In April 2022, I completed my Doctor of Natural Science (Dr. rer. nat.) / Ph.D. at Heinrich Heine University, focusing on computational biochemistry within the Institute for Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry.
Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Holger Gohlke, I conducted research on the "Substrate Access Mechanism in Novel Phospholipase A of Pseudomonas aeruginosa." I had exciting collaboration with Prof. Karl-Erich Jaeger, a renowned expert in the field of phospholipase research.
Notably, I secured grants for computation time on JUWELS supercomputer consecutively 3 years. My responsibilities included performing molecular dynamics simulations using High-Performance Computing on JUWELS. These simulations aimed to elucidate the intricate mechanisms governing substrate access in the phospholipase enzyme.
Throughout my doctoral journey, I had the opportunity to present my research findings at various prestigious conferences and symposiums, such as the 34th Molecular Modeling Workshop in Erlangen, Germany, and the John von Neumann Institute for Computing Symposium in Forschungszentrum Jülich. I also served as a Teaching Assistant for the practical course on Molecular modeling, where I imparted knowledge and guidance to students.
I'm proud to have achieved a magna cum laude (very good) grade for my doctoral thesis, reflecting the quality and depth of my scholarly contributions. Notably, our published work from this project garnered recognition as a "highlight of the week" on Twitter.