Biography

What if we could non-invasively characterize individual tumors by their metabolism? That would have substantial effect on the choice of therapy, monitoring therapy response and would thus advance the whole field of precision medicine. Hyperpolarized MRI offers capabilities to watch tumor metabolism by providing molecular probes which are either sensitive to metabolic processes or whose transformation to their metabolic products can be followed in real-time. Despite extensive characterization of those molecular probes, clinical translation is still lacking for most of them. Within my PhD at the department of Radiology in Cambridge I will translate one of those molecular probes into clinics.From my early days as a physics undergraduate in Munich, I was drawn to innovative, interdisciplinary applications of natural sciences, especially to those, having a positive impact on humanity. Further pursuing a master’s degree in Medical Physics, I found passion in the field of hyperpolarized MRI during my thesis, where I developed a molecular pH sensor myself. My ultimate scientific goal is to bridge the gap between research and the clinical translation of promising molecular probes.

Previous Education

Technical University Munich Biomed. Eng. and Med. Physics 2021
Technical University Munich Physics 2018