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PhD student |  |
. | Universität Konstanz Fachbereich Biologie D-78457 Konstanz, Germany Tel: +49-7531-88-3940 |
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Curriculum vitae |
| 2000 Abitur, Kaiser-Friedrich Ufer Gymnasium, Hamburg 2001-2007 Biology study (Diplom), University of Bremen. 2004 -2005 Erasmus Student, NTNU in Trondheim, Norway. 03/07- 09/07 Work placement in the realm of the EU-program "Leonardo da Vinci" at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Since 10/07 PhD student, University of Konstanz. |
| Current research |
| The main objective of my PhD thesis is to characterize local interneurons (LNs) within the Antennal Lobe (AL) of the Honeybee. The AL is the primary olfactory centre of the insect brain and plays a critical role in odor discrimination, by modulating and / or sharpening the received sensory input, before it is transferred onwards to higher processing stages. LNs surely play an important role in this process, but in fact we know very little about the underlying mechanisms that arise from the neurons' electrical, morphological, and histochemical characteristics. In order to better understand the role of LNs in the AL network. I combine single cell electrophysiology with calcium imaging and immunostaining. |