Sven Truckenbrodt
EDUCATION
College / University
Julius Maximilians University Würzburg
FernUniversität in Hagen
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science
Major Subjects
Biomedicine
Country
Germany
Lab Experience
Calcium imaging, in vivo dissection techniques on Drosophila melanogaster, behavioral paradigms, basic techniques in molecular biology, protein biochemistry and cell biology, official requisite qualifications in radiation protection and handling/welfare of laboratory animals.
Projects / Research
- 05/2011 – 07/2011: Evaluation of novel optogenetic tools – GCaMP3 and Cameleon 2.1 in in vivo calcium imaging. University of Würzburg, Neurobiology and Genetics, group of Prof. Erich Buchner
- 03/2010 – 08/2010: Student research assistant, establishing a new approach to study the neural network of Drosophila melanogaster by direct manipulation in a behavioural setup using Channelrhodopsin. University of Würzburg, Neurobiology and Genetics, group of Prof. Erich Buchner
Conference Contributions
Truckenbrodt S.: Effects of selective neuronal activation of the protocerebral bridge on the walking behaviour of Drosophila melanogaster. Slide Presentation. University of Ulm, Germany, 4th Day of Molecular Medicine, 16th April 2011Scholarships / Awards
| 2011 – 2012: | Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School |
| 2010: | 1st price at Scientific Writing Contest of the 5th annual International PhD Students’ Symposium of the Graduate School of Life Sciences in Würzburg, Germany |
| 2007: | Bio-Future-Price (Biozukunftspreis) of the Foundation Nature Human Culture (Stiftung Natur Mensch Kultur) for notable achievements majoring in the school subject of biology |
| 2007: | e-fellows.net scholarship |