Who Am I?
Tissue Engineering
and
Neuroscience
Tobias
Education
PhD in Neuroscience
2024-present at Medical University of Vienna
Human iPSC models of developmental diseases, neurocristopathies, cell fate decisions, cellular mechanisms of neural crest development
MSc in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
2020-2022 at UAS Technikum Vienna
Thesis: Glia-Neuron Interactions in Neuroregeneration in Drosophila and Human Neuromuscular Organoids
BSc in Biomedical Engineering
2017-2020 at UAS Technikum Vienna
Thesis: CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Genome Editing to Optimize Tobacco-based Cell-free Protein Expression
Research
University of Pennsylvania and The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Song Lab
Master’s thesis research
February – August 2022
Topic: Investigation of peripheral nerve regeneration using their Drosophila single-neuron laser axotomy model. In addition, we established the first organoid model in the Song Lab using human ESCs and iPSCs.
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LenioBio, Aachen
Bachelor’s thesis research
February – June 2020
Topic: Genetic modification of cell-free protein expression platform in a vibrant
biotechnology start-up. Using molecular methods including CRISPR/Cas9, PCR, mutagenesis assays, and protein purification.
Publications
Powell, J., Steinschaden, T., Horowitz, R., & Song, Y. Calcium channels caught in peripheral glia’s tug-of-war on axon regeneration in Drosophila. Neural Regeneration Research, 20(2), 475-476 (2025). DOI: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-23-02049
Trombley, S., Powell, J., Guttipatti, P., … Steinschaden T., … et al. Glia instruct axon regeneration via a ternary modulation of neuronal calcium channels in Drosophila. Nat Commun 14, 6490 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42306-2
Conferences
SY-STEM 2024, Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) and Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA), Vienna, Austria. Poster presentation. https://www.oeaw.ac.at/imba/seminars-events/sy-stem
NEUCrest 2024, Presqu’Ile de Giens, France. Poster presentation. https://neucrestfinalconference.org