Katja Arndt

Biography

Dr. Katja Arndt received her Diploma in Biochemistry from the University and Medical School of Hannover, Germany. After obtaining her Ph.D. in Biochemistry under the supervision of Professor Andreas Plückthun, University of Zurich, Switzerland, and Professor Tom Alber, University of California, Berkeley, she continued as a post-doctoral research associate. With the acceptance of the Emmy-Noether Excellence Program of the German Research Foundation (DFG) in 2003, Katja Arndt became a member of the group 'Protein Engineering in Biosystems' in the Department of Biology, University of Freiburg, Germany. In 2008, she was appointed as a Junior Fellow in the School of Life Sciences of the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS). The EMBO Fellowship (2002), 'Outstanding Dissertation Award' (University of London, UK), and the Emmy-Noether Program of Excellence (German Research Foundation / DFG; Zurich, 2000), Eli Lilly & Company Poster Award (Protein Society Symposium, Boston, MA, 1999), Ph.D. Scholarship (Roche Research Foundation, Switzerland, 1996-1999), "Special Grant for Junior Scientist" (Swiss Society of Biochemistry, 1997). 

Research Interest

Her research is currently being promoted by FRIAS, bioss, the German Research Foundation, the José Carreras Leukemia Foundation and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Her current research focuses on Protein-protein interactions are key for virtually all biological systems and play important roles in numerous diseases.