Nils Dormanns
Summary
Graduate Student with proven and tested laboratory work and communication skills. Always curious and self-motivated to learn something new.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Master Project
Stanford University
02.2023 - Current
- Investigation of a choanoflagellate receptor tyrosine kinase similar to the human Insulin like Growth Factor 1 Receptor.
- Performed troubleshooting and solved challenging scientific problems with heterologous expression systems and assays.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Research Assistant
Centre Of Biomolecular Drug Research
05.2022 - 09.2022
- Development of fungi Trichoderma reesei as a new host for heterologous
expression of biosynthetic gene clusters. - Troubleshot and resolved equipment and process issues regarding chemical extraction, LC-MS, PCR and cloning (yeast and protoplast transformation).
- Scientific presentations and writing.
Bachelor Project
Leibniz Institute For Natural Product Research
02.2021 - 10.2021
- In silico analyzes of biosynthetic clusters in bacterial genomes and processing
WGS data. - Isolation and bioactivity tests of polyp associated bacteria (PCR, plasmid and primer design).
- Isolation and structural elucidation of bioactive compounds in marine
bacteria (HPLC, LC-MS and NMR guided). - Heterologous expression and enzyme assays of a shortened gene coding for
Class I terpene synthases (PCR, cloning, SDS-Page, Western-Blot).
Assistant Manager
Dormanns Heizung + Sanitär GmbH
11.2012 - 02.2023
- Completed regular inventory counts to verify stock levels, address discrepancies, and forecast future needs.
- Helped with planning schedules and delegating assignments to meet coverage and service demands.
- Installation site work.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
FH Aachen, University of Applied Sciences
Aachen01.2022
Master of Science - Molecular Microbiology
Leibniz University Hannover
Hannover10.2021
Skills
- Scientific presentation
- Scientific figure construction (Adobe Illustrator, IBS20, iTOL and BioRender)
- Protein purification
- Molecular Biology & Microbiology
- Phylogenetics
- Analytical Chemistry (LC-MS, NMR and HPLC)
- Bioinformatics (PyMOL, Geneious, PATRIC, antiSMASH, AlphaFold2, Excel)
Publications
Peng CC, Dormanns N, Regestein L, Beemelmanns C. Isolation of sulfonosphingolipids from the rosette-inducing bacterium Zobellia uliginosa and evaluation of their rosette-inducing activity. RSC Adv. 2023;13(39):27520-27524. Published 2023 Sep 14. doi:10.1039/d3ra04314b
Academic conferences
- Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco - Poster presentation "Uncovering the Ancestry of Animal Cell Communication"
- International Choanoflagellate & Friends Workshop Agenda (2023) - Poster presentation "Illuminating the Ancestral Function of IGF1R"
- Stanford Developmental Biology Retreat (2023) - Talk "Investigating the Origin of Cell Communication in Animals" and poster presentation "Illuminating the Ancestral Function of IGF1R"
- Stanford Biochemistry Department Research Conference (2023) - Breakout session
Certification
- Bachelor of Science (FH Aachen)
- DAAD Language Certificate (GER C1, UNIcert® III, ALTE Level 4)
- Certification of Good Manufacturing Practise (GMP), Good Laboratory Practise (GLP) and Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)- 2021
Languages
German
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Master Project
Stanford University
02.2023 - Current
Research Assistant
Centre Of Biomolecular Drug Research
05.2022 - 09.2022
Bachelor Project
Leibniz Institute For Natural Product Research
02.2021 - 10.2021
Assistant Manager
Dormanns Heizung + Sanitär GmbH
11.2012 - 02.2023
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
FH Aachen, University of Applied Sciences
Master of Science - Molecular Microbiology
Leibniz University Hannover
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