Biography

Before coming to Cambridge, I completed my Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Biomedicine at the University of Würzburg in northern Bavaria. Tasting different areas of research, the possibility to observe life at its smallest unit by using high-end microscopy of single living cells fascinated me the most. During my PhD in Oncology, I want to understand how the barriers that prevent a normal cell from becoming a tumour cell are overcome. Under the supervision of Prof. Venkitaraman and Dr. Esposito at the Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, I will therefore contribute to the development of novel microscopy systems that allow us to draw a quantitative network map of the soon-to-be cancer cell at a so far unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. This map will help us to identify the nodes in the network we have to hit by therapeutic means to prevent and cure cancer. Despite science, my main interest lies in politics with a special focus on sustainable development on a local and global level.