Nora Wender

EDUCATION

College / University

University of Heidelberg

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biotechnology

Major Subjects

Bioinformatics, Drug research, Biophysics

Country

Germany

Lab Experience

Basic techniques in molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry and biotechnology; cell culture and cellular assay systems (Alpha Screen, FLIPR).

Projects / Research

2007: Cellular assays with metabotrophic glutamate receptors for studying dose-response relationships
2005 - 2006: Reconstruction of neurons stained with biocytin

Scholarships / Awards

2007 – 2008:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2005 – 2008:	Scholarship Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am interested in the molecular understanding of and therapy opportunities for neurodegenerative diseases. I would like to be able to contribute to these research fields since they are getting more and more important as a consequence of recent changes in the age distribution of the European society. Furthermore I would like to learn more about differences between human and primate brains, especially the development of language. In addition, I am fascinated by the formation of neuronal networks as well as the neuronal processes underlying human vision and other senses which combine perceiving, analyzing, and associating in a very effective way. Moreover I am interested in the field of epigenetics.