Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors

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INSTITUTE

Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors
Ardeystr. 67
D - 44139 Dortmund

Phone: +49 / 231 1084 351
Fax: +49 / 231 1084 403
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Research group: Chemical risks

Academic background

Since 04/2009: PhD student at the German Sports University in Cologne and sholarship recipient of DFG graduate college "Food constituents as triggers of nucelar-receptor-mediated signalling in the gut" at the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf; topic “Effects of cadmium on steroid hormone mediated signaling in the gut - Analysis of tissue homeostasis and inflammation”
11/2008-03/2009 Practical in the Lab of Prof. Diel at the German Sports University
07/2007-11/2008 Internship and Employment in Pharmacy in NRW
Sept 2007 Approbation/licensure as pharmacist
04/2006–11/2006 Internship Pharmaceutics in the Lab of Dr. Sullivan, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
10/2001–03/2006 Study of Pharmacy at the University Bonn

Research interests

Characterisation of hormonal effects of the heavy metal cadmium in cells (in vitro studies)
Interactions of cadmium and estrogens in the gut of rats (in vivo studies)

Current research Research group: Chemical risiks