Graduated in May 2011


Doctoral Thesis
Mechanical Properties Of Pore-Spanning Membranes Prepared From Giant Vesicles


Doctoral Thesis Committee

• Janshoff, Andreas, Prof. Dr. - Grenzflächenchemie biohybrider Modellsysteme (Uni-Che)


• Schaap, Iwan A.T., Dr. - Atomic Force Microscopy (Uni-Phy)


• Diederichsen, Ulf, Prof. Dr. - Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry (Uni-Che)

University Education

• 11/2008-present University of Göttingen / GGNB program Physics of Biological and Complex Systems


• 01/2008-11/2008 Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany, PhD (Prof. Janshoff)


• 01/2006-12/2007 Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, Master, Chemistry, thesis: "Single molecule force measurements of Chitosan"


• 01/2001-01/2005 Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, Bachelor, Biochemistry

Publications

• Kocun M, Lazzara TD, Steinem C, Janshoff A. Preparation of solvent-free, pore-spanning lipd bilayers: Modeling the low tension of plasma membranes. Langmuir. 2011; 27(12), 7672-7680.


• Kocun M, Mueller W, Maskos M, Mey I, Geil B, Steinem C, Janshoff A. Viscoelasticity of pore-spanning polymer membranes derived from giant polymersomes. Soft Matter. 2010;6(11): 2508-2516.

Fellowships, Awards, Memberships

• 01/2009-12/2010 International Max Planck Research School Scholarship (State of Lower Saxony)


• Biophysical Society member


• Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society member


• ACS, American Chemical Society, member