Gesa Poetzsch
PhD
- Project: Project 3.1
- Research Group
- Address: iomE, J.-J. Becherweg 30A, 55128 Mainz
- Phone: 0 6131 39 26618
"In an ideal world, I would like to answer the question, how differences in the maximum lifespan of species are orchestrated on a molecular level."
Education
- Since 2019: PhD studies on evolution of molecular mechanisms of cancer-, ageing-, and hypoxia resistance
- 2017-2019: MSc. in Biomedicine Johannes-Gutenberg-University in Mainz, Germany; Thesis: Functional analysis of DNA - damage repair associated genes in the cancer - and ageing resistant rodent Spalax
- 2014-2017: BSc. in Biology, Johannes-Gutenberg-University in Mainz, Germany; Thesis: Molecular analysis of cancer - and ageing related genes in Nannospalax galili
Working Experience
- 2019-current: Educator in the educational program for Biodiversity, Evolution and Palaeontology, 'Senckenberg ' Museum, Frankfurt
- 2015-current: Educator in the educational program for Sustainable Development, Botanical Biodiversity and Conservation 'Grüne Schule' of the Botanical Garden (JoGu), Mainz
- 2018-2019: Biosampling assistant, Biosampling Unit BioNTech AG, Mainz
- 2015-2019: Research assistant, Transgenic animal facility ZVTE, Mainz
- 2015-2019: Teaching assistant (Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Course, Genetic Course, Microbiology Course, Animal Physiology Course), Faculty of Biology (JoGu), Mainz
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Schmidt H, Malik A, Bicker A, Poetzsch G, Avivi A, Shams I and Hankeln T (2017)
Hypoxia tolerance, longevity and cancer-resistance in the mole rat Spalax - a liver transcriptomics approach Sci Rep, 7:14348