About
A working scientist with an eye for rigorous publishing.
I am a senior biomedical scientist at the Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH), University Medical Center Mainz, where I have worked in the group of Prof. Katrin Schäfer since 2013. My research centres on endothelial cell biology, thrombosis and hemostasis, vascular aging and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).
I earned my PhD at the University of Bristol studying ephrin-B2 signaling in endothelial cell motility, and held a postdoctoral position at the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine in Münster. I have published 36 peer-reviewed papers, 10 of them as first author — including articles in Circulation Research and JCI Insight where my confocal image was chosen for the journal cover — and I have reviewed manuscripts for several international journals since 2018.
Designing studies, analysing data, writing manuscripts and reviewing the work of others has given me a sharp sense of what makes a publication rigorous, clear and credible. I now offer that experience directly to researchers and teams who want their science to meet the highest standards.
Scientific expertise
- Endothelial cell biology · thrombosis & hemostasis
- Vascular aging · CTEPH · cardiovascular disease
- Confocal imaging · single-cell RNA sequencing
- Murine disease models · biomarker analysis
- Data analysis, visualization & interpretation
Languages
English · German · Polish
Career & education
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2013 – present
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher
CTH & Dept. of Cardiology, University Medical Center Mainz — Prof. K. Schäfer
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2013
Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute of Microanatomy and Neurobiology, University Medical Center Mainz — Prof. M. H. H. Schmidt
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2008 – 2012
Postdoctoral Researcher
Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Münster — Prof. R. H. Adams
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2005 – 2009
PhD · University of Bristol, UK
Ephrin-B2 signaling in endothelial cell motility — Prof. C. Nobes
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2003 – 2005
Master of Biotechnology · University of Wrocław, Poland
Thesis at University of Reims, France (Medical Biochemistry)
Awards & research funding
- 2026
Co-applicant, Collaborative Research Centre 1784 “The Interplay of Thrombosis and Inflammation — Translating Molecular Mechanisms into Clinical Application” (InTraC, project B04)
- 2024
Applicant for cooperation with Shared Expertise SE-216 (Metabolomics and Proteomics Platform), German Centre for Cardiovascular Research — €30,000
- 2022
Confocal image selected for the cover of JCI Insight
- 2019
Young Investigator Award, 4th International Spring School of Pulmonary Circulation and Right Ventricular Function, Crete
- 2019
Confocal image selected for the cover of Circulation Research
- 2018
Translational Research Project “Importance of endothelial protein C receptor expression for new vessel formation in response to ischemia” — €104,650
- 2017
Translational Research Project “Endothelial cells as a modulator of thrombus formation and thrombus non-resolution in CTEPH” — €213,000
- 2014
Virchow Fellowship, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research