Nicole Kleiber

EDUCATION

College / University

University of São Paulo (02/2013–12/2017)
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (10/2015 –09/2016)

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Molecular and Cell Biology, Microbiology, Immunology

Country

Brazil / Germany

Lab Experience

Cloning with plasmid vectors, bacterial transformation, agarose gel electrophoresis, gel extraction, reporter gene assays, mini- and maxiprep, transfection assays, ELISA, Western blot, PCR, Sanger sequencing, DNA/RNA extraction, production of RNA in vitro, flow cytometry, handling of laboratory animals, fluorescence microscopy.

Projects / Research

03/2017 – 12/2017: "Establishment of RNA vaccine delivery techniques using RNA replicons stabilized by cationic liposomes in vitro and in vivo", supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Wunderlich, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
08/2014 – 06/2015: "The production of monoclonal chimeric antibodies capable of targeting E protein from dengue virus type 2 to the population DEC205 of Dendritic Cells", supervisor: Prof. Dr. Silvia B. Boscardin, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Scholarships / Awards

2018 – 2019:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2017:	São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) fellowship
2015 – 2016:	Brazil’s “Science without Borders” scholarship program, funding agency: CAPES

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

My current main scientific interest is in the area of regulation of nucleic acids function and genomics. I am particularly interested in bringing fundamental research to practical and possibly clinical applications, which I personally consider beneficial to society and I would like to continue contributing to these projects. As such, my last research was related to novel methods of immunization, which is a topic that I loved working on as I consider both the experimental design planning and the practical research challenging, interesting and rewarding. I am also looking forward to the possibility of working with gene therapy – another area that I am interested in due to its great promise and numerous potential applications.