Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Alumni

Ahmed Elewa

Stockholm County, Sweden
Postdoctoral Researcher at Karolinska Institutet
Research

Education
University of Massachusetts Medical School   2009 — 2014
Ph.D., Developmental Biology and Embryology

University of Massachusetts Medical School   2005 — 2007
M.Sc, Developmental Biology and Embryology

Cairo University   1997 — 2001
B.Sc., Biotechnology

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   2000 — 2000
Undergraduate Research Program (URP), Hengartner Lab

Experience
Karolinska Institutet   November 2014 - Present
UMass Medical School   May 2004 - June 2014
College of the Holy Cross   July 2011 - June 2013
Brandeis University   2010 - 2011
American University in Cairo   2009 - 2009
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   2000 - 2000

Andreas Ørgaard Mohr

Copenhagen Area, Capital Region, Denmark
Production Chemist
Pharmaceuticals

Education
Danmarks Farmaceutiske Universitet   2010 — 2013
BSc (pharm), Pharmaceuticals

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   2010 — 2010

Københavns Universitet   2007 — 2009
MSc (pharm), Pharmaceuticals and molecular biology

Experience
Novo Nordisk   November 2013 - Present
University of Copenhagen   April 2010 - August 2013
Dublin City University   January 2013 - January 2013
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Copenhagen   February 2009 - March 2010
Students Of Pharmaceutical Sciences   2003 - January 2010
ALK Abelló   September 2006 - November 2008
Department of Pharmaceutics and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences   January 2007 - March 2007

Skills
Pharmacology, Sop, Microbiology, SDS-PAGE, Molecular Cloning, Antibodies, Protein Expression, Protein Chemistry, SOP, Laboratory, ELISA, Biotechnology, Immunology, Biacore, Protein Characterization, Science, PCR, Molecular Biology, Protein Purification, Antibody engineering, Neuropharmacology, Immunoassays, Purification, GMP, Nanobodies, Phage Display, QC, Molecular Pharmacology

Anne-Sophie Rouziere

Cardiff, United Kingdom
Technical Services Advisor at AbD serotec
Biotechnology

Education
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   2006 — 2006
Course on Phage Display on Proteins and Peptides

The Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg   2000 — 2004
PhD, Molecular Immunology

Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1   1998 — 1999
DEA, Métabolisme, Endocrinologie, Nutrition

Université de Rennes I   1997 — 1998
Maîtrise, Biochemistry

Experience
AbD serotec   July 2012 - Present
Mad Science Group   2011 - 2012
Cardiff University   August 2007 - July 2010
TechniQuest, Cardiff   2009 - 2010
University of Glasgow   May 2004 - April 2007

Skills
PCR, RNA isolation, Molecular Biology, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Monoclonal Antibodies, Orchestral Music, Science Communication, Biotechnology, Phage Display, Immunology, Biochemistry, Western Blotting, Immunoassays

Antonio J Matas

Málaga Area, Spain
Investigador "Ramón y Cajal" at Universidad de Málaga.
Research

Education
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   2009 — 2009
Certificate of accomplishment, Programming for Biology

CSIC-Estación Experimental La Mayora   2000 — 2005
Ph. D., Plant Physiology

Universidad de Málaga   2001 — 2003
Ms, Plant Physiology

Universidad de Málaga   1995 — 2000
Bs, Biology

Experience
Universidad de Málaga   July 2012 - Present
Cornell University   April 2011 - October 2011
Cornell University   April 2008 - May 2011
Cornell University   April 2006 - March 2008
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   2000 - 2005

Skills
Science, PCR, Confocal Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Microscopy, Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Biological Data Analysis, Structural Biology, qPCR, RT-PCR, Genomics, DNA extraction, Research, Fluorescence Microscopy, Bioinformatics, DNA, Gene Expression..., Image Analysis, Scientific Writing, Developmental Biology, Molecular Genetics

Björn Schumacher

Germany
Professor for Genome Stability in Aging and Disease
Research

Education
Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry   2000 — 2004
PhD, Biology

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   1999 — 2000
Biology

Stony Brook University   1998 — 1999
MA, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology

Universität Konstanz   1995 — 1998
Biology

Experience
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Alternsforschung (DGfA)   December 2014 - Present
CECAD Research Center, University of Cologne   February 2014 - Present
University of Cologne   October 2013 - Present
German Society for Ageing Research   January 2012 - December 2014
CECAD Excellence Cluster for Aging Research, University of Cologne   January 2009 - September 2013
Erasmus MC   August 2004 - December 2008
Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry   2000 - 2004
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   1999 - 2000

Skills
Cell Biology, In Vitro, Confocal Microscopy, Cell, Science, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Western Blotting, Cell Culture, Microscopy, Genetics

Daniel Moik

Munich Area, Germany
Providing solutions in Market Access/Reimbursement of pharmaceutical / medicinal products
Research

Education
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

MPI of Biochemistry   2005 — 2011
PhD/Dr. rer. nat., Biochemistry/Molecular Medicine, Magna cum laude (Very good)

University of Virginia   2000 — 2001
Study abroad, Molecular Medicine

Universität Dortmund / University of Dortmund   1996 — 2003
Diplom Chemiker (equivalent to M.Sc.), Chemistry

Experience
IMS Health   October 2014 - Present
Freelance Medical Writer   August 2014 - Present
ATV GmbH   February 2014 - July 2014
Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry   May 2011 - February 2014
Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry   October 2005 - April 2011
Düsseldorf University Hospital   2003 - 2005

Skills
Health Technology..., Immunofluorescence, Proposal Writing, Embryology, Stem cells, GCP, Antibodies, Microscopy, Strategic Communications, Regulatory Affairs, Animal Models, Grant Writing, Market Access, Cell Culture, Medical Writing, Confocal Microscopy, Scientific Writing, Life Sciences, Collaboration, Lateral Thinking, in Vitro Toxicology, Biochemistry, Healthcare, Health Economics &..., Team Management, Project Management, Pharmaceutical Industry, Disease models, Protein Expression, Skin pathologies, GLP, Clinical Research, Cancer Biology, Intercultural Skills, Protein-protein..., GMP, Cell Signaling, Molecular Biology, Histology, Adult Stem Cells, Pre-clinical Studies, AMNOG, Real World Evidence..., Cell Adhesion, Immunohistochemistry, Cell Migration

Dario Bressan

Cambridge, United Kingdom
Research Associate at Cambridge Institute Cancer Research UK
Research

Education
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   2008 — 2014
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Molecular Biology

Scuola Normale Superiore   2006 — 2008
Licenza Normale, Neurobiology and Neurosciences, 60/60 cum laude

Università di Pisa   2006 — 2008
Master's Degree, Neurobiology, 110/110 cum laude

Università di Pisa   2003 — 2006
Bachelor's Degree, Molecular Biology, 110/110 cum laude

Experience
Cancer Research UK   August 2014 - Present
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   August 2008 - February 2014
Scuola Normale Superiore   October 2006 - December 2008
Università di Pisa   October 2003 - July 2008

Skills
qPCR, Genetics, Microscopy, Molecular Biology, Molecular Cloning, Fluorescence Microscopy, Western Blotting, Cell Biology, Immunohistochemistry, Cell Culture, Research, Sequencing, Confocal Microscopy

Darren Burgess

London, United Kingdom
Acting Chief Editor: Nature Reviews Genetics at Nature Publishing Group
Research

Education
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   2002 — 2007
PhD, Cancer Genetics, Cancer Therapy

University of Oxford   1998 — 2002
M. Biochem., Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Experience
Nature Publishing Group   July 2015 - Present
Nature Publishing Group   December 2014 - July 2015
Nature Publishing Group   July 2013 - November 2014
Nature Publishing Group   November 2010 - June 2013
Institute of Cancer Research   November 2007 - November 2010

Skills
Cell Biology, Life Sciences, DNA extraction, Cell Culture, Biochemistry, Science Communication, Cell, Molecular Biology, Genomics, Scientific Writing, Genetics, Cancer, Confocal Microscopy, Cancer Research, Science, Molecular Genetics

David Gomez-Cabrero

Stockholm County, Sweden
Assistant Professor at Karolinska Institutet
Research

Education
Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir   2008 — 2011
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine, Completed Years 1 and 2

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   2009 — 2009
Course, Computational Biology

Universitat de Valencia   2004 — 2009
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mathematics, Cum Laude

Universitat de València   2000 — 2004
Master's Degree, Operations Research and Statistics

Universidad de Valencia   2000 — 2003
Master's Degree, Statistics

Universidad de Valencia   1996 — 2000
Degree on Mathematics

Experience
Karolinska Institutet   September 2014 - Present
Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medicine, Solna   September 2011 - August 2014
Bioinformatic Infrastructure for Life Sciences   September 2011 - March 2014
FRAILOMICS   2013 - 2014
Karolinska Institutet   February 2010 - August 2011
Clinical Gene Networks   April 2009 - August 2010
IDIBAPS   June 2008 - March 2009
MBBM   2004 - 2005

Skills
Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, DNA sequencing, Biostatistics, Sequencing, Computational Biology, Proteomics, Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Biomarkers, Systems Biology, Genomics, R, Genetics

Diana Stefan

London, United Kingdom
Head of Sensor Technologies at Drayson Technologies LTD
Research

Education
Grenoble University   2010 — 2014
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computational and Applied Mathematics

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   2012 — 2012
Diploma for Modeling and computational cell biology, Computational Biology

Grenoble INP - Ense3   2009 — 2010
Master's Degree, Control Engineering

Institut national polytechnique de Grenoble   2008 — 2009
(ESISAR, Valence, France) Specialization Control and engineering of complex systems, Electrical and control engineering

Universitatea „Politehnica” din București   2004 — 2009
Engineer's Degree, Control and computer science

Grenoble INP Esisar

Experience
Drayson Technologies LTD   May 2015 - Present
Drayson Technologies LTD   November 2014 - Present
Drayson Technologies LTD   October 2014 - November 2014
INRIA   2010 - June 2014
Grenoble INP - Institut polytechnique de Grenoble   2010 - 2014
AsARS (Association d’Aide a la Réussite Scolaire)   2009 - 2014
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   July 2012 - August 2012
Ecole Doctorale Mathematiques, Sciences et Technologies de l'Information, Informatique de Grenoble   April 2012 - April 2012
INRIA   February 2010 - July 2010
Crouzet   February 2009 - August 2009

Skills
Teamwork, Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, University Teaching, C, LaTeX, Simulations, Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Mathematical Modeling, Matlab

Elena Pagliarini

Milan Area, Italy
PhD Student presso Università degli Studi di MilanoBicocca
Research

Education
Università degli Studi di Verona   2009 — 2011
MA Linguistics, 110/110 Cum Laude

University of Bristol   2005 — 2006
Erasmus

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Genetics and Neurobiology of Language

Universiteit Utrecht
Lot summer school

Experience
Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca   January 2012 - Present
Macquarie University   September 2013 - December 2014

Skills
Lingua inglese, Ricerca, Cognitive Science, Insegnamento, Linguistics, Eye Tracking, Language acquisition, Semantics, Dyslexia, Psycholinguistics, Conferenze, Linguistica

Henk Spierenburg

The Hague Area, Netherlands
Cluster Moderator Food and Beverages at PUM Netherlands senior experts
Biotechnology

Education
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   1980 — 1980
Yeast Genetics

Experience
PUM Netherlands senior experts   June 2015 - Present
PUM   December 2012 - Present
Artis Zoo   August 2012 - Present
Delfts Wijn- en BierGilde   2009 - Present
Fibrecount   August 2012 - January 2015
Qlip   March 2013 - December 2013
CBS Fungal Biodiversity Centre   January 2008 - November 2012
DSM Food Specialties   September 1964 - September 2007
DSM Food Specialties   July 1984 - 2007

Skills
Molecular Genetics, Lifesciences, Scanning Electron..., Microbiology, PCR, Industrial Microbiology, GMP, Quality System, GLP, Fermentation, Molecular Biology, DNA

Inês S Pires

Basel Area, Switzerland
PhD student at ITQBUNL
Biotechnology

Education
New York University   2013 — 2013
Writing on the Job – I

New York University   2013 — 2013
Science Communication Workshop

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   2012 — 2012
Frontiers & Techniques in Plant Sciences

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência   2011 — 2011
Molecular Evolution, Phylogeny and Adaptation

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência   2010 — 2010
Introductory Bioinformatics

Instituto Superior Técnico   2004 — 2009
Master, Biotecnology, 17 points out of 20

MINES ParisTech   2008 — 2008
Health and Medicine: Social, Political, and Ethical Issues at National and European Levels, 17 points out of 20

Experience
ITQB-UNL   April 2011 - Present
New York University   2012 - 2015
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology   September 2014 - September 2014
Philippine Genomic Center   July 2013 - July 2013
ITQB-UNL   2012 - 2013
New York University   July 2012 - August 2012
ITQB-UNL   January 2010 - March 2011
Self-employed   January 2010 - July 2010
Industrial Microbiology Group, TUDelft   March 2009 - September 2009
UFSCar - Federal University of São Carlos   August 2008 - September 2008

Skills
Lifesciences, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Genomics, Cell Biology, PCR, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Research, Science, Cell, Cell Culture

Isabelle Brunet

Paris Area, France
Group leader of the team "Neurovascular development and physiology"
Think Tanks

Education
Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI)   1998 — 2002
BS, Biochemistry

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Experience
INSERM   September 2014 - Present
Collège de France   October 2007 - August 2014
University of Cambridge   October 2003 - September 2007
École normale supérieure   October 2003 - September 2007

Skills
Neuroscience, Microscopy, Cell, Confocal Microscopy, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Cell Culture, Animal Models, Immunohistochemistry, Molecular Biology, qPCR, Fluorescence Microscopy, Western Blotting, Life Sciences, Genetics, PCR, Science, In Vivo, Research

Jonas Danielson

Sweden
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Gothenburg University
Research

Education
Lund University   2006 — 2011
PhD, Biochemistry

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   2008 — 2008
Molecular techn. in Plant Science

Chalmers tekniska högskola   1996 — 2003
Master's degree, Chemical Engineering

Experience
University of Gothenburg   June 2014 - Present
Carnegie Institution for Science   May 2012 - April 2014
Lund University   December 2010 - April 2011
Lund University   June 2006 - December 2010
Göteborg University   2005 - 2006
Goteborg University   2003 - 2004

Skills
Cell Biology, Molecular Cloning, Microscopy, Cell Culture, Protein Expression, Protein Chemistry, HPLC, Chromatography, Purification, Spectroscopy, DNA sequencing, DNA, Lifesciences, SDS-PAGE, Mass Spectrometry, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Fluorescence, ELISA, Science, Characterization, Western Blotting, Kinetics, PCR, Protein Purification

Kate Storey

Dundee, United Kingdom
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Research

Education
University of Cambridge   1983 — 1987
PhD, Developmental Biology

University of Sussex   1979 — 1983
BSc Hons, Neurobiology, 1st Class

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Experience
College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee   May 2010 - Present
University of Oxford   January 1993 - June 2000

Skills
Cell Biology, Immunohistochemistry, Fluorescence Microscopy, PCR, Confocal Microscopy, Stem Cells, Molecular Biology, Molecular Cloning, Neuroscience, Cell Culture, Genomics, Lifesciences, Genetics, Microscopy, Animal Models, In Vivo, Developmental Biology, Tissue Culture, Biochemistry, Flow Cytometry

Maria Christensson

Lund, Sweden
Pharmaceuticals

Education
Lund University   2002 — 2007
PhD

Lunds universitet / Lund University   1997 — 2001
MSc

Adelaide University, Australia   1999 — 2000
BS

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Experience
Novo Nordisk A/S   March 2012 - Present
Lund University   September 2011 - March 2012
Neuronano Research Center (NRC)   October 2009 - August 2011
Duke University Medical Center   September 2007 - August 2009
Lund University   April 2007 - October 2007

Skills
Neuroscience, Scientific Writing, In Vivo, Pharmacology, Animal Models, Confocal Microscopy, Electrophysiology, Physiology

Marie-Luce Vignais

Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Institut de Recherche de Médecine Régénératrice et de Biothérapies (IRMBINSERM)
Research

Education
Chimie ParisTech - École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Institut Pasteur - CEA Saclay - Université Paris 7

Princeton University
Boiologie cellulaire, signalisation cellulaire

Experience
chercheur CNRS   1990 - Present

Skills
tunnelling nanotubes, cellules souches..., microenvironnement..., métabolisme, ADN mitochondrial, Biologie cellulaire, transforming growth..., mitochondries, signalisation cellulaire

Rashmi Sasidharan

The Hague Area, Netherlands
Faculty, Utrecht University
Research

Education
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   2010 — 2010
Frontiers and techniques in Molecular Plant Sciences

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay   2001 — 2003
M.Sc., Biotechnology

Delhi University   1998 — 2001
B.Sc., Biochemistry

Army Public School

Experience
Utrecht University   August 2010 - Present
Utrecht University   February 2009 - July 2010
University of Calgary   2004 - 2009
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay   2001 - 2003

Skills
SDS-PAGE, Fluorescence Microscopy, Genetics, DNA extraction, qPCR, Cell Culture, Molecular Biology, Western Blotting, Cell Biology, DNA, Molecular Cloning, Scientific Writing, Transfection, Protein Expression, Microscopy, Protein Chemistry, Confocal Microscopy, Protein Purification, Cell, Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, RNA isolation

Tjakko van Ham

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands
Junior group leader at Erasmus MC
Research

Education
Hubrecht Laboratory   2004 — 2006
PhD, genetics, Molecular biology

Universiteit Utrecht   1998 — 2004
MSc, Biology

JRL   1992 — 1998

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Experience
Erasmus MC   October 2015 - Present
Erasmus MC   April 2014 - September 2015
UMCG   April 2012 - April 2014
Massachusetts General Hospital   May 2009 - March 2012
Harvard Medical School   2009 - March 2012
UMCG   September 2006 - 2009
Hubrecht Institute, Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research   2004 - 2006
Velosprint   2003 - 2004
Phenomix   2003 - 2003

Skills
Science, In Vivo, Cell, Immunohistochemistry, Genomics, Lifesciences, Molecular Biology, Live imaging, Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Cloning, Life Sciences, Medical Imaging, Confocal Microscopy, PCR, Western Blotting, Scientific Writing, Cell Culture, Microscopy

Tojo James

Sweden
Bioinformatician
Research

Education
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory   2014 — 2014
PhD course, Statistical methods for functional genomics

KTH Royal Institute of Technology   2009 — 2011
Master's degree, Computational and Systems Biology

University of Calicut   2003 — 2007
Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Biotechnology Engineering

SSES

Experience
Karolinska Institutet   January 2012 - Present
Calpine Group   2012 - September 2014
Karolinska Institutet   November 2010 - October 2011
ScilifeLab   February 2010 - July 2010
Unibet   2008 - 2010
Calpine Group   2007 - 2008

Skills
Molecular Biology, C++, Unix, Bioinformatics, Awk, SQLite, Python, Genetics, MySQL, Microarray Analysis, R, Maya, C, SQL, Matlab, Biopython, Drupal, Java