Name Michelle Mercy Hacker
MichelleHacker
Study programme M.Sc. Molecular Biomedicine
E-Mail mhacker2@uni-muenster.de
Responsibilities Wetlab "Phage Display" (group leader), Human Practices, Sponsoring, Meetup
Motivation

"What fascinates and motivates me about iGEM is that you can work on a project of your own interest as part of a dedicated team of students, and learn so many important skills and grow as a group away from the lab and normal university life. I'm looking forward to growing with the challenges and gaining valuable experience and new friendships for the future!"

Life experiences

Bachelor's thesis (B.Sc. Biology):

  • "Characterisation of the lipid composition of Mycobacterium marinum strains and infected Dictyostelium discoideum cells using thin layer chromatography"

Barisch Lab, FZB Leibniz Lungenzentrums, CSSB@DESY

Other:

  • Top 50 of German participants in the International Biology Olympiad
  • Summerschools:
    • 2022 - From Genes To Cells: A Basic Course of Molecular, Cellular and Ultrastructural Biology at Uni Pisa 
    • 2023 - Pathogens, Parasites and their Hosts: Ecology, molecular interactions and evolution at Uni Hohenheim 
    • 2023 - Clinical Global Infectious Diseases at Uni Aarhus