katharina straßl@ der gelbe Salon (alias sunshine)

• highly motivated student of Food- and Biotechnology at the University of Applied Life Sciences and Ressources in Vienna for quite a while
  
• Research for diploma thesis at the Donau-Universität Krems, Department for Clinical Medicine & Biotechnology, Center for Biomedical Technology, Priv.-Doz. DI Dr. Viktoria Weber; Diploma thesis title: “Lipopolysaccharide-induced Activation of Endothelial Cells: A Model for Gram-negative Sepsis, Comparison of THP-1 Cells and PBMC-derived Monocytes“
• Tutor for the practical course “Introduction to Cell Biology and Genetics” at the University of Applied Life Sciences and Ressource, Ao. Univ. Prof. Dr. phil. Hans-Georg Löppert, since 2003
• Member of IAESTE LC BOKU, an international association running a traineeship exchange programme for students of engineering and natural sciences to gain study-relevant practical experience abroad
  - Treasurer from 2006-2009, in charge of finances & budget
  - Exchange Incoming Officer in 2008/09, responsible for company relationships & incoming trainees
• Volunteer of the Austrian Red Cross & the Austrian Red Cross Youth
  - Certified Paramedic, Disaster Relief Volunteer
  - Secretary of a Red Cross chapter from 2005-2007, Administration & Budget
  - Facilitator at the “International Study- and Friendshipcamp” for Red Cross Youth, since 2005
  - Facilitator at the EU-funded Integration Camp for young adults with special needs
  “Crossroads 2007 – Equal opportunities for you and me”, September 2007

Internships:

• University of Zagreb, Croatia, in September/October 2006, Faculty of Food- and Biotechnoloy;
  Working for projects in the research group for fruit- and vegetable technology and the research group for process- and wastewater
• Nestlé Austria – Nestlé Food Services Development Center, Linz, in February 2006;
  Intern in the product development group
• Medical University of Vienna, Institute for Cancer Research, Department for Applied and Experimental Oncology, September to November 2004;
  Responsible for Isolation of genomic DNA from human blood & Administration of the gene-database
• Institute for Environmental Medicine of the City of Vienna, in July/August 2003;
  Quality control & -assurance of drinking and process water & virological analysis of playground sands
• Gustana-Menüservice, in August 1999, a food producing company;
  Chemical, microbiological and sensorial quality management of the produced food