Mahbod Mousavian

I am a laboratory technician in the CD Laboratory since January 2023 applying my skills in different fields such as: qPCR, droplet digital PCR, ELISA, Ultra centrifuge, Cell culture, virus and plasmid production, Cell line maintenance etc. I hold a Master of Science in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Vienna, where I also worked as a research associate and laboratory technician at the Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology. I gained valuable experience during my master thesis at Max-F-Perutz laboratories in experimental design and performance of new drug tests for rhinovirus, using mammalian cell culture techniques, microscopy imaging, cytotoxicity tests, and qPCR.

Aida Tleuova

I am from Astana, Kazakhstan. I completed my study in Philology in my hometown, where I started to learn German language for the first time. This experience inspired me to pursue further education in Vienna. I chose to specialize in food science and biotechnology for my bachelor's degree at BOKU University. Currently, I am doing my master's degree in Biotechnology at BOKU. Within the "Gene Therapy" project at Christian Doppler Laboratory I work as a part-time laboratory technician, primarily focusing on analytics and downstream processes. From September 2024 I will start my Master thesis on “Impact of Primary recovery on impurity depletion and AAV recovery” in the CD Laboratory. Outside of my academic and professional endeavors, I enjoy practicing yoga and dancing. Along with this I like watching football and reading books.