Hecht, M.Sc.
Wissenschaftlicher Werdegang
- seit 2015
PhD student at the Research Centre for Experimental Orthopaedics at Heidelberg University Hospital / Laboratory of Prof. Wiltrud Richter
- 2012 – 2015
Master studies at the "Freie Universität Berlin". Master thesis at the Robert Koch-Institut in Berlin: "Pathogenic determinants of hepatitis E virus infection"
- 2000 – 2012
Bachelor studies of Biology at the "Freie Universität Berlin". Bachelor thesis at the 'Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung' in Berlin: "Study of the microbiological growth of a model biofilm on different materials at distinct environmental conditions"
Scientific focus
Identification and characterisation of miRNA profiles during biomechanical stimulation and mechanotransduction of chondrocytes and adult mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) in chondrogenic differentiation
Cartilage biology: Chondrocytes and MSC biology, Chondrogenesis, RNA and miRNA biology, Gene profiling, Biomechanic