MeyerLab
Justyna Okarmus
Postdoc
Scientific focus areas:
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In vitro and in vivo disease modelling.
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Experimental stem cell research (dopaminergic differentiation of human neural stem cells and induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells).
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Experimental rat model of Parkinson’s disease.
Current project:
Effect of USP30 inhibition on mitophagy in human iPSC-derived dopaminergic neurons.
Experience:
2020-present: Postdoc, Meyer group, Department of Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, SDU, Odense Denmark.
12/2015-03/2019: PhD student, Meyer group, Department of Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, SDU, Odense Denmark.
04/2014 – 11/2015: Research assistant, Illes group, Institute of Clinical Research, SDU/OUH, Odense Denmark.
08/2013 – 12/2014 : Research assistant, Gramsbergen group, Department of Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, SDU, Odense, Denmark.
Education:
07/2019: PhD in Health Sciences, SDU, Odense, Denmark. Title: ''Molecular and functional analysis of human dopaminergic neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells with familial Parkinson’s disease: Focus on PARK2 mutations using isogenic cells.''
02/2012: Master of Science in Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University (UJ) Medical College, Kraków, Poland. Title: ''Functional effects of new heterocyclic derivatives: their expected antipsychotic activity.''