Leonard Frederik Engels
EDUCATION
College / University
University of Cologne
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science
Major Subjects
Neurosciences
Country
Germany
Lab Experience
EyeTracker, behavioral techniques (mice), retrograde labeling of trigeminal neurons in mice, dissection of mice, cell culture (muscle cells), confocal microscopy, immunofluorescence staining, western blot.
Projects / Research
- Apr - Aug 2012: How to plan and conduct a neuropsychological experiment. Internship at the University Hospital of Cologne, Neuroimaging group, Prof. Dr. Dr. Kai Vogeley
- Mar - Sep 2013: Cold transduction in TRPM8 -/- mice, effects of hyaluronic acid on nociception. Internship at the Instituto de Neurociencias in Alicante, Spain, Sensory transduction and nociception group, Dr. Carlos Belmonte
- Feb - July 2014: Studies on Neuromuscular Junction Maturation (Bachelor thesis). Internship at the Center for Brain Research in Vienna, Austria, Synapse Formation group, Dr. Ruth Herbst
Scholarships / Awards
| 2014 – 2015: | Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School |
| Feb – July 2014: | PROMOS stipend |
| Mar – Sep 2013: | Erasmus stipend |