Dr. Julia Bär

- Managed Germany- and institution-funded research projects - Coordinated €60K+ in institutional funding for computing resources - Served as co-project leader for Biosafety Level 1 facility, introducing lab-wide safety protocols - Co-led lab relocation, overseeing logistics, equipment reinstallation, and biosafety compliance to ensure uninterrupted research operation - Organized M.Sc. neuroscience practical coursed and co-designed curriculum (2022–2024) - Mentored M.Sc. and PhD students

Competitive 10-day International Neuroscience Course "Advanced techniques for synapse biology" Designed and taught a highly competitive, hands-on research module for international students on excitatory synapses in primary hippocampal neurons. Content: key principles of neuronal and synaptic activity plasticity, advanced imaging (confocal, STED, calcium imaging, pH-sensitive GFP), data analysis. Aim: Solid conceptual understanding of synaptic structure–function relationships.

- Investigated neuronal actin cytoskeleton structure using super-resolution microscopy - Co-secured and managed €140K industry funding (Servier, France) - Delivered research presentations at FENS and Gordon Research Conferences - Helped establish a new laboratory, overseeing equipment installation and regulatory compliance - Established new cell culture methods in the laboratory - Designed and led M.Sc. practical courses - Supervised M.Sc. B.Sc. students, lab assistants and visiting researchers

- Investigated synapse-to-nucleus signalling, aiming to decipher the role of the protein messenger Jacob in neuronal plasticity and gene regulation - Contribute to publications using a multifaceted methodological approach - Worked in an international multicultural team - Presented scientific results & published in high impact journal - Independently established a new method (slice cultures) - Communicated science to the public (Long Night of Science)