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AG Schäfer

Independently designed and ran a research project on immune-cell signaling in a 69-participant patient cohort. Managed sample logistics (~170 PBMC isolation across 3 concurrent studies), lab inventory, and intern training. Performed statistical analysis, data interpretation, and visualization of experimental results.

AG Schäfer Thesis: The SAA-FPR2 Signaling Axis in Giant Cell Arteritis: Mechanistic Insights into Inflammation and Immune Dysregulation

AG Capasso Title of the project: Method development for cytokine and PI3K-based microglial stimulation and phagocytosis assay Skills: Cell culture, Flow Cytometry analysis, Western Blot

AG Breteler

Operated automated liquid-handling and biobanking systems (Hamilton Microlab Star, SPT Labtech Arktic) for large-scale biospecimen processing. Performed flow cytometry and maintained sample/protocol documentation in LIMS.

AG Salomoni Title of the project: Characterisation of an in vivo neuron-specific DAXX knockout model via immunofluorescent analysis Skills: Mouse dissection, Brain tissue staining, Confocal microscopy

Cloned and expressed recombinant proteins in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia pastoris and E.coli expression systems.