Theresa began her Biology degree at the University of Innsbruck in 2005, focusing on zoology and molecular biology. The program offered a hands-on approach, with Theresa rotating through various labs to gain a wide range of practical skills. In the early stages, she mastered basic lab techniques—pipetting, centrifugation, and chromatography—while […]
Uni Degrees
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In 2010 Theresa moved to Dublin to enter a MSc program on Molecular Medicine at Trinity College Dublin. The program promised to give a structured approach to understanding human physiology and disease at a molecular level. The courses spanned topics like molecular diagnostics, gene therapy, and stem cell research, and […]
Yes, Theresa studied Philosophy. Why? Well, over the last few years in secondary school, Theresa developped a major interest in the Human Mind, with all the various aspects of it. So when she entered university, she first ignored the different curricula – it was a time in which this was […]
For her PhD, Theresa moved to Freiburg. It seemed like a nice place to live. And, well, Wolfgang Driever had his lab there. Wolfgang was a leading scientist in the study of genetic factors in embryonic brain development, using zebrafish as a model organism. Zebrafish are transparent during development, easily […]