Cara Jaeckel
MSc Biosciences
Email: cjaeckel@uni-muenster.de
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Curriculum:
2023 – present: Master Biosciences, University of Münster
Thesis: “Expansion of promiscuous enzyme activity by mistranslation and its role in protein evolution” in cooperation with the group of Prof. Dr. Paola Laurino at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
2022 – 2026: Student Research Assistant in the group of Prof. Dr. Dirk Prüfer
2020 – 2023: Bachelor in Biosciences, University of Münster
Thesis: “The role of the acetyltransferase GNAT1 in the regulation of RuBisCO in Arabidopsis” in the group of Prof. Dr. Iris Finkemeier
Contributions:
2024: Student Leader of the iGEM Team Münster “Data-efficient & machine-learning-guided protein engineering for optimized mosquito-repellent synthesis and its decentralized production in plants”
2022: Member of the iGEM Team Münster “Monoterpenoid synthesis in yeasts coupled with cell-free monooxygenase catalyzation”
Interests:
Synthetic Biology, Method Development and Origin of Life
(& Night Science, Space, Art and Philosophy of Science)