Leon Bösche

EDUCATION

College / University

Georg-August-University Göttingen

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biochemistry

Country

Germany

Lab Experience

IHC/ICC, IP, SEC, Western blotting, (super-resolution) fluorescence microscopy (confocal, DyMIN STED, MINFLUX), purification of synaptic vesicles from rat brains. Basic experience in ImageJ and R.

Projects / Research

2020 – 2021: Student assistant position for imaging of biological samples at molecular resolution using MINFLUX, Dept. of NanoBiophotonics (Prof. Hell), MPI for Biophysical Chemistry.
2020: Bachelor’s Thesis: “Purification of pre-labelled synaptic vesicles for super-resolution microscopy” Dept. of Neurobiology (Prof. Jahn), MPI for Biophysical Chemistry.
2019 – 2020: “Co-localization of different Neurotransmitter Transporters on the same Synaptic Vesicle is Bona-fide yet Sparse” Dept. of Neurobiology (Prof. Jahn), MPI for Biophysical Chemistry.

Scholarships / Awards

2021 – 2022:

Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

My main research interest lies in the understanding of the mechanisms involved in neuronal plasticity and vice versa the factors leading to neurodegeneration. As a biochemist, I aim to decipher the functions of the individual components in this highly complex system. I look forward to explore multiple research areas during my masters, providing me with the knowledge to approach this in a more complete fashion.