1999: Protein Production and Purification in Thermomyces lanuginosus Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Diploma Thesis)
2000: Regulation of Gene expression: Improvements in the Tet-On and Tet-Off System, Roche Bioscience, Palo Alto, USA (Master Thesis)
Projects/Research
Ph.D. Thesis: In-vivo imaging of long-term changes in the Drosophila neuromuscular system, AG Neuroplasticity, European Neuroscience Institute, Göttingen
Scholarships / Awards
DAAD
Carl-Duisberg
Interstip
Marine Biological Laboratory
Boehringer Ingelheim
SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS
In-vivo imaging of synaptogenesis and plasticity, role of local translation in establishment of long-term changes, sequences mediating translational control and mRNA localization, GFP-repoter constructs allowing to monitor structural and functional plasticty.
