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Molecular biologist studying cancer, aging, and genome stability at MedUni Vienna; expert in yeast/nematode genetics

Profile Summary

I am a molecular biologist with a PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Vienna and current postdoctoral researcher at the Medical University of Vienna, focusing on RNA biology, aging, and genome stability. My current research investigates how rRNA modifications and ribosome-associated factors influence lifespan and stress resistance, using C. elegans as a model system. Previously, during my PhD at the Max Perutz Labs, I studied chromosomal instability in budding yeast, identifying point mutations and aneuploidy patterns that rescue defects in the Chromosomal Passenger Complex mutants. This work involved large-scale next-generation sequencing, genetic engineering, high-throughput screening, and computational analysis using Python, R, and Unix-based tools. My MSc and BSc research at the University of Edinburgh focused on epigenetic regulation, cellular senescence, and oncogene-induced senescence in mammalian cell systems. Across projects, I have extensive hands-on experience with molecular cloning, cell culture, fluorescence microscopy, qPCR, western blotting, RNAi, and biochemical assays. In my current work, I combine experimental and computational approaches, including nanopore RNA sequencing, proteostasis assays, and bioinformatic analysis of transcriptomic datasets. I also supervise student research projects and have teaching experience in biology at both secondary and university level. My work is supported by strong computational skills in Python, R, Bash, and data analysis pipelines, alongside advanced microscopy and protein biochemistry techniques. I have presented my research at multiple international conferences and received an award for best presentation at the the Neurobiology and Neuroendocrinology of Aging Symposium, Bregenz, Austria in 2024.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Molecular Evolution
• ☆ Epigenetics
• ☆ PCR
• ☆ Molecular Cloning
• ☆ Next Generation Sequencing (NGS)
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Gene Expression Analysis
• ☆ Mutagenesis
• ☆ Recombinant DNA
• ☆ RNA Synthesis
• ☆ RNA Sequencing
• ☆ DNA/Gene Synthesis
• ☆ Plasmid DNA
• ☆ DNA Damage & Repair
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Gene Regulation
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Electron Microscopy
• ☆ Fluorescence Microscopy
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Primary Cells
• ☆ Biomolecular Engineering
• ☆ Gene Synthesis
• ☆ Genetic Engineering
• ☆ Gene Editing/CRISPR
• ☆ Gene Delivery
• ☆ Blotting
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Science Communication

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing

Research Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Image Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics

Product Development Recipe Development

Work Experience

PostdoctoralResearcher

Medical University of Vienna

November 2022 - December 2025

Education

PhD Molecular Biology

University of Vienna

October 2016 - March 2023

Certifications

• PhD Molecular Biology

  University of Vienna

  April 2023 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Matthew N Clarke, Theodor Marsoner, Manuel Alonso Y Adell, Madhwesh C Ravichandran, Christopher S Campbell(2022). Adaptation to high rates of chromosomal instability and aneuploidy through multiple pathways in budding yeast . The EMBO Journal. {EMBO}

Madhwesh C. Ravichandran and Sarah Fink and Matthew N. Clarke and Franziska Christina Hofer and Christopher S. Campbell(2018). Genetic interactions between specific chromosome copy number alterations dictate complex aneuploidy patterns . Genes & Development. 32. (23-24). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1485--1498. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Marina Partolina and Hazel C Thoms and Kenneth G MacLeod and Giovanny Rodriguez-Blanco and Matthew N Clarke and Anuroop V Venkatasubramani and Rima Beesoo and Vladimir Larionov and Vidushi S Neergheen-Bhujun and Bryan Serrels and Hiroshi Kimura and Neil O Carragher and Alexander Kagansky(2017). Global histone modification fingerprinting in human cells using epigenetic reverse phase protein array . Cell Death Discovery. 3. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}