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Contact Information

Name Ngoc T. B. Cao
Professional Title Researcher
Email [email protected]
Location 51 Stübeweg, Freiburg, 79108

Professional Summary

Molecular Biologist

Experience

  • 2026 - Present

    Freiburg, Germany

    Postdoctoral researcher
    Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology & Epigenetics
    A short-term research position following my PhD.
    • Transcription factors
    • Generated high-resolution 3D genome maps across differentiation stages.
  • 2022 - 2026

    Göttingen, Germany

    Ph.D candidate
    Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
    • Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) PhD fellowship
  • 2021 - 2021

    Heidelberg, Germany

    Visiting scholar
    European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
  • 2021 - 2021

    Paris, France

    Master (M2) thesis
    Institut Curie
  • 2020 - 2020

    Paris, France

    Master (M1) thesis
    Institut Pasteur
    • Supervised by Dr. Romain Koszul.
    • Spatial Regulation of HBV integration in hepatocarcinoma cancer
    • Bioinformatics
  • 2019 - 2019

    Toulouse, France

    Bachelor thesis
    Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Toulouse (CRCT)
    • Supervised by Dr. Vera Pancaldi.
    • Study chromatin changes in differentiation of monocytes into macrophages to understand macrophage polarization in the tumor microenvironment. Pariticipate in package development.
    • Bioinformatics

Education

  • 2022 - 2026

    Göttingen, Germany

    PhD
    University of Göttingen
    Molecular Biology
    • Regulation of enhancer-promoter interactions during cellular differentiation
    • 3D genome, epigenetics, transcription, differentiation.
    • I developed an optogenetic system to perturb transcription factors to study their role in genome organization and gene regulation during erythropoiesis.
    • Supervised by Dr. A. Marieke Oudelaar.
  • 2019 - 2021

    Paris, France

    Master diploma (M1, M2)
    École Normale Supérieure de Paris
    Life Sciences
    • M1 in Life Sciences.
    • M2 in Bioinformatics.
    • IMaLiS Master Scholarship (by QLIFE & ENS)
  • 2016 - 2019

    Hanoi, Vietnam

    Bachelor diploma
    University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH), Vietnam
    Biotechnology
    • Received the highest GPA in the program
    • Received full scholarships and best honor for excellent students

Awards

  • 2022
    Boehringer Ingeheim Fonds PhD fellowship
    Boehringer Ingeheim Fonds

    Prestigious PhD fellowship. 3.5 years, including monthly stipend, seminars, travel allowances, individual and personal support, and a worldwide network of fellows and alumni.

  • 2019
    IMaLiS Master scholarship
    QLIFE institute - ENS de Paris

    Awarded for outstanding international students. 2 years, including monthly stipend, travel allowances, partnership with 180 labs in Paris. Associated with Department of Biology, ENS Paris.

Skills

Biology (good): Transcriptomic and epigenomic assays - RNA-seq, TT-seq, ATAC-seq, ChIPmentation, Cut&Tag, MCC (Hi-C variants). Molecular biology techniques - CRISPR-based gene editing, cloning, Western blot, Flow Cytometry. Cell culture - mouse embryonic stem cell culture, cellular differentiation. Microscopy - Live imaging, Immunofluorescence
Language, software (good): R, Python, Bash, Snakemake, Nexflow, Git, Macro Fiji, Cluster usage (SLURM), FlowJo; Markdown LaTEX, Inkscape, Affinity Designer, basic Photoshop, Image Analysis with ImageJ

Languages

Vietnamese : Native speaker
English : Fluent
French : B2 level, needs practice

References

  • Dr. A. Marieke Oudelaar

    Please request email.