Max Arwed Crayen

EDUCATION

College / University

Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biology

Country

Germany

Lab Experience

Behavioral analysis of Drosophila melanogaster, handling and crossings, neuroanatomy, preparation and staining of the nervous system of Drosophila; basic techniques of cell biology and biochemistry (including SDS-PAGE, ELISA, in situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, voltage/current clamp); high resolution confocal and fluorescence microscopy; software use including ImageJ/Fiji, Excel, R

Projects / Research

11/2017 – 05/2018: Bachelor thesis "Identification of GAL4-Lines to characterize body-size memory in Drosophila melanogaster", Institute of Developmental Biology and Neurobiology, Prof. Roland Strauss, Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
04/2018 – 05/2018: Internship, Forensic Institute, Dr. Schneider, Hessisches Landeskriminalamt, Wiesbaden, Germany

Scholarships / Awards

2018 – 2019:

Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

My focus lies on behavioral neurosciences. In particular, I am interested in memory and learning mechanisms influencing behavior. In this context I want to investigate how information is stored, accessed and how malfunctions lead to various neurodegenerative disorders. In order to investigate these questions, I would like to acquire a broad skill set of neuroscientific techniques.