Zhiting Pan

EDUCATION

College / University

Constructor University Bremen

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Country

China

Lab Experience

Restriction enzyme cloning; bacterial transformation and cell culture; PCR; Western blotting; Gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE, Agarose); DNA and protein extraction; spectrophotometry; computational skills (Primer design, Sequence alignment, ImageJ)

Projects / Research

2023 – 2024: “Screening for transcription factor interactions in yeast using proximity-dependent biotinylation”, Constructor University
2023: Studied for cognitive mechanisms behind number discrimination in mice using touchscreens with Two-Choice Visual Discrimination Learning and Reversal (2VDLR) mode in Skinner box, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Scholarships / Awards

2024 – 2025:

Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am highly interested in epigenetics. Very intriguing to me is how spatial organisation of chromatin helps regulating transcription. In my future research, I would like to focus on the potential of histone modification to contribute to the expression network. Especially interesting is the association of ncRNAs with histone marks and their ability to guide chromatin remodelers for locus-specific expression. Additionally, I am curious about the link between the change of scale and state in the process of combinatorial binding of transcription factors.