Sonja Hatz

KM for regulatory and quality enquiries

• chemical analysis, quality control for starting material and in-process control, product release analytic testing • quality-control laboratory of a new production site in the USA • procurement and qualification of 40 analytical instruments, including FTIR and UV/vis spectrophotometers, HPLC and basic chemical analytical instrumentation • Translation and authoring of standard work instructions and quality-controlled forms

• Topic: „Live Cell Stains“. • Development and application of compatible methods for the assessment of photodynamic efficiency in live cell culture. • Supervision of students and staff in aspects of cell and molecular biology. • Adaptation of a chemistry laboratory as a biochemical wet-lab (incubator, sterile handling, laminar-flow hood). • Assembly and extension of Olympus microscopes, implementation of confocal laser and add-ons (wide field illumination and deconvolution). •

• Topic: „Electrochemical Detection of Small Molecules” • Miniaturisation of an existing biosensor design and optimization of a sol-gel matrix using stability studies and enzyme activity studies. • TEM und SEM microscopy in collaboration with JEOL

• Cold tolerance in Arabodopsis Thaliana. • Isolation of a Latrotoxin α – binding protein. • Immobilised proteins on Indium-Tin-Oxide semiconductor thin films.

• Topic: „Detection of Marine Biotoxins” • development of a portable sytem • detection and quantitation of toxins in sea-water • optical and electrochemical detection modules. • theroretical description of the prototype. • research grant for a visit to Komenského Universität, Bratislava