Stefanie Wohl

Bio

I was born in Germany and studied Biology at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany (Bachelor 2001, Master 2005). In 2003, I started with neurobiology research as an undergraduate student in the Laboratory of Dr. Stefan Isenmann MD, Department of Neurology, at Jena University Hospital. I received my Ph.D. in Biology 2011 from the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena with “highest honors”. My thesis advisor was Dr. Jurgen Bolz, my external reviewer Dr. Andreas Reichenbach. In May 2012, I joined the laboratory of Dr. Thomas Reh PhD, at the University of Washington in Seattle.
For the past six years, I studied the role of microRNAs in Müller glia cell development and function and gained deeper knowledge in molecular biology, genetics, and epigenetics. I was awarded a two-year scholarship from the German Research Foundation (DFG) from 2014-2016. From 2008 through 2018, I have mentored 17 students (14 undergraduate and 3 graduate) and I have acted as advisor to 4 students for their bachelor theses.