Esther Marie Grewe

EDUCATION

College / University

Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subject

Biology

Country

Germany

Lab Experience

TEVC and Current Clamp, immunostaining and confocal microscopy, PCR, behavioral experiments, cell culture techniques. Basic experience in R and Python.

Projects / Research

2022 – 2023: The G-protein βγ-subunit interaction with Dmca1A and its role in synaptic transmission at the Drosophila melanogaster larval neuromuscular junction (Bachelor's thesis)
2022: Role of different Dmca1A splice-variants in the phototransduction of Drosophila melanogaster (project report)
2021: Plant Cell and Transformation Technology (internship). KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, Germany

Scholarships / Awards

2023 – 2024:

Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am interested in the process of synaptic transmission, as well as neuronal plasticity and neurodegeneration, for I find the effect these can have on the larger system extremely fascinating. My work so far has mostly involved studying the functional diversity of voltage gated calcium channels and its effects in Drosophila. In the future I am hoping to do more work in this area, focusing especially on the molecular mechanisms that regulate electrical and morphological properties of neurons and what effects these regulations have on synaptic transmission, behavior, and disease.