• since 2016 Master studies in Biological Science at University of Cologne
• 2016 Bachelor thesis in Biology: "Die Rolle des Scavanger Rezeptors MARCO für den Eintritt und die Virusproduktion von Herpes simplex virus Typ 1 in Hautzellen"
• since 2015 Researcher with T. Wiehe at University of Cologne / Institute for Genetics
• 2008 - 2013 Freelance writer for horticultural journals
• 2006 Diploma thesis in Horticultural Sciences at University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden / Geisenheim
• 2003 - 2008 Self employment: propagation of medical and spice plants

Publications

• K. Thier, M. Möckel, K. Palitzsch, K. Döhner, B. Sodeik, D. Knebel-Mörsdorf (2018) Entry of Herpes Simplex Virus 1 into Epidermis and Dermal Fibroblasts is Independent of the Scavenger Receptor MARCO. J Virol pii: JVI.00490-18. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00490-18
• Schäfer Y, Palitzsch K, Leptin M, Whiteley AR, Wiehe T, Suurväli J (2024) Copy number variation and population-specific immune genes in the model vertebrate zebrafish eLife, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics and Genomics