2011-2014 – Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat./Ph.D.). Biology, Bielefeld University, Germany
Thesis: Heterologous expression of an ice binding protein from the microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii with an optimized nuclear gene expression system. Thesis: 1.0, Defense: 1.0, Distinction: Magna cum Laude
Scholar in the Cluster of Industrial Biotechnology - Graduate Cluster (CLIB-GC)
2009-2011 – Master of Science. Biology, Queen’s University, Canada
Thesis: Lolium perenne antifreeze protein, part of a freeze-tolerance strategy
2008-2009 – Bachelor of Education. Specialty: Intermediate-Senior division, Queen’s University
2004-2008 – Bachelor of Science (Honours). Biology Major, Queen’s University
Honours Thesis: Using an antisense strategy to confirm the identity of a candidate gene in the shrivelled leaf activation tagged mutant poplar and identifying the role of epigenetic modification in the regulation of phenotype in activation tagged Populus