Curriculum Vitae
Professional Experience
09/2024-12/2024 - Guest researcher, Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, lead by Tony Gutierrez, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
since 2023 - Junior research group leader, University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Chemistry, EMB, Topic: "Microbial processes in natural oil films".
2021 – 2023 - Postdoctoral researcher, in cooperation and funded by Aker BP at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Chemistry, EMB, Aquatic Microbiology Group; Topic: “Microbial investigation of two oil reservoirs in the North Sea - oil depletion potential and origin of geological features”.
2017 – 2022 - PhD candidate (summa cum laude), University of Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Chemistry, EMB, Aquatic Microbiology Group; Topic: "Unraveling mechanisms of microbial community assembly using naturally replicated microbiomes", supervisors Prof. Dr. Rainer U. Meckenstock & Dr. Verena Brauer
2015 – 2017 - Laboratory Technician in R&D, Symrise AG in Holzminden, Scent & Care/ Global Innovations/ Cosmetic Ingredients/ Molecular Biology Division.
Education
2013 – 2016 - Master of Science in Technical Biochemistry with focus on Ecotoxicology, University of Applied Sciences Lübeck.
2014 – 2015 - Research intern, at Unilever R&D Vlaardingen, Netherlands, Department Taste and Flavour.
2010 – 2013 - Bachelor of Science in Molecular Life Science, University of Lübeck.
2007 – 2010 - Certified medical technical laboratory assistant (MTA-L), School for health professions of Hospital Dortmund.
Achievements
2024 - Our microscopy photo from our own research was selected by the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) as the winner of the “ISME Call for Microbial Ecology Photos and Videos Competition” and will grace the cover of the ISME Communications Journal 2025
2024 - Price for fourth position at "Forum Junge Spitzenforscher 2024” (Forum Young Top Researchers) themed "Resource-Efficient Circular Economy" organized by TU concept GmbH and TU Dortmund, with support from the Industrial Research Foundation
2019 - Selected as "Sponsored Delegate" at the 7th International Symposium on Applied Microbiology and Molecular Biology in Oil Systems (ISMOS, Halifax, Canada)
Areas of Interest
Environmental Microbiology | Microbial Life in Oil | Microbial Dynamics at Water/Oil Interface, Hydrocarbon-Producing Algae, Algae-Bacteria Interactions in Context of Hydrocarbon Degradation | Microbial Community Assembly and Structure | Biodiversity
Memberships
Association for General and Applied Microbiology (Vereinigung für Allgemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie, VAAM) and Member in the Young Scientist Network
International Society for Environmental Biogeochemistry (ISEB)
Centre for Water and Environmental Research of the University of Duisburg-Essen (Zentrum für Wasser- und Umweltforschung, ZWU)