Dr. Rer. Nat. Laura-Christin Förster

Experience

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  Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

  Oct 2008 - Sept 2011

  Bachelor Student

  During my bachelor studies I was supervising and mentoring the bachelor course in immunology.

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  Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology(IMMIP)

  Mar 2011 - Sept 2011

  Bachelor Thesis

  Project title:"Rekonstitution und in vitro-Aktivitätstests der YycG-Sensor-Kinase von S. aureus in Phospholipid-Liposomen"Methods applied: Heterologous expression of proteins in E. coli, affinity chromatography purification of proteins, SDS-PAGE, preparation of proteoliposomes, protein-protein crosslinking methods, determination of kinase activity via phosphorylation assays

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  Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

  Nov 2011 - Jul 2014

  Master Student

  During my master studies I was supervising and mentoring the bachelor courses in microbiology and immunology and worked as a tutor. In addition, I did a 3-month internship abroad where I worked on an own project within an international research group at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School (Singapore).

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  Duke-NUS Medical School

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  Internship

  Internship within the group of Prof. Dr. Antonio Bertoletti, funded by the Singapore International Pre-Graduate Award (SIPGA). Project: Analysis of gene expression data (NanoString nCounter Technology) obtained from peripheral blood- and liver-derived T cell subsets of healthy individuals and chronic Hepatitis B (HBV) disease patients regarding the• Chemokine and cytokine receptor expression profile• Transcription levels of molecules involved in T cell receptor signalling

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  Institut für Zellbiologie (IZB)

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2014

  Master Thesis Project

  Project title:"Expression of the pore-forming Hemolysins Listeriolysin O and TlyA in Rhodococcus equi"Methods applied: PCR, cloning, heterologous expression of proteins in E. coli, affinity chromatography purification of proteins, SDS-PAGE & immunoblotting, cell culture, cell cytotoxicity assays, immunofluorescence microscopy

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  LIMES-Institut Bonn

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2014

  Student Assistant

  Assisting in zebrafish husbandry including routinely feeding, monitoring health condition as well as maintenance of fish tanks

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  Dolorgiet Gmbh & Co. KG

  Aug 2014 - Sept 2014

  Student Assistant

  Student assistant in the production unit of a pharmaceutical company

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  Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center

  Oct 2014 - Jun 2020

  Investigation of the role of protein-sphingolipid interactions in Influenza A-infected adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial (A549) cells by using• Bifunctional lipids• Stable isotope labeling with amino acids in cell culture (SILAC) in order to enable quantitative proteomicsFurther specific methods applied- Lipidome analysis (lipidomics)- Thin-layer chromatographie (TLC)- DNA microarray- Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR)- CRISPR/Cas9-mediated stable knock-out cell lines...in addition to standard molecular biology methods ([mutagenesis] PCR, cloning, protein overexpression in mammalian cells, immunoprecipitation, immunoblotting, immunofluorescence microscopy [...]). Show less

  • Postdoctoral Researcher

    Apr 2019 - Jun 2020

  • PHD Student

    Oct 2014 - Apr 2019
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  MYR Pharmaceuticals

  Jul 2020 - Oct 2021

  Medical Project Specialist

  Therapy area: Infectious Diseases/Viral Hepatitis/Gastroenterology - Rare Disease/Orphan DiseaseMedical Affairs• Support to and execution of medical projects• Summary of (inter)national conferences in the indication area• Create presentations for internal and external useMedical Information• Responding to or triage of medical inquiries (HCPs and non-HCPs)Clinical• Management of a global compassionate use program

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  Norgine Germany

  Nov 2021 - Sept 2022

  Interim Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Süddeutschland

  Therapy areas of the product portfolio:Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Hematology, Obstetrics, Pediatric Oncology - Rare Disease/Orphan Disease• Building and maintaining relationships to regional/national HCPs• Lectures to physicians and other relevant HCPs• Maintaining & updating knowledge of the indication areas of the product portfolio• Medical training of (new) employees

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  CSL Seqirus

  Oct 2022 - now

  Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Vaccines

  Working in a crossfunctional & (inter)national Team:• KOL / stakeholder engagement• Planning & conducting advisory boards • Scientific publication management• Preparing & giving scientific lectures• Answering unsolicited medical enquiries• Management of investigator initiated trials (IIR)• Medical onboarding and refresher trainings of employees• National & international conference coverage• Participation in product(pipeline) or business-related workstreams• Support with the harmonization of the Global Medical Plan by collecting feedback from EMEA regions Show less