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| Education |
| 2004-2008 |
Ph.D. at the Friedrich-Loeffler Institute, Institute of Novel and Emerging Diseases, Isle Riems, Germany.
Thesis: Analysis of the N-terminus of the prion protein and its role in the conversion reaction, supervisor: Martin H. Groschup. |
| 2003-2004 |
Diploma at the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Germany. Project: Crystallization of Tet-repressor with different Tetracyclines, supervisor: Winfried Hinrichs. |
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| Experience |
| since 2014 |
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Prague, Czech Republic. Supervisor: Jan Konvalinka. |
| 2011-2014 |
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary - Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Calgary AB, Canada.
Project: NMDA receptor, Prion Protein and Alzheimer's disease, supervisor: Peter K. Stys. |
| 2008-2011 |
Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Calgary AB, Canada. Project: TID 1 and Parkinson disease, supervisor: Janice E. Braun. |
| 1999-2000 |
Undergraduate training exchange Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital Zuerich, Zuerich, Switzerland. Project: Prion Protein and B cells, supervisor: Adriano Agguzi and Fabio Montrasio. |
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| Awards |
| 2011 |
Travel Award to Prion2011 in Montreal (PrioNet). |
| 2011 |
Workshop Award for young researcher in Montreal (PrioNet). |
| 2010 |
Sponsored by PrioNet to travel to PrioNet/APRI ASM Vancouver (PrioNet). |
| 2010 |
Sponsored by PrioNet to travel to PrioNet Canada 2010 Ottawa (PrioNet). |
| 2010 |
Travel Award for AFMnet meeting Toronto (PrioNet). |
| 2009 |
Travel Award for AHFMR's Making Connections Conference (AHFMR). |
| 2009 |
Travel Award for the Prion Conference in Edmonton 2009 (APRI). |
| 2007 |
Travel Award to the Prion Student Day 2007 Edinburgh (Neuroprion). |
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| Research interests |
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Neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Prion disease), opioid receptor and cancer correlation.
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