Miriam Klaus

EDUCATION

College / University

Freie Universität Berlin

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biochemistry

Country

Germany

Lab Experience

Standard laboratory techniques such as protein purification and nucleic acid isolation; methods to evaluate molecule interactions including ITC, EMSA, fluorescence polarization and phage display as well as basic cell culture work coupled with gene expression assays.

Projects / Research

03/2015 – 06/2015: “Examining the interaction of FBP21 and its potential binding partners”; Research group 'Freund', Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
08/2014 – 01/2015: “Inhibiting the SOX18 transcription factor with oligonucleotide decoys”; Research group 'Jauch', Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine & Health, Guangzhou, PR China

Scholarships / Awards

2015 – 2016:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2014:	German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) RISE Stipend
2014:	German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) PROMOS Stipend

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I have become increasingly fascinated by the relationship between the structure and function of macromolecules. I would therefore like to gain expertise in solving and analyzing structures. What particularly interests me is the analysis of interaction sites with these methods and how a malfunctioning at this end can cause diseases. Nonetheless, I am keeping my mind open and I am keen to explore further areas of molecular biology during my time in Göttingen.