Simone Mayer

EDUCATION

College / University

University of Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science (Honors)

Major Subjects

Neuroscience

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Country

Germany

Lab Experience

Various techniques in cell biology and neuroscience

Projects / Research

  • 10/2008 – 06/2009: The physiological role of Golgi cells during behaviour (Bachelor thesis). Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • 07/2008 – 08/2008: The role of cLINGO-1 in the development of the spinal cord (Biology Undergraduate Summer School). Department of Zoology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
  • 07/2007 – 08/2007: The connectivity of thalamocortical axons in rat brain slices. Department of Cell Physiology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany

Scholarships / Awards

2009 – 2010: Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2009: Tripos Title of Scholar of Sidney Sussex, Samuel Taylor Scholarship

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am eager to understand the molecular and cellular processes that underpin the formation and functioning of nervous systems and thereby enable them to perform formidable tasks like locomotion or cognition.