Dr. Konstanze Steiner

WORK EXPERIENCE

• since Sept. 2014 Guest scientist at the Cawthron Institute in Nelson, New Zealand (employed as Post-doctoral scientist  in the Human- and Environmental Toxicology-Group, University of Konstanz )
• Jan. 2010-Nov. 2014  Doctorate in the Human- and Environmental Toxicology-Group, University of Konstanz under the supervision of Prof. Daniel Dietrich
• Sept. 2013 Assistant at the conference “Eurotox” Interlaken (Switzerland)
• March-Sept 2009 Environmental internship in the field of environmental education, national park Jasmund, Sassnitz
• Jan.-March 2009 Research assistant in the department for Neuroimmunology, Institute for Multiple Sclerosis Research, University of Göttingen
• June 2004-March 2009 Temporary Employment, School „Am Tannenberg“ for children with special needs in Göttingen
• Oct. 2003-Oct. 2007 Voluntary Service, Development association „Haus mit vielen Etagen“ in Göttingen
• Nov. 2002-Aug. 2003 Voluntary Service in a Camphill-community for education of people with special needs in Eastington (UK)

ACADEMICAL EDUCATION

• Nov. 2014 Graduation as Doctor of Natural sciences, Title of PhD thesis: “Molecular cloning, characterization and relevance for microcystin-kinetics of organic anion transporting polypeptide in model and native fish species”
• Feb. 2011-Nov 2014 PhD student in the International Max Planck Research School for Organismal Biology (IMPRS)
• Jan.-May 2014 Scientific stay in Nelson (New Zealand) at the Cawthron Institute with Dr. Susanna Wood
• Sept.-Dec.2011 Scientific stay in Kansas-City, KS (USA) in the Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics with Prof. Bruno Hagenbuch
• Jan. 2009 Degree as diploma biologist
• March-Dec. 2008 Diploma thesis in the department for Neuroimmunology, Institute for Multiple Sclerosis Research, University of Göttingen under the supervision of Dr. Jens Schmidt, Title of Diploma thesis: “Modulation of β-amyloid-accumulation in muscle cells under pro-inflammatory cell stress”
• Oct. 2003-Jan. 2009 Diploma studies in Biology at the University of Göttingen, Main subjects: Biochemistry, Zoology; Minor subjects: Botany, Microbiology

STIPENDS

• 2012 IMPRS-travelgrant (participation at the conference “Experimental Biology”, CA (USA))
• 2011 DAAD-PhD stipend (scientific stay in Kansas-City, KS (USA), 3 month)
• 2011 travelgrant from the Equal Opportunity Council, University of Konstanz (participation at the conference “SOT”, Washington D.C., USA)
• 2010 travelgrant from the Academic Staff Development,  University of Konstanz (participation at the conference “ICTC”, Istanbul, Turkey)