Benjamin Harder

Education:

• B.Sc. Biology (TU Braunschweig)
• Research internship May 2024 to August 2024 (Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan)

Paper and Preprints:

• Genome sequence and RNA-seq analysis reveal genetic basis of flower coloration in the giant water lily Victoria cruziana (DOI: 10.1101/2024.06.15.599162)

Projects:

• SynBio 2024 (Instructor)
• iGEM 2022 (team member)
• substrate specificity of flavonoid hydroxylases
• iGEM 2023 (Instructor)
• Victoria cruziana

Committee work:

• November 2023 to September 2024: Circle diversity strategy
• since April 2023: Examination board biology
• since April 2023: Selection committee master biology
• since April 2023: Study commission biology
• since April 2023: Strategy committee
• since November 2022: Student council biology
• since April 2022: Faculty council

Awards, funds raised and prizes:

• DAAD Promos for a research stay abroad in Japan 2024
• State Scholarship Lower Saxony 2023
• iGEM competition 2023
• iGEM competition 2022

Memberships:

Braunschweigischer Hochschulbund e. V.
Campus Helmstedt e. V.