Katharina Alina Kötter
Edinburgh
Summary
PhD candidate at TUM in Computational Neuroscience, specializing in cognition, motor coordination, imaging, and neural-behavioral data analysis. Neurotechnology and machine learning enthusiast.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Research Assistant
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence
Munich
2019.05 - 2019.09
- Research position in Computational Neuroscience with R. Portugues running and analyzing zebrafish behavior and imaging experiments using Light Sheet Microscopy.
Research Assistant
Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg
2019.02 - 2019.05
- A clinical research position with O. Gruber, investigating depression through Genome Wide Association Analysis with plink, and fMRI imaging.
Erasmus Internship
Institute for Medical Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg
2017.09 - 2018.03
- A clinical research internship to establish and optimise an Eye-Tracker Method in a social safety learning study with M. Eckstein using SPSS and psychological questionnaires.
KUINEP Internship
Institute of Biophysics, Kyoto University
Kyoto
2014.09 - 2015.03
- Testing candidate genes using in-situ hybridization, handling and dissection of Drosophila for studying wing pattern formation with S. Koshikawa.
Education
Ph.D. - Computational Neuroscience
Technical University of Munich
Munich, Germany 2019.09 - 3 2025
Master of Science - Biomedicine
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Sweden 2016.09 - 8 2018
Bachelor of Science - Bioscience
University of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany 2012.10 - 7 2016
Skills
- Proficient in Python
Image Analysis
Neural Signal Processing
Deep Learning
Large-Scale Data Analysis
- GPU-accelerated code
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Analytical thinking
Interests
Excited about bouldering
Painting
Photography
Volunteering
Actively participated in multiple volunteering efforts, such as organizing and giving seminars for AFS, and acting in a theater group.
Publications
- A Behavioral Setup for Capturing Fine Grained Coordinated Movements of Zebrafish Larvae, T. Soares Mullen, Y. Farouj, O. Prat, N. van Beelen, M. Orger, R. Portugues, K. Koetter. Poster at FENS 24. Preprint.
- Development of a Tracking Microscope for Whole-Brain Imaging of Freely Swimming Zebrafish Larvae, R. Portugues, H. Ye, M. Orger, A. Jouary, K. Koetter. Work in progress.
Professional
- Awards: Best poster, Munich Brain Day 2024
- Summer schools: Barcelona Advanced Modeling of Behavior (BAMB 2024): Learning Modeling in Python (Bayesian, Reinforcement Learning, Neural Networks), Electronics for Neuroscience (2025) from Nencki Openlab learning circuit building, Arduino, and Bonsai-RX, Neuromatch Deep Learning (2025)
- Certificates: FELASA certificate for Animal handling under the EU legislation, Certificate International Zebrafish and Medaka Course (IZMC)
- PhD Graduate Schools: International Max Planck Research School - Biological Intelligence (IMPRS-BI), Medical Life Science and Technology (MLST) TUM
Timeline
Ph.D. - Computational Neuroscience
Technical University of Munich
2019.09 - 3 2025
Research Assistant
Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence
2019.05 - 2019.09
Research Assistant
Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University of Heidelberg
2019.02 - 2019.05
Erasmus Internship
Institute for Medical Psychiatry, University of Heidelberg
2017.09 - 2018.03
Master of Science - Biomedicine
Karolinska Institutet
2016.09 - 8 2018
KUINEP Internship
Institute of Biophysics, Kyoto University
2014.09 - 2015.03
Bachelor of Science - Bioscience
University of Heidelberg
2012.10 - 7 2016