Research Interest
Temporal control of neuronal maturation in adult hippocampal neurogenesis
Precise regulation of maturation and functional integration of newborn neurons is essential for adult hippocampal neurogenesis-dependent memory formation. ß-catenin/ Wnt-signaling is one promising candidate for molecular regulation of this key developmental step. In my research I aim to analyze the expression on ß-catenin/ Wnt-signaling throughout the process of adult neurogenesis and, in detail, its functional role in maturation of adult-born neurons.

Dentate gyrus of BATGAL reporter mouse depicting Wnt-signaling activity
Biography
2015 – present | PhD student, Institute of Biochemistry, FAU Erlangen |
2015 | Molecular Medicine, M.Sc., FAU Erlangen |
Awarded Grants and Fellowships
2014 | A*STAR Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award, Adam Claridge-Chang lab, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School |
2013 | DAAD Taiwan Summer Institute Programme, Shang-Hsun Yang lab, National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan |