Academic Career

Since 12/2017	PhD candidate fungal genetics and biotechnology, Wood Research Munich, Research Group Wood Bioprocesses
04/2014-11/2017	Molecular Biotechnology (M.Sc.), TU Munich/UC Berkeley, CA
10/2015-04/2018	TUM-NaWi (Economics in Natural Sciences, M.Sc.), TU Munich
10/2014-04/2015	Research internship synthetic biology, J. Craig Venter Institute, San Diego, CA
10/2011-09/2014	Molecular Biotechnology (B.Sc.), TU Munich

Researched Areas

• PhD Thesis:
  "Development of modified Aspergillus niger strains for highly efficient D-galacturonic acid generation from pectin-rich, residual agricultural products. (engineering of central pectinase gene cluster transcription, pectinase secretion and reduction of lyase-driven side reactions)"
• Previous work:
  "Protein secretion through engineering peroxisomes into secretory vesicles in Saccharomyces cerevisiae." (Master’s Thesis)
  "TAnalysis of technical and scientific framework requirements and challenges for bio-based plastics in the food packaging sector." (Master’s Thesis)     
  "Using CRISPR:Cas9 to introduce synthetic swaps in E. coli and highly efficient single gene knock-outs in Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942" (Research Internship)
  "Characterization of the substrate specifity of ubiquitin proteases from Arabidopsis thaliana." (Bachelor’s Thesis)