Lara Buddendick

EDUCATION

College / University

Georg-August-University Göttingen

Highest Degree

Bachelor of Science

Major Subjects

Biochemistry

Country

Germany

Lab Experience

Confocal fluorescence microscopy, expansion microscopy, live-cell imaging, siRNA-mediated knockdown, DNA extraction, PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, plasmid preparation, restriction digestion, DNA ligation, bacterial transformation, light microscopy, yeast cell culture, bacterial cell culture, mammalian cell culture, protein extraction and purification, affinity chromatography, protein interaction studies (Y2H), spectrophotometry and enzyme kinetics

Projects / Research

2026: Bachelor Thesis, "Centrosome organization and elimination during meiotic prophase I in mouse oogenesis”, Department of Meiosis, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
2025 – 2026: Lab Rotation, Department of Meiosis, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
2024 – 2026: Teaching Assistant, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, University of Göttingen

Scholarships / Awards

2026 – 2027:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
2025 – 2026:	Deutschlandstipendium

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I am fascinated by the complexity of biological processes at the molecular and cellular level and by how changes in these processes can affect cellular function and ultimately contribute to disease. I am especially interested in the connection between fundamental molecular biology and its medical relevance, as understanding the molecular basis of disease can provide opportunities for developing new therapeutic strategies. I also enjoy combining different experimental approaches, particularly molecular and imaging techniques, to investigate biological questions from different perspectives.