Lisa Reichardt

EDUCATION

College / University

Georg-August-University of Göttingen

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biochemistry

Country

Germany

Lab Experience

Molecular Biology: yeast (S. cerevisiae), bacterial (E. coli, S. Typhimurium), and mammalian (MEF, HCT116) cell culture; yeast drop tests; DNA/RNA/protein extraction; light and fluorescence microscopy; luciferase reporter assays; E. coli (heat shock, electroporation) and S. cerevisiae (lithium acetate) transformation; Lipofectamine transfection; siRNA KD; expression induction (galactose, doxycycline); infection assays; Xenopus egg extract handling
Genetic Engineering: PCR; agarose gel electrophoresis; DNA/RNA quantification; reverse transcription; qPCR; RF and TA cloning; Gibson assembly; plasmid purification; DART-seq
Protein Techniques: SDS-PAGE; Western blotting; Co-immunoprecipitation, spot, Bradford, and Lowry assays; His-tag affinity purification
Computational: R; APE; Fiji/ImageJ; GraphPad Prism

Projects / Research

2026: Summer Intern, "Assistance with near-native MCM-DH loading, cryo-grid preparation, and EM image acquisition in development of the EXPAND-EM approach", Miller Lab, Center for Chromosome Stability, University of Copenhagen
2026: Research Intern, "Investigation of METTL16 activity upon Salmonella Typhimurium infection in HCT116 cells", Jabs Lab, Institute of Clinical and Molecular Biology, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel
2025: Bachelor’s Thesis, "Characterizing the potential of DBP2 and YRA1 co-regulation to elucidate expression regulation by dsRNA formation" and preparatory Specialization Internship, Krebber Lab, Institute for Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August-University of Göttingen
2021 – 2022: Pre-Bachelor’s Project Student, “Analysis of the impact of importin α proteins on the circadian clock, specifically BMAL1 expression”, Oster Lab, Institute of Neurobiology, University of Lübeck; authored a small article "Wie innere Uhren unseren Körper beeinflussen" (2022), published in Der Allgemeinarzt, Heft 18

Scholarships / Awards

2026 – 2027:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
since 2021:	e-fellows.net online scholarship
2020:	Nominated for the German Student Academy

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

My primary fascination has always been our “master molecule of life”, the DNA. As I learned about the multifunctionality of DNA polymerases, the BRCA1-BARD1 complex, and ubiquitin signaling, I became ever more captivated by genome repair processes. At the same time, I developed a strong interest in the intricate mechanisms of DNA synthesis, such as origin licensing and replication stress responses. In this program, I hope to gain a comprehensive understanding of how we can target dysregulated genome maintenance systems and thus contribute to the development of cancer treatments.