop „Discovering the Entrepreneur Within” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 Mitacs Step Certified Workshop „Business Writing for Today's Professional” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 PDFO, Graduate Pathways to Success (GPS) and the University-Industry Liaison Office (UILO) Workshop „Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 PDFO Workshop „Professional & Business Effectiveness”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 PDFO Workshop „Succeeding in Difficult Conversations”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 PDFO Workshop „Effective Supervision”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, Certified Online Course (6 months) “Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research”, NIH, USA
2015 PDFO Workshop “Social Media - Making the Most of Your Online Professional Presence”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 PDFO Workshop „NSERC Grant Writing Workshop”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 Mitacs Step Certified Workshop „Time Management” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 PDFO Workshop „Career-Building Begins with You”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 CWSEI Clicker Workshop „Going beyond the technology: Impactful clicker choreography in your class”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 Mitacs Step Certified Workshop „Foundations of Project Management II” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 Faculty of Medicine Post-Doctoral Fellow Professional Development Series „People Side of Achieving Success (conflict management)“, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 PDFO Workshop „Budget Basics for Project Management“, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 Mitacs Step Certified Workshop „Foundations of Project Management I” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 PDFO Workshop „Introduction to Project Management“, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 Mitacs Step Workshop „Networking: Tips for Expanding Your Personal Network” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2012 Jenaer Akademie Lebenslanges Lernen e.V., State-approved Course § 15 GenTSV for Project Leaders and Biosafety Officers "Gene Technology, Biosafety and Biosecurity", Jena, Germany
2011 Graduate Academy Jena, certified Compact Course "Academic Teaching", Jena, Germany
2010 Hans-Knöll Institute Jena, ILRS practical course "Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry – Basics and Applications", Jena, Germany
2009 Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, Training Workshop W1: "Fungi as a clinical problem"
2008 Hans-Knöll Institute Jena, ILRS practical course C3: "Analysis of Protein-DNA Interactions Using Surface Plasmon Resonance", Jena, Germany
2007 Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, ILRS practical course A3: "Microbial life under anoxic conditions", Jena, Germany
Manuscript Review
2010 - 2019 Review of manuscripts for PLOS Pathogens, Molecular Microbiology, Journal of Basic Microbiology, Microbiology, Journal of Applied Microbiology, Microbiological Research, mSphere
Languages
English: fluent
German: native
French: native
2023- Senior Editor for Nature Microbiology at Springer Nature, Heidelberg, Germany
2022-2023 Associate Editor for Nature Microbiology at Springer Nature, Heidelberg, Germany
2020-2022 Associate Editor for Nature Microbiology at Springer Nature, Berlin, Germany
2019-2020 Associate Editor for Nature Microbiology at Springer Nature, London, United Kingdom
Academic Training
2019-2019 Research Associate with Jim Kronstad, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
2014-2019 Postdoctoral Researcher with Jim Kronstad, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
2013-2014 Postdoctoral Researcher with Bernhard Hube, Hans-Knoell-Institute Jena, Germany
2007-2012 PhD with Bernhard Hube, Hans-Knoell-Institute Jena / Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany
2006-2007 Diploma (eq. Master) in Biology with Dieter Jahn, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
2001-2006 Study of Biology, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
Awards and Fellowships
2014-2016 Research fellowship from the German Research Foundation (DFG)
2015 Fellowship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
2013 „Young Investigator Award“ by the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM)
2011 ALLFUN fellowship for European scientists
2010 Travel grant form the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM)
2009 Two travel grants form the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (DGHM)
Poster Presentations at Conferences and Meetings
2018 25th Anniversary Celebration of Michael Smith's Nobel Prize Symposium, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017 Postdoctoral Research Day, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 13th European Conference on Fungal Genetics, Paris, France
2015 Symposium Microb. & Immunol. Departments, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 28th Fungal Genetics Conference, Pacific Grove, CA, USA
2012 18th Congress of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology, Berlin, Germany
2011 4th ILRS Symposium, Dornburg, Germany
2011 Gordon Research Conference 'Immunology of fungal infections', Galveston, TX, USA
2009 61th Annual Conference of the DGHM, Göttingen, Germany
Talks at Conferences and Meetings
2019 Microbiology & Immunology Symposium, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
2013 VI International Congress on Stress Proteins in Biology and Medicine, Sheffield, UK (Invited speaker)
2013 DGHM Meeting 'Eukaryotic Pathogens', Hannover, Germany (Invited speaker)
2012 Meeting of the section Antimycotic Chemotherapy, Bonn, Germany
2010 Interdisciplinary Forum on Superficial Fungal Infections, Jena, Germany
2010 3rd Joint Conference of the DGHM and VAAM, Hannover, Germany
2009 DGHM Meeting 'Eukaryotic Pathogens', Tübingen, Germany
2009 6th ILRS Meeting, Hans-Knoell-Institute, Jena, Germany
2008 2nd ILRS Symposium, Dornburg, Germany
2008 42th Scientific Conference of the DMykG, Jena, Germany
2008 DGHM Meeting 'Eukaryotic Pathogens', Würzburg, Germany
2008 4th ILRS Meeting, Hans-Knoell-Institute, Jena, Germany
Courses and Certificates
2018 Mitacs Training Workshop „Scientific and Technical Writing” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2018 Postdoctoral Fellows Office (PDFO) Workshop „Public Speaking Unlocked”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017 Graduate Pathways to Success (GPS) and UBC Public Affairs Workshop „Introduction to Interacting with the Media” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2017 Mitacs Step Workshop „Essentials of Productive Teams” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 Mitacs Step Workshop „Discovering the Entrepreneur Within” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 Mitacs Step Certified Workshop „Business Writing for Today's Professional” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 PDFO, Graduate Pathways to Success (GPS) and the University-Industry Liaison Office (UILO) Workshop „Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2016 PDFO Workshop „Professional & Business Effectiveness”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 PDFO Workshop „Succeeding in Difficult Conversations”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 PDFO Workshop „Effective Supervision”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, Certified Online Course (6 months) “Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research”, NIH, USA
2015 PDFO Workshop “Social Media - Making the Most of Your Online Professional Presence”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 PDFO Workshop „NSERC Grant Writing Workshop”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 Mitacs Step Certified Workshop „Time Management” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2015 PDFO Workshop „Career-Building Begins with You”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 CWSEI Clicker Workshop „Going beyond the technology: Impactful clicker choreography in your class”, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 Mitacs Step Certified Workshop „Foundations of Project Management II” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 Faculty of Medicine Post-Doctoral Fellow Professional Development Series „People Side of Achieving Success (conflict management)“, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 PDFO Workshop „Budget Basics for Project Management“, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 Mitacs Step Certified Workshop „Foundations of Project Management I” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 PDFO Workshop „Introduction to Project Management“, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
2014 Mitacs Step Workshop „Networking: Tips for Expanding Your Personal Network” Vancouver, BC, Canada
2012 Jenaer Akademie Lebenslanges Lernen e.V., State-approved Course § 15 GenTSV for Project Leaders and Biosafety Officers "Gene Technology, Biosafety and Biosecurity", Jena, Germany
2011 Graduate Academy Jena, certified Compact Course "Academic Teaching", Jena, Germany
2010 Hans-Knöll Institute Jena, ILRS practical course "Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry – Basics and Applications", Jena, Germany
2009 Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK, Training Workshop W1: "Fungi as a clinical problem"
2008 Hans-Knöll Institute Jena, ILRS practical course C3: "Analysis of Protein-DNA Interactions Using Surface Plasmon Resonance", Jena, Germany
2007 Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, ILRS practical course A3: "Microbial life under anoxic conditions", Jena, Germany
Manuscript Review
2010 - 2019 Review of manuscripts for PLOS Pathogens, Molecular Microbiology, Journal of Basic Microbiology, Microbiology, Journal of Applied Microbiology, Microbiological Research, mSphere
Languages
English: fluent
German: native
French: native
