Jonas Hemesath

EDUCATION

College / University

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Molecular Medicine

Country

Germany

Lab Experience

Basic biochemical technics, western blotting, cell culture, clonogenic survival assay, tube formation assay, histological staining, PCR, basics in mass spectrometry, lab diagnosis of dementia diseases

Projects / Research

05/2018 – 08/2018: Bachelor thesis: "Radiosensitizing effect of metal-based nanoparticles in prostate cancer cells, their cellular uptake and intracellular distribution", Prof. Alves, Translational Molecular Imaging, Max-Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany, and Prof. Volkov, Nanomedicine and Molecular Imaging, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
08/2017 – 09/2017: Internship, Prof. Wilting, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Göttingen, Germany
02/2017 – 03/2017: Internship, Dr. Jahn, Max-Planck-Institute of Experimental Medicine, Göttingen, Germany

Scholarships / Awards

2018 – 2019:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2018:	Erasmus+ scholarship
2018:	Eurolife Research Stream
2017:	Lower Saxony Scholarship

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

Besides my overall fascination for the human brain, I am interested in neurodegenerative diseases and their immunological aspects. I want to investigate the role of the microglia in the development and progression of neurodegenerative diseases. In a society that is constantly getting older, diseases like Alzheimer’s disease are a major societal challenge. There is a need for further research in this area e.g. to overcome greater problems in elderly care.