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Education Ph.D. (Dr. sc. nat.) at University of Zurich, Institute of Systematic Botany with Prof. Elena Conti. Rated with grade 6. 2002-2006. Diploma (Dipl. natw. ETH) at the ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) in General Biology, with final exams in Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, Cell Biology, Microbiology and Plant Physiology. Diploma thesis "Charakterisierung einer Calcium-abhängigen Proteinkinase LeCPK1 aus Lycopersicon esculentum" at the Institute of Plant Sciences with Prof. Nikolaus Amrhein. Rated with grade 6. 2001. Main studies in General Biology at the ETH Zurich. 1999-2001. Basic studies in Biology at University of Zurich (Irchel campus). 1997-1999. Matura Typus B (with Latin) at the Kantonale Maturitätsschule für Erwachsene Zürich. 1994-1997. Internal IT training (system management and programming) at the Swiss Post company. 1986-1990. Commercial training at the Swiss Post company. 1986-1989. Job experiences Since September 2007 working as the Secretary of the Swiss Electricity Commission ElCom in Berne, helping to build up a new, powerful federal organisation, which officially starts in 2008. One-year fellowship in Science Politics at the Swiss Parliament in Berne. This scholarship was supported by the Council of the Swiss Scientific Academies (CASS). Through the scholarship, young academics can get a close-up experience of the political processes in the Swiss parliament. The members of Parliament, on the other hand, are offered the services of neutral experts. 2006-2007. Research assistant at the Institute of Systematic Botany. 2002-2006. This position included: - Own and collaborative research: molecular analyses in the labs, bioinformatics, field work and literature work - Supervision and training of diploma students and lab technicians - Oral and poster presentations at international research conferences (mainly USA) - Preparation and presentation of lectures and kolloquia for advanced students - Organisation of exhibitions and guided tours for the Botanic Garden of the University Research associate at the Institute of Plant Sciences with Prof. Nikolaus Amrhein at the ETH Zurich. Research on the role of the ß-oxidation in the jasmonic acid biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana. 2001-2002. System manager and programmer of a DEC VAX/VMS cluster at the Swiss Post company (Kreispostdirektion Zürich). Special award for extraordinary performances. 1990-1995. Experiences in journalism and public relations Publication of scientific papers in different field-related journals (in English). 2002-2005. Assistence in a commented translation of a longer "American Scientist" article into German in the context of a student's diploma thesis at the Zürcher Hochschule Winterthur. 2004. Public relation work for the Botanic Garden Zurich: Various publications and exhibitions. 2002-2005. Creation and organization of the web-based information service "infoplant". The website was meant to facilitate the direct contact between the public and scientists. Our work was supported by the foundation "Science et cité". 2001-2004. Public slide shows on travels to Russia, Nepal, and Brunei. 2000-2005. Chief of the editorial office for classical music at the former radio station "Radio Unispital", the biggest hospital radio in Switzerland. 1993-1997. First price of a writing competition connected to a workshop in journalistic writing, organized by the youth magazine "Musenalp Express". August 1992. Languages - German: first language. - English: fluent in written and spoken language. Several lectures at scientific conferences in the USA. - French: fluent in written and spoken language. 8 months language learning stay in La Chaux-de-Fonds NE (1990). - Italian: basic knowledge. Informatics - Application software: Microsoft Office programs, Adobe Creative Suite applications, and many others - Programming and script languages: Perl, HTML, VisualBasic, Delphi, C++ - Operating systems: Windows, Mac OS X, Linux Other interests I have a general interest in classical music and play different recorders (flauto dolce). I also like hiking and mountaineering in the Alps and taking photographs with my Hasselblad and Nikon cameras. Enjoy a few botanical pictures from spring 2005! |