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Stefanie Zimyanin

Assistant Professor
+1 (434) 243-1413
Unit: School of Medicine
Department: Department of Molecular Phys and Biological Physics
Office location and address
Fontaine Research Park, Sheridan Snyder, room 250
480 Ray C. Hunt Dr
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
Education
Ph.D., Technical University of Dresden (Germany) , 2009
Diploma, Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany), 2005
Biography

01/18 - current Assistant Professor (Appointed Jan 19th 2018)

Center for Membrane and Cell Physiology, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics, University of Virginia (USA)

07/2010-12/17 Postdoctoral fellow in the lab of PD. Dr. Thomas Müller-Reichert, Medical Theoretical Center, Dresden (Germany)

03/09-07/10 Postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Prof. Dr. Anthony A. Hyman, Max Planck Institute for Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden (Germany)

10/05-03/09 Ph.D. Thesis in the lab of Prof. Dr. Anthony A. Hyman, Max Planck Institute of Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden (Germany):


Recent sponsored awards as provided by ResearchUVA:
From DNA to K-fibers: probing centromere function in the genesis of age-related oocyte aneuploidy
Source: Human Frontier Science Program
December 01, 2019 – November 30, 2022
American Cancer Society- Institutional Research Grant
Source: American Cancer Society
January 01, 2017 – June 19, 2021
Recent courses as listed in the Student Information System (SIS) Course Catalog:
BIOP 8201: Cell Physiology and Biophysics
Credits: 2
This course will introduce students to some of the physical and chemical underpinnings of molecular biophysics. Physical principles will be discussed and related to how they govern biological systems and how they enable important biophysical techniques. Topics: Equilibrium thermodynamics: mean behavior of ensembles at equilibrium, and Biological fluctuations: deviations from the mean Prerequisite: BIMS 6000
BIOP 8301: Molecular Biophysics
Credits: 2
This course will introduce students to some of the physical and chemical underpinnings of molecular biophysics. Physical principles will be discussed and related to how they govern biological systems and how they enable important biophysical techniques. Topics: Molecules out of equilibrium: kinetic processes, enzymology, and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, and Statistical physics of heterogeneity Prerequisites: BIOP 8201, Biophysical Principles I
BIMS 8993: Non-topical Research: Visiting Research Graduate Traineeship Program
Credits: 1–12
This course is for visiting research students participating in the BIMS Visiting Research Graduate Trianeeship Program (VRGTP). Students in this course are dual enrolled in their home institution and will participate in research for a minimum of 4 semesters. The research will assist them in completing their degree at their home institution. Non-degree students.
CELL 9999: Non-Topical Research
Credits: 1–12
For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.

01/18 Max Kade Fellowship (declined in favour of the position at UVA)

10/16 Frauenhabilitations-Stipendium of the medical faculty of the TU Dresden (Duration 12 month)

10/16 Women in Cell Biology Childcare award for the American Society of Cell Biology Meeting (San Francisco),    awarded by Nature publishing group

12/15 Travel Award for the American Society of Cell Biology Meeting (San Diego)

12/15 Women in Cell Biology Childcare award for the American Society of Cell Biology Meeting (San Diego), awarded by Nature publishing group

12/14 Travel Award for the American Society of Cell Biology Meeting (Philadelphia)

12/13 Women in Cell Biology Childcare award for the American Society of Cell Biology Meeting (New Orleans), awarded by Nature publishing group

06/11 EMBO short term fellowship to visit the Marine Biology Laboratories Woods Hole (USA) Project: Evolution of the mitotic spindle; Comparative study in different marine organisms

05/09 Dresden international graduate school of science travel award