Ronald GSTIR
Mag.Dr.rer.nat.

Tel.: +43 (0)512 9003-70750
E-Mail: ronald.gstir@i-med.ac.at

Experience with PCR, RT-qPCR, multiplex PCR, working with RNA, next-generation sequencing (WES and RNA-Seq), RNA-in-situ hybridization, Southern, Northern and Western blot analyses, cell cycle analysis, bioluminescence, and much more.

Experience with FACS, ELISA and Luminex multiplex analysis

Experience working with cell lines, primary human cells, human organoid cultures and 3D epidermis models

Experience with fluorescence microscopy (convocal and epifluorescence microscopy) and in-vivo cell imaging systems

Blood sampling (venous and capillary), throat swabs for SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR analysis

Postgraduate Training Course "Conducting Clinical Trials" ("Investigator Course") at the Medical University of Innsbruck

Laboratory management microbiological-technical at the Institute of Hygiene and Medical Microbiology, Innsbruck
Responsibilities: Reporting and microbiological-technical laboratory management

Head of Laboratory at the Austrian Drug Screening Institute (ADSI), Innsbruck
Responsibilities: Assay development in the areas of immunomodulation and DNA protection; Establishment of the tumor organoid technolgoy within the framework of the Interreg projects "PreCanMed" and "P-Care"; Establishment of a SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR analysis system

Research Assistant at ADSI
Responsibilities: Automation of bioactivity screening

Research Associate (Postdoc) at the Division of Genomics and RNomics at the Biozentrum Innsbruck
Responsibilities: Development of a ncRNA microchip platform; Project manager in the start-up phase of ncRNAPain

PhD studies at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Heidelberg, Germany, research group of Dr. Anne Ephrussi
Responsibilities: Genetic and molecular biological characterization of RNA-null mutant; fluorescence microscopy; Cell culture; Fly Genetics