Research Field:

Radiation biology / microbiology – Survival of microorganisms after exposure to several stressors

Topic:

Investigation of the tolerance of microorganisms against extreme physical and chemical environmental parameters of astrobiological relevance

DLR Supervisor:

Dr. Petra Rettberg

University Supervisor:

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Wirth, University of Regensburg

Education:

• 2004-2010: Biology studies (Diploma) at the University of Regensburg; Main course: Microbiology and Planetary Protection.
• Diploma
• 2010: Biology; Diploma thesis: Molecular and Cultivation Studies of Space Flight Associated Microbial Communities
  

Experience:

• Diploma student at the Institute for Microbiology and Archaea Centre at the University of Regensburg, working group of Prof. Dr. Wirth and under supervision of Dr. Christine Moissl-Eichinger
• 10 week collaboration with Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL/NASA) in Pasadena, CA under supervision of Dr. Kasthuri Venkateswaran