PhD Student Christina Götz

Role in LiSyM-Cancer

• Research associate in the projects of Prof. Daniel Seehofer and Dr. Georg Damm, with a focus on steatosis
• Coordination of the biobank and sample logistics of the working group for LiSyM-Cancer, including the processing and distribution of human liver and tumor tissue as well as primary liver cells to consortium partners

Expertise

• Investigation of steatosis and metabolic alterations in primary human hepatocytes as well as human liver tissue models
• Isolation and in vitro culture of primary human liver cells
• Molecular biological, immunofluorescence microscopy, and biochemical analyses to investigate gene expression, protein expression, lipid metabolism, and cell function

Professional Experience

• Research projects/networks:
  • LiSyM-Cancer I & II

Degrees

• PhD (Dr. rer. nat.), in progress
  Faculty of Medicine, Leipzig
  Steatosis- and MASLD-associated alterations in primary human hepatocytes: Impact on cell isolation, metabolic phenotype, and cell interactions
• Master of Science (2020): Biology, specialization in Biotechnology
  Leipzig University
• Bachelor of Science (2017): Biology
  Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg