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Curriculum Vitae
Education:
10/2009
PhD defense, summa cum laude
11/2005 – 10/2009
PhD in chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany,
Prof. Dr. G. Buntkowsky (now Darmstadt University of Technology)
Title: “Investigations on the Mechanism of Nickel Superoxide Dismutase Using Peptide Based Model Systems”
10/2004 – 08/2005
Diploma in chemistry, grade: excellent, Technical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller- University Jena, Germany, Prof. Dr. G. Kreisel, Dr. S. Meyer
Title: “Photooxidation von Citronellol in verschiedenen Reaktortypen“
(„Photo-oxidation of citronellol in various reactor types“)
Professional Experience
06/2019 – current
Senior researcher, Department of Chemistry & Molecular Biology, Wallenberg Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Gothenburg
01/2016 – 05/2019
Independent research group leader, Eduard-Zintl-Institute for Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
topics: structure, function and dynamics of small peptides and proteins in solution studied by NMR; pharmacophore-based, rational design of novel, peptidic Gprotein inhibitors
11/2016 – 01/2018
parental leave (part-time employment)
08/2013 – 12/2015
Senior scientist (independent junior researcher group leader), Eduard-Zintl-Institute for Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, TU Darmstadt, Prof. Dr. Gerd Buntkowsky
topics: structure activity relationship studies of ion-channel modifying cone snail toxins by NMR, in-silico design and analysis of G protein inhibitors
09/2015
Visiting scientist, National High Magnetic Field Lab (NHMFL), Tallahassee, FL, USA
topic: high-field EPR measurements of Nickel superoxide dismutase-derived Ni(II) metallopeptides
07/2012 – 07/2013
Visiting scientist (PostDoc), Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, USA, Prof. Dr. M. Hong (now Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA)
topics: dynamics and conformation of the influenza proton channel studied by solid-state NMR; synthesis of membrane proteins
11/2009 – 06/2012
PostDoc, Eduard-Zintl-Institute for Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, TU Darmstadt, Prof. Dr. Gerd Buntkowsky
topic: 1,4- and 1,5-triazols as cis-amide bond mimics, solution NMR structure determination of conesnail toxins