Bjarne Hastedt

EDUCATION

College / University

Christian Albrecht University of Kiel

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Country

Germany

Lab Experience

Standard Restriction Cloning and Golden Gate Cloning, (Membrane) Protein Isolation, Western Blotting, Microscale Thermophoresis, Anaerobic Work Methods, EMSA, Southern Blotting, NGS Library Preparation, Lipofection in Archaea, Mammalian Cell Culture, Light Microscopy

Projects / Research

2024: Biochemical and genetic characterization of sORF16 in Methanosarcina mazei, Institute of General Microbiology, University of Kiel
2023/2024: Research Assistant at the Institute of General Microbiology, University of Kiel
2022: Internship at the Department of Cellular Biochemistry, University of Göttingen

Scholarships / Awards

2024 – 2025:

Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

Proteins, despite being composed of a relatively small set of chemical building blocks, are crucial to a wide range of cellular processes in all living organisms. Each stage of a protein’s life cycle – from the regulation of its biosynthesis and the mechanisms ensuring proper folding and localization, to its diverse chemical and structural roles within the organism, and ultimately the regulation of its degradation – holds many yet-to-be-discovered secrets. I am eager to uncover some of these mysteries and look forward to learning and applying new methods for the structural and functional elucidation of their diverse properties. For instance, I find the regulation and various effects of ubiquitination in eukaryotic cells particularly intriguing. I am fascinated by the wide range of effects that the attachment of ubiquitin, typically associated with proteasomal degradation, can have.