Julia Joanna Forst
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Julia Joanna Forst
Doctoral researcher
Work
since 2023: Doctoral researcher within project Neu01 „The retinal circuitry for magnetoreception in migratory birds” of the SFB 1372 (supervisor: apl. Prof. Karin Dedek)
2019–2023: Student assistant at the Neurosensorics/Animal Navigation group: Immunohistochemical stainings of bird brain, beak and retinal tissue, DAB stainings, recombinant protein expression and purification, PCR
Education
2020 – 2023: M.Sc. Neuroscience, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Thesis at Department of Biology, AG Neurosensorik/Animal Navigation, Main supervisor: Dr. R. Bartölke, Title: Expression and purification of ancient bird cryptochrome 4
2016 – 2020: B.Sc. Biology, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Thesis at Department of Biology, AG Cochlea and auditory brainstem physiology, Main supervisor: Prof. Dr. C. Köppl, Title: Quantification of afferent synapses in the cochlea of gerbils after Ouabain treatment
Skills
PCR, DNA isolation, Molecular Cloning, SDS-PAGE, Western Blotting, Recombinant protein expression and purification, Chromatography, Photometry, Immunohistochemical/DAB stainings, ImageJ