Dr. Katrina Meyer
Main Focus
- Ribosome biogenesis
- Nucleolus
- Intrinsically disordered proteins
- Biomolecular condensates
- Mass spectrometry
- High-throughput imaging
Curriculum Vitae
Professional Experience
2023 – present Postdoctoral researcher at the Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Genetics with Matthew Kraushar PhD, MD
2019 – 2022 Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zurich with Prof. Dr. Lucas Pelkmans
2013 – 2019 PhD student at the Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz association with Prof. Dr. Matthias Selbach
2018 JSPS Summer Program, Kyoto, Japan with Prof. Dr. Yasushi Ishihama
2012 – 2013 Researcher at the Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz association with Prof. Dr. Michael Gotthardt
2010 – 2012 Student research assistant at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin with Prof. Dr. Andreas Herrmann
Education
2013 – 2019 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Biophysics, PhD Thesis
2010 – 2012 Humboldt-Universität zu of Berlin, Biophysics, MSc degree
2006 – 2010 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Biophysics, BSc degree
2009 – 2010 ERASMUS SMP/LEONARDO program at the Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy), BSc thesis
2008 – 2009 LLP-ERASMUS in Padua at Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy)
Awards & Fellowships
2024 - present Zia – Visible Women in Science Fellow
2023 – 2024 BR50 / Perrett Laver Mentorship program
2020 – 2023 HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowship
2022 – 2023 Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard Fellowship
2020 Falling Walls (Emerging Talents Finalist)
2020 EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship (Interrupted to accept HFSP fellowship)
2019 Helmholtz Doctoral Prize (Catergory: Health, Helmholtz Association)
2019 KlarText Preis (Category: Biology, Klaus Tschira Stiftung)
2019 PhD thesis award (Berliner Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft e.V.)
2018 PhD prize for outstanding publication (Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz association)