Dr. Constanze Seidel

• Development of new diagnostic qPCR products • Planning and executing studies, writing protocols, reviewing and approving documents within design control procedures • Training external clinical sites in diagnostic systems in preparation of clinical trial activities. • Ensuring experiments are completed to the required quality and regulatory standards (FDA submissions)

Research Fellow, Molecular and Medical Microbiology University of Manchester, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Manchester Fungal Infection Group • Establish infection assays of A. fumigatus with mammalian lung epithelial cells (A549 and 16-HBE human lung epithelial cell lines) using cutting-edge confocal laser microscopy • Funded by a personal post-doctoral fellowship by the German Science Foundation (DFG)

Research Associate, Molecular Microbiology Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Applied Biosciences, with Prof. Dr. R. Fischer • Investigate endosomal and secretoric traffic in A. nidulans and N. crassa by live-cell imaging and Y2H analyses • Support the principal investigator in the establishment of new projects and ideas, work independently and manage junior staff, PhD and master students

Research Associate, Molecular Microbiology Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Applied Biosciences, with Prof. Dr. R. Fischer • Molecular characterisation of a kinesin motor and its specificity for posttranslational modified of α-tubulin in the filamentous fungus A. nidulans • Internship at the Center for Scientific Research and higher education (CICESE), Mexico, (03/2011-07/2012) • Establishment of N. crassa molecular biology and genetics in the laboratory in Karlsruhe, Germany