Dr. Jessica Abbott
Biological and related sciences, Evolutionary biology, Evolutionary genetics
Prof. Dr. Petra Stephanie Dittrich
Nominated by
- European Research Council (ERC)
- AcademiaNet member since 12.12.2011
- AcademiaNet- Selection Criteria
Employed by
- Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich
Academic Discipline/Fields
- Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- Engineering, manufacturing and construction
Field
Biological and related sciences, Physical sciences, Engineering and engineering trades
Area of specialisation
(Bio)analytical Chemistry, Microsystems engineering
Research interests
Microfluidics, Lab-on-Chip Technology
Development of bioanalytical plaftorms for cell analysis and medical diagnostic
Self-assembly, Nanotechnology
Distinctions and Awards
Analytica Forschungspreis (GMB, Roche), 2010
ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant, 2008
Fellowship of the Christiane Nüsslein-Vollhard foundation, 2007-2008
Award of the "Westfälisch-Lippische Universitätsgesellschaft" for PhD thesis, 2004
Interested in
- Management position, Professorship
Languages
English, German
Doctorate
- 2003: Single molecule spectroscopy in microfluidic devices
Short CV/Education and training
- 1997Visiting student at the Universidad de Salamanca, Spain (Erasmus/Socrates Fellowship)
- 1993 – 1999Chemistry studies at the University of Bielefeld, Germany
- 2000 – 2003PhD thesis, Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
- 2002Visiting research scientist at the Cornell Nanofabrication Facility, Ithaca, USA (DAAD Fellowship)
- 2003 – 2004Postdoc at the Max Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
- 2005Visiting research scientist at the University of Tokyo, Japan
- 2004 – 2008Research associate at the Institute for Analytical Sciences (ISAS), Dortmund, Germany
- Since 2008Assistant Professor for Bioanalytics, Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Sciences, ETH Zürich/Switzerland
Selected publications
K. Eyer, P. Kuhn, C. Hanke, P. S. Dittrich: A microchamber array for single cell isolation and analysis of intracellular biomolecules, Lab Chip 12 (2012), 765-772
P. Kuhn, K. Eyer, S. Allner, D. Lombardi, P. S. Dittrich: A microfluidic vesicle screening platform: Monitoring the lipid membrane permeability of tetracyclines, Anal. Chem. 83 (2011), 8877-8885.
J. Puigmarti-Luis, M. Rubio-Martinez, U. Hartfelder, I. Imaz, D. Maspoch, P. S. Dittrich: Coordination Polymer Nanofibers Generated by Microfluidic Synthesis, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133 (2011), 4216-4219.
P. S. Dittrich, A. Manz: Lab on a chip: Microfluidics in drug discovery. Nature Rev. Drug Disc. 5 (2006), 210-218.
Complete list of publications
Selected projects
Single cell analysis in microchamber arrays
Investigation of lipid membranes: Shape, composition, permeability
Formation of anisotropic nanosized structures
Membership in scientific bodies/juries
Peer-review activities for DFG, ERC, and others
Peer-review activities for journals (Lab Chip and other RSC journals, Anal. Chem. and other ACS journals, Angewandte Chemie), and others
Additional qualifications
Research highlights writer for the journal "Lab-on-a-Chip" (Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry), 2006 – 2010
Advanced training: Teaching on bachelor and master levels, 2008, 2010
Advanced training: Management/Guidance of small groups, 2011
Soft Skills/Other activities and achievements
Other activities and achievements/family
Family: Two children (born 2006 and 2011)
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