Valerie Fock

Valerie Fock is a highly experienced molecular biologist currently serving as a Postdoctoral Researcher at St. Anna Children's Cancer Research Institute since April 2021, working in the Heinrich Kovar Lab. Prior to this role, Valerie held the position of Senior Postdoctoral Fellow at the Medical University of Vienna from April 2020 to March 2021 in the Stephan Wagner Lab, and was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Iceland from June 2015 to March 2020 in the Eiríkur Steingrímsson Lab. Valerie's academic journey began with a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from the Medical University of Vienna, completed in 2015, following a tenure as a PhD student in Jürgen Pollheimer Lab, where the thesis focused on interleukin-1 family members in placental development. Valerie also gained research experience as an ERASMUS Student at Lund University, where the thesis addressed leukemia-initiating cells in a mouse model. Additional educational background includes an Engineer’s Degree in Biotechnology from the University of Applied Sciences Vienna.