Irene Riera Tur, PhD

Senior Scientist/Project Manager at Secarna Pharmaceuticals

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

Experience

  • Secarna Pharmaceuticals (4 yrs 8 mos)
    • Senior Scientist
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Scientist
      Nov 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

      Working on antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) development as therapeutics

  • Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology (7 yrs 1 mo)
    • Postdoctoral Researcher
      Dec 2019 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Investigated the effects of aggregating proteins in cell lines and primary neurons. This work resulted in a first-author scientific publication. Contributed to two successful collaboration projects investigating the structural and cellular effects of a-synuclein and tau aggregation, hallmarks of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease pathology.

    • Doctoral Researcher
      Jan 2014 - Nov 2019 · 5 yrs 11 mos

      Thesis title: Artificial amyloid-like aggregating proteins cause cytotoxicity in vitro and in vivo. Supervisors: Prof. Rüdiger Klein and Dr. Irina Dudanova Studied how protein aggregation affects neuronal viability, both in vitro and in mouse models. My results provided further knowledge on neurodegeneration mechanisms and set the grounds for the preparation of two scientific publications.

  • Technische Universität Dresden (2 yrs)
    • Master Thesis Project
      Mar 2013 - Sep 2013 · 7 mos

      Analyzed a zebrafish line to assess its potential use for development and regeneration studies, thereby contributing to my supervisor´s PhD work. Supervisors: Prof. Michael Brand and Dr. Peggy Jungke

    • Student Research Assistant
      Jul 2012 - Feb 2013 · 8 mos

      Expression analysis and functional characterization in zebrafish CreERT2-driver lines in various organs

    • Laboratory Intern
      Apr 2012 - Jul 2012 · 4 mos

      Expression analysis and functional characterization in zebrafish CreERT2-driver lines in various organs

  • Laboratory Intern at Technische Universität Dresden
    Oct 2012 - Feb 2013 · 5 mos

    Analysis of the SDF-1 promoter activity in human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) . Supervisors: Prof. Martin Bornhaeuser and Dr. Regina Duryagina

  • Bachelor Student at Technische Universität Dresden
    Sep 2009 - Feb 2010 · 6 mos