PhD
University College Dublin, Ireland
I completed a BSc and MSc in Molecular Biology at the Westphalian University of Applied Sciences Recklinghausen (Germany). I undertook my Master thesis in the laboratory of Prof. Jeremy Simpson in UCD from October 2016 to August 2017. During this time, I characterised five novel proteins involved in the regulation of the Golgi-to-ER retrograde pathway in mammalian cells. After my Master’s degree, I carried out my PhD in Prof. Simpson’s laboratory, developing three-dimensional (3D) cell models (spheroids) to investigate membrane trafficking events. A component of this work was undertaking a comparative study with a conventional two-dimensional (2D) monolayer cell model. I have specific expertise in the development of cell-based assays, use of advanced and automated imaging approaches, and volumetric analysis of cells using high-content analysis.