Fatima Baker

PhD thesis in the hematology/oncology department Focus: Role of autophagy as a therapeutic approach for the treatment of leukemia Tasks: • Management and direction of several autophagy research projects • Conceptualization of project content and objectives • Organization and conduction of experiments • Collaboration and communication with different teams • Regular presentation of progress at department meetings and at conferences • Writing and reviewing scientific articles for publication in journals

Research Assistant in the team of Prof. Dr. Elke Deuerling Focus: Molecular Microbiology Research: • Characterization of poly(A) tails of different mRNAs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae • Management of the research project • Development and implementation of novel protocols • Organization and conduction of experiments and analysis of the generated data

Internship at the Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences in the team of Dr. Gabriele Saretzki Focus: Research project on neurodegenerative diseases: Investigating the relationship of telomerase, inflammation and oxidative stress in neuroblastoma cells. • I got basic technical knowledge in cell culture methods, bioimaging, flow cytometry, and Telomerase PCR-ELISA assay

Internship at the Laboratório de Biologia Molecular de Artrópodes. Allergy research project: cloning of the allergen antigen 5 from the venom of the wasp P. paulista in E.coli

Focus: Working on a research project as part of the nationwide "BioPara" project, which analyzes biogas processes and aims to optimize them. Concentration measurements of various metabolites in sediment samples and samples from biogas plants were carried out. Tasks: • Laboratory work for data generation • Supervision of the microbiology practical course for undergraduate students

PhD thesis in the hematology & oncology department at the University Hospital Frankfurt am Main Member of the Graduate School of Cancer Research at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg (2017 – 2020) Extracurricular education: • Project and time management • Presentation skills • Workshop on intercultural competence • Basic workshop on R/R-Studio and Python • Writing scientific publications and third-party funding applications

Major field of study: Disease Biology with advanced courses in molecular microbiology, molecular toxicology/bioimaging, biochemical pharmacology Master thesis in molecular microbiology: Functional analysis of the Not4 E3-ligase in yeast

Focus: Pharmacology/toxicology and ecotoxicology Bachelor thesis in human and environmental toxicology: Organ distribution of Oatp1d1 in rainbow trout on RNA and protein levels