About me
Download my resume (Sept. 2011) (pdf).
Higher Education
I obtained a Diploma in Biology, which is the German equivalent of a USA Master’s degree, at the University of Rostock (Germany) in February 2005. My thesis was conducted under the supervision of Professor Dr. Habil. Ragnar Kinzelbach, and in direct collaboration with Dr. Habil. Hans Pohl.
From June 2005 to August 2011 I have been a graduate student in the lab of Dr. Elke Buschbeck in the Department of Biology at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio.
Teaching experience
2005 Biology Lab Biol 111; U. of Cincinnati, Dept. of Biological Sciences
2006-10 Anatomy & Physiology Lab I, II, III Biol 201-203; U. of Cincinnati, Dept. of Biological Sciences
Animal Physiology Bio 571, Guest lecture; U. of Cincinnati, Dept. of Biological Sciences
2011 Anatomy & Physiology Lecture II, Biol 202; U. of Cincinnati, Dept. of Biological Sciences
Language Skills
I am fluent in written and spoken German and English, and I am advanced in Spanish (write essays, advanced conversations).
university committee
2009-present International Student Representative, All-University Committee on International Affairs (IC), University of Cincinnati
2007-2009 International Student Representative, Student Advisory Council on the University Budget (SACUB)
student group activity
2006-2010 member and officer of the student group Cultural Connections, treasurer (2006/07 and 2007/08), vice-president (2008/09), president (2009/10), University of Cincinnati
Juror activity
2010 and 2011 Judge for Science and Engineering Expo, Cincinnati, OH
2010 Judge for Horizon Science Academy Cincinnati Annual Science Fair, Cincinnati, OH
2010 Judge for the Undergraduate Poster Session, University of Cincinnati, Dept. of Biological Sciences