Biography
Academic Interests:
Development of mass spectrometric methods for determining the authenticity of food
Studies of the effects of increased CO2 levels on food composition
Metabolomics and proteomics analyses of written artefacts
Application of multivariate methods to analyse metabolomics and proteomics data
Workgroup Affiliations:
since 04/2021 Cluster of Excellence "Understanding Written Artefacts" - Research Field "Artefact Profiling", Faculty of Humanities, University of Hamburg
since 08/2020 Working group of Prof. Dr. Robert Blick, Center for Hybrid Nanostructures (CHyN), Department of Physics, University of Hamburg
since 11/2013 Working group of Prof. Dr. Markus Fischer, Hamburg School of Food Science (HSFS), Institute for Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg
Education and Qualifications:
since 07/2019 Postdoc at the Hamburg School of Food Science, University of Hamburg
11/2013 – 06/2019 PhD in the group of Prof. Dr. Markus Fischer at the Hamburg School of Food Science, University of Hamburg Topic: Food profiling: mass spectrometric strategies for determining the geographical origin of white asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)
11/2012 – 01/2014 Second state examination in food chemistry, Gesellschaft für Bioanalytik and Institute of Hygiene and Environment, Hamburg
10/2007 – 10/2012 First state examination in food chemistry, Hamburg School of Food Science, University of Hamburg 10/2011 – 05/2012 Diploma in Food Chemistry, Hamburg School of Food Science, University of Hamburg Topic: Mass spectrometric targeted and non-targeted studies on diabetes mellitus type 2
10/2007 – 10/2012 State examination course in food chemistry, Hamburg School of Food Science, University of Hamburg
Awards:
08/2023 Poster prize at the “Lebensmittelchemietage”, Bonn
07/2019 Award for the best doctorate in the chemistry department University of Hamburg 2019, Hamburg
02/2017 Poster prize of the regional association conference of the LChG-Nord, Hamburg
07/2016 ABC Poster Prize at the 39th ISEAC Conference, Hamburg
06/2014 Competence in Food Award from the Hamburg School of Food Science, University of Hamburg, for the best overall result in the state examination in food chemistry 2013/2014, Hamburg
Academic Memberships:
since 11/2021 Young Academy Fellow, Academy of Sciences in Hamburg
since 12/2018 Member of the §64 LFGB working group "Mass spectrometric protein analysis" for the development of official food chemical analysis methods
since 01/2014 Member of the German Society for Mass Spectrometry (DGMS)
since 07/2012 Member of the German Chemical Society (GDCh), Division Food Chemistry (LChG)