Dr. Bianca Brüggen, PhD
Contact
Prof. Dr. Henrik Mouritsen
AG Neurosensorik/Animal Navigation, IBU
Carl-von-Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Carl-von-Ossietzky-Strasse 9-11
D-26129 Oldenburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 441 798 3081
+49 (0) 441 798 3095
email: henrik.mouritsen(at)uni-oldenburg.de
Personal Assistant
Nadine Ruthenberg
Phone: +49 (0) 441 798 3149
Email: nadine.ruthenberg[at]uol.de
Dr. Bianca Brüggen, PhD
Dr. Bianca Brüggen, PhD
Scientific Curriculum Vitae
Work
2016 - present: Researcher
Establishing and realizing the method of STED microscopy
10/2015 –2016: Scientific assistant for (gated)STED microscopy
2011: Student assistant: Laboratory advanced course genetics
2009-2010: Student assistant: Basic course common biology
Education
2013 – 2016: PhD Student in “Biology” and “Neurosensory Science and Systems”
Graduate school “Molecular basis of sensory biology”
Research Training Group 1885/1
Project:
“Gap junctions as molecular switches in the primary rod pathway of the mouse retina”
- Connectivity of TH2 wide-field amacrine cells
- Defective ceramide synthases in the retina
- Investigation of connexin36 interactions using STED microscopy
2011 – 2013 Master of Science – Biology
Neurobiology . Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany
Master thesis: „Morphological analysis of postsynaptic partners of TH2 amacrine cells
in TH::GFP-mice via immunohistochemistry and intracellular injections“
2008 – 2011 Bachelor of Science – Biology
Neurogenetics . neurosensorics . Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany
Bachelor thesis: “Histological analysis of cochlea in conditional Dicer knockout-mice“
2008 Abitur – natural sciences
Advanced courses: Mathematics, chemistry, English
06/2007 Hands-on-training pharmacy, Varel, Germany
04/2006 Hands-on-training Institution of forensic medicine, Oldenburg, Germany
01/2006 Hands-on-training St. Johannes Hospital (Laboratory), Varel, Germany
Publications
2016: Brüggen B, Kremser C, Bickert A, Ebel P, Vom Dorp K, Schultz K, Dörmann P, Willecke K, Dedek K (2016) Defective ceramide synthases in mice cause reduced amplitudes in electroretinograms and altered sphingolipid composition in retina and cornea. Eur J Neurosci in press. doi: 10.1111/ejn.13260.
2015: Brüggen B, Meyer A, Boven F, Weiler R and Dedek K (2015) Type 2 wide-field amacrine cells in TH::GFP mice show a homogenous synapse distribution and contact small ganglion cells. Eur. J. Neurosci. 41(6), 734-747. (doi:10.1111/ejn.12813)
Conference Contributions
10/2015 International Symposium “Molecular Basis of Senses Meets Quantum Biology”, Barcelona
Poster presentation: “Gap junctions as molecular switches in the mammalian inner retina.”
10/2015 European Retina Meeting, Brighton
Poster presentation and QuickFire Session: “Ceramide synthases in the murine retina”
06/2015 Young Researchers Vision Camp, Beuron
Poster presentation and Presentation: “Ceramide synthases in the retina”
03/2015 11th Meeting of the German Society of Neuroscience, Göttingen
Poster presentation: “TH2 cells: synapse distribution and postsynaptic partners”
06/2014 FASEB Retinal Neurobiology and Visual Processing, Saxtons River, Vermont
Poster presentation and DataBlitz: “Spatial synapse distribution and postsynaptic partners of type 2 wide-field amacrine cells in tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)::GFP mice.”
Stipends
2013-2016: Stipend of the German Research Foundation (GRK1885/1)
01-06/2009: Stipend of Lower Saxony