Rheinfelden, Aargau, Switzerland
A motivated and team-oriented scientist with a strong analytical mindset focused on efficiency and success. Special interest in developing new, innovative, sustainable solutions to drive our society forward towards a better future. Currently working as a R&D project manager overseeing R&D strain development projects for multiple different products to bring sustainable sourced, next-generation wellness and nutrition ingredients to the market. Extensive expertise and experience in: - (Scientific) Project management - Strain Development - Assay Development - Biotechnology - Biochemistry - Infectious Biology - Pathogenic bacteria and mouse model
Project manager responsible for the development of novel aroma / health supplement compounds all the way from ideation to transfer to upscaling teams. - managing a small R&D team - managing of and close collaboration with our analytical and fermentation teams - close collaboration with DSP and operations team - transfer of completed products to upscaling team
R&D Project leader on of the key food supplement products within Evolva's portfolio. - Scientific project manager responsible for planning, development, executation and transfer of novel research strategies by a research team to fulfill target goals. - Hands on strain engineering with the aim to increase food supplement/fragrance titers with yeast or bacteria. - Part of R&D leadership team determining future potential candidate substrates for Evolva - Design and validation of proof of principle experiments.
Working on exciting strain development for Evolva products to bring next-generation health, wellness and nutrition ingredients to the world.
Postdoctoral researcher in the Bumann laboratory at the Biozentrum in Basel. Performing state-of-the-art research focusing on Salmonella virulence inside the host, with the aim to better understand the interplay between and importance of the bacteria and the host immune response system in disease progression and outcome. Developing novel experimental tools to track the fate of Salmonella inside the host in order to better understand the development of antimicrobial resistance, focusing on the hosts diversity rather than a bacterial origin. Final aim to improve efficiency of antibiotic treatment to eradicate disease progression.
Biochemical research on the nutrient sensing mechanisms of S. cerevisiae for the improvement of yeast strains used in the beer and bioethanol indusry
Studying the functional mechanisms behind nutrient sensing and signaling in the yeast S. cerevisiae, in particular focusing on a novel class of membrane proteins; transceptors. We believe that this novel class of proteins might allow for a better understanding of yeast metabolism and nutrient stress and as such will provide a interesting platform for drug development. Identification and analysis of new yeast transceptors for a different class of (micro)nutrients using: - western blotting - yeast genetics - enzyme kinetic assays - protein expression / purification - radioactive isotope transport - confocal and fluorescence microscopy
Summer job in scientific documentation at RIVM