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BioDoks

About BioDoks

After a while of thinking and planning, I founded BioDoks e. U. in 2020. I studied Biology with the focus neuroscience, behavior, physiology and physiological psychology at the University of Bielefeld, Germany. Afterwards, I performed my PhD thesis at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt/Main with the academic supervision by the TU Darmstadt. After graduation, I moved to the US and worked for 5 years as PostDoc at the Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.

For the last 14 years and ongoing, I work for the preclinical CRO Scantox Neuro, previously QPS Austria GmbH, Grambach, Austria, writing the scientific content of manuscripts, posters, grant applications, marketing materials, etc. and edit the theses of students.

For 8 years, I was animal welfare officer of the AAALAC-accredited animal facility of Scantox Neuro. Today, I still remain animal welfare officer deputy. During this time, I wrote more than 150 animal experiment applications / animal protocols and related documents such as interim and final reports.

Dr. Stefanie Flunkert

Stefanie Flunkert smiling in her office
Research

Areas of expertise

Neuroscience, neurodegenerative and rare diseases, physiology, behavioral science, tumor biology, animal models and welfare, preclinical research.

Methods: behavioral tests, animal treatments and surgeries, in vivo imaging, tissue sampling, histology, molecular methods for analysis of DNA, RNA, and protein, cell culture.

Contact

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Number of edited theses
0 + PhD
0 + Master
0 + Bachelor
0 Pre-scientific work
Writing

Articles

List of publications

Title

Keywords

Authors

Year

Journal

Link

How Lysosomes Keep Us Healthy

Lysosomes; Lysosomal storage diseases; Enzyme replacement therapy; Substrate reduction therapy; Gene therapy;

Flunkert S, Hirschmugl T

2023

Frontiers for Young Minds

10.3389/frym.2023.1109280

In vitro assessment of dietary bioactives for TFEB activation as a possible target to support cognitive and emotional wellbeing

TFEB; Spermidine; Curcumin; Docosahexaenoic acid; Ellagic acid; Astrocytes; Mood disorders

Trovo L, Vaucher A, Pan Y, Steiner P, Flunkert S, Fleming SA, Preitner N

2023

Journal of Functional Foods

10.1016/j.jff.2023.105855

Evaluation of Neuropathological Features in the SOD1-G93A Low Copy Number Transgenic Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Body weight; Muscle phenotype; Muscle strength; Neuroinflammation; Spinal cord; Survival rate.

Molnar-Kasza A, Hinteregger B, Neddens J, Rabl R, Flunkert S, Hutter-Paier B

2021

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

PMID: 34248499

Homozygosity of BACHD rats not only causes strong behavioral deficits in young female rats but also a reduced breeding success.

Behavioral analysis; Breeding success; Homozygosity; Huntington’s disease; Learning and memory; Sex differences.

Kurat S, Heinrich P, Molnar-Kasza A, Loeffler T, Flunkert S, Hutter-Paier B

2021

Brain Research

PMID: 33662341

Constant Levels of Tau Phosphorylation in the Brain of htau Mice.

Alzheimer’s disease; Genetic background; Human tau; Immunofluorescent labelling; Mouse model; Phosphorylation; Progression; Tauopathies.

Neddens J, Daurer M, Loeffler T, Alzola Aldamizetxebarria S, Flunkert S, Hutter-Paier B

2020

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

PMID: 3298268

Correlation of pyroglutamate amyloid β and ptau Ser202/Thr205 levels in Alzheimer’s disease and related murine models.

Mouse Models; Hippocampus; Genetically modified animals; Phosphorylation; Alzheimer’s disease; Occipital lobe; Dementia

Neddens J, Daurer M, Flunkert S, Beutl K, Loeffler T, Walker L, Attems J, Hutter-Paier B

2020

PLoS One

PMID: 32645028

Neurofilament-Light Chain as Biomarker of Neurodegenerative and Rare Diseases With High Translational Value.

Neurofilament-light chain; Animal model; Biomarker; Cerebrospinal fluid; Lysosomal storage diseases; Neurodegenerative disease; Plasma; Preclinical research

Loeffler T, Schilcher I, Flunkert S, Hutter-Paier B

2020

Frontiers in Neuroscience

PMID: 32595447

Characterization of the visceral and neuronal phenotype of 4L/PS-NA mice modeling Gaucher disease.

Mouse models; Cerebellum; Body weight; Hippocampus; Spleen; Thymus; Macrophages; White blood cells

Schiffer V, Santiago-Mujika E, Flunkert S, Schmidt S, Farcher M, Loeffler T, Schilcher I, Posch M, Neddens J, Sun Y, Kehr J, Hutter-Paier B

2020

PLoS One

PMID: 31929594

Hepatic and neuronal phenotype of NPC1-/- mice.

Cell biology; Molecular biology; Neuroscience; Physiology

Santiago-Mujica E, Flunkert S, Rabl R, Neddens J, Loeffler T, Hutter-Paier B

2019

Heliyon

PMID: 30923761

Phosphorylation of different tau sites during progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

Cingulate; Frontal; Immunofluorescent labeling; Microtubule-associated protein tau; Occipital and temporal cortex; Phosphorylation; Transentorhinal region

Neddens J, Temmel M, Flunkert S, Kerschbaumer B, Hoeller C, Loeffler T, Niederkofler V, Daum G, Attems J, Hutter-Paier B

2018

Acta Neuropathologica Communications

PMID: 29958544

SEN1500, a novel oral amyloid-β aggregation inhibitor, attenuates brain pathology in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.

Activated microglia; Aggregation inhibitor; Amyloid-β; Pharmacotherapy; Plaques; SEN1500

Brunner D, Flunkert S, Neddens J, Duller S, Scopes DIC, Treherne JM, Hutter-Paier B

2017

Neuroscience Letters

PMID: 28917978

Early start of progressive motor deficits in Line 61 α-synuclein transgenic mice.

Memory deficits; Motor deficits; Parkinson’s disease; Protein expression; Synucleinopathies; α-Synuclein

Rabl R, Breitschaedel C, Flunkert S, Duller S, Amschl D, Neddens J, Niederkofler V, Rockenstein E, Masliah E, Roemer H, Hutter-Paier B

2017

BMC Neuroscience

PMID: 28143405

Quantitative evaluation of orofacial motor function in mice: The pasta gnawing test, a voluntary and stress-free behavior test.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Neurodegenerative disease; Niemann-Pick disease; Parkinson’s disease; TDP-43; α-synuclein

Rabl R, Horvath A, Breitschaedel C, Flunkert S, Roemer H, Hutter-Paier B

2016

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

PMID:27746230

Neuroinflammation and related neuropathologies in APPPSL mice: further values of this in vivo model of Alzheimer’s disease.

Hippocampus; Cortex, Alzheimer’s disease; Lipid peroxidation; Amyloid-beta; Aggregation

Loeffler T, Flunkert S, Havas D, Schweinzer C, Uger M, Windisch M, Steyrer E, Hutter-Paier B

2014

Journal of Neuroinflammation

PMID: 24886182

Commentary to the recently published review „Drug pipeline in neurodegeneration based on transgenic mice models of Alzheimer’s disease” by Li, Evrahimi and Schluesener.

APP; Alzheimer’s disease; Animal models; Drug trials; Tau

Windisch M, Flunkert S, Havas D, Hutter-Paier B

2013

Ageing Research Reviews

PMID: 23851053

Time course and progression of wild type α-Synuclein accumulation in a transgenic mouse model.

Parkinson’s disease; Motor deficits; Phosphorylation; Limbic system; GABAergic interneurons; Glutamatergic principal cells; Ventricular zone; Rostral migratory stream

Amschl D, Neddens J, Havas D, Flunkert S, Rabl R, Roemer H, Rockenstein E, Masliah E, Windisch M, Hutter-Paier B

2013

BMC Neuroscience

PMID: 23302418

Elevated Levels of Soluble Total and Hyperphosphorylated Tau Result in Early Behavioral Deficits and Distinct Changes in Brain Pathology in a New Tau Transgenic Mouse Model.

Memory deficits; Phosphorylation; Tau; Tauopathy; Transgenic mouse model

Flunkert S, Hierzer M, Loeffler T, Rabl R, Neddens J, Duller S, Schofield EL, Ward MA, Posch M, Jungwirth H, Windisch M, Hutter-Paier B

2012

Neurodegenerative Diseases

PMID: 22797329

Stable mutated tau441 transfected SH-SY5Y cells as screening tool for Alzheimer’s disease drug candidates.

Phosphorylation; Tau; in vitro; SH-SY5Y cells; Kinase inhibitor; Mass spectrometry

Loeffler T, Flunkert S, Taub N, Schofield EL, Ward MA, Windisch M, Hutter-Paier B

2012

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

PMID: 22351109

Full list of publications

What's going on

Events

Online Seminar

“Tips & tricks for creating your scientific texts” with Dr. Stefanie Flunkert. 10.06.2021, btS e.V. Ulm

To the seminar info

Online Interview

for Max Planck Career Evolution Web Series: From Science2Industry. 25.03.2021, Max Planck Society

Career Evolution

Private life

Besides writing

My personal welfare officer Balu takes care that I regularly take a break.

Stefanie Flunkert with her dog in the garden in front of a tree