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BioDoks

About BioDoks

After careful consideration and planning, I founded BioDoks e. U. in 2020. I studied Biology at the University of Bielefeld, Germany, with a focus on neuroscience, behavior, physiology, and physiological psychology. Subsequently, I completed my PhD thesis at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt/Main, under the academic supervision of TU Darmstadt. Following my graduation, I relocated to the United States, where I worked for five years as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.

Over the course of 15 years, I was employed by the preclinical CRO Scantox Neuro (formerly QPS Austria GmbH) in Grambach, Austria. There, I authored scientific content for manuscripts, posters, grant applications, animal protocols, study plans and reports, and marketing materials, and also edited students’ theses.

For eight years, I served as the animal welfare officer at the AAALAC-accredited animal facility of Scantox Neuro.

Stefanie Flunkert smiling in her office
Research

Areas of expertise

  • Neuroscience, incl. neurodegenerative diseases
  • Rare diseases
  • Physiology
  • Behavioral science
  • Oncology
  • Animal Welfare

Additional topics I already wrote about:

  • Cardiology
  • Pulmonology
  • Nutrition
  • Midwifery

 

Contact

Stefanie Flunkert types on her keyboard at her office desk
Number of edited theses
0 + PhD
0 + Master
0 + Bachelor
0 Pre-scientific work
Writing

Articles

List of selected publications

Title

Keywords

Authors

Year

Journal

Link

New infant formulas for healthy term infants: A randomized, controlled, double-blind, multicenter, non-inferiority design safety study

Infants; Fatty acids, Soaps; Adverse events; Anthropometry; Weight gain; Body weight; Metaanalysis

Fleming SA, Flunkert S, Kvistgaard AS, McGrath J, Glover DK

2025

PlosOne

doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336689

Systematische Übersichtsarbeit über die individuellen biopsychosozialen Aspekte von Interventionen während einer physiologischen Geburt bei Erstgebärenden

Hebammenbetreuung; Aromatherapie; Transkutane Elektrische Nervenstimulation; Schmerzwahrnehmung; APGAR-Wert

Berg T, Flunkert S, Brenner E

2025

Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie

DOI: 10.1055/a-2506-9511

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

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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