Current Position: PhD student in the laboratory of Dr. Roman Ulm, Department of Botany, University of Freiburg, Germany
Education: Diploma in Biology with emphasis on plant molecular biology at the University of Heidelberg
Non-scientific Interests: Dancing, Roleplaying, Middle Ages, Basketball
As a teacher for biology my father understood how to visualize that plants are more than green matter with pretty flowers and pleasant odors. Hence I was soon determined to learn more about a plants life and how they manage to adapt to the ever changing environment. During my biology studies in Heidelberg I actively focused on plant molecular biology and developed a broad interest in all aspects of plant growth and development. Therefore I was delighted when I was chosen to become a member of the graduate school “signal systems in plant model organisms” and to work on MAPK signaling, a widespread process which is involved in a great variety of cellular responses.