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Nina Stoeberl

My CV

  • Education:

    B.Sc. Molecular Medicine in Göttingen, Germany
    M.Sc. Medical Neurosciences in Berlin, Germany
    PhD in Neurosciences in Cardiff, UK

  • Qualifications:

    German A-levels

  • Work History:

    4 month internship in consulting in the Health Care sector (to explore something different)

  • Current Job:

    PhD Candidate and Marie-Curie Fellow at Cardiff University

    • About Me:

      PhD student loving science, travel, coffee and my bathtub!

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      I am German and doing my PhD at the University of Cardiff. I like Cardiff and Wales for all the green places and the Sea close to my new home. I met many great people in Cardiff and enjoy meeting my friends (mostly also PhD students) outside of work. If we would not have a pandemic right now, I would have spend my summer making small trips to all of Europe, visiting friends and exploring new countries. This year I stayed in Wales and tried to explore the country and city I am living in for the next few years. Probably I also have more time for the experiments as well 🙂

    • My Typical Day:

      I cycle to work and normally start with a coffee and a chat with co-workers. Most of my time I have to feed my cells so they survive until the big day of an experiment. To do that I have to put on gloves and a lab coat and work in a sterile room in order to keep the cells alive. In the afternoons I like to analyse, plan and write emails, so mostly work from the computer. I have a nice balance of lab-based work and work on my laptop.

    • What I'd do with the prize money:

      I would love to convince more young girls that science is for them. I would like to organize a day where interested girls can visit our institute and learn how a science lab looks from the inside – including wearing a lab coat and gloves to keep everything sterile.

    • My Interview

      • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

        cheerful, motivated, enthusiastic

        What did you want to be after you left school?

        I knew I want to be a scientist

        Were you ever in trouble at school?

        I was a really loud student in primary school and my teacher had to tell me to be quiet frequently

        Who is your favourite singer or band?

        Imagine Dragons

        What's your favourite food?

        Ramen (Japanese noodle soup)

        If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

        Health until I am old, always enough time to spend it with people I love and to travel the world

        Tell us a joke.

        I have a microglia joke but it’s highly inflammatory (read about my research to understand it)

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