Charles Jourdan F. Reyes, MS

PhD Student

Name: Charles Jourdan F. Reyes

Date of Birth: March 30th, 1991

Place of Birth: Manila, Philippines

Position/Title: Ph.D. student, Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck

Address: Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck
Maria-Goeppert-Straße 1, 23562 Lübeck, Germany

Phone: +49 451 3101 8203

Email: charles.reyes@neuro.uni-luebeck.de

2017-present: Ph.D. in Biomedicine, Institute of Neurogenetics, University of Lübeck, Germany

2015-2017: Master of Medical Science, Department of RNA Biology and Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan

2014-2015: Research Student, Department of RNA Biology and Neuroscience, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan

2013-2014: Master of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology units, University of the Philippines – Diliman, Philippines

2008-2013: Bachelor of Science in Biology and Minor in History, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines

  • Best Poster Award (Movement Disorders Category), Annual Congress of the German Neurological Society (2018), Berlin, Germany, October 30 – November 3, 2018
  • Recipient, German Catholic Academic Exchange Service (KAAD) Scholarship for Doctoral Students (Program 2), October 2018 – present
  • Neurimmune Travel Award, 5th International Conference on Molecular Neurodegeneration, Stockholm University, Sweden, June 11-13, 2018
  • Recipient, Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Scholarship – Research Category, 2014-2017
  • Leader of Tomorrow, GapSummit 2016, Global Biotechnology Revolution, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, April 4-6, 2016
  • Philippine Representative, Novartis International Biotechnology Leadership Camp, Basel, Switzerland, August 2013
  • Program Award and Magna Cum Laude, Department of Biology, Ateneo de Manila University, 2013
  • Recipient, Unilever Thesis Subsidy Grant, 2013
  • 100% Tuition and Fees Financial Aid Scholarship, Office of Admission and Aid, Ateneo de Manila University, 2008-2013
  • Recipient, Blue Eagle Circle Stipend Fund Award, 2012
  • Class Valedictorian, Caloocan City Science High School, 2008
  • Gawad RECOM Most Outstanding Student of Caloocan City, 2008

Stipends and Scholarships

2007: Scholarship from Department of Neurology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany 2007: Deutscher Akademischer Austauch Dienst (DAAD) Foundation’s Kontaktstipendium. 2013-2014:   Intramural funding (E20-2013), University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany 2014-2017:   German Research Foundation (DFG, RA 2614/1-1) 2016-2019:   German Research Foundation (DFG, RA 2614/2-1)

Grants

E20-2013 “Exploring the role of mitophagy in the pathogenesis of Parkinson disease using genetic parkinsonism as a model” Principal Investigator: Aleksandar Rakovic Funding agency: University of Lübeck Funding period: 2013-2014 Amount: € 75,000 “Molecular characterization of TUBB4 mutations” Principal Investigator: Aleksandar Rakovic Funding agency: German Research Society (DFG) Funding period: 2015-2018 Amount: € 273,650 “Reduced penetrance in hereditary movement disorders: Elucidating mechanisms of endogenous disease protection (FOR 2488, P3)” Principal Investigator: Aleksandar Rakovic Funding agency: German Research Society (DFG) Funding period: 2016–2020 (renewable) Amount: € 111,125 “Identification of new modifier genes of TAF1 protein expression” Principal Investigator: Aleksandar Rakovic Funding agency: Massachusetts General Hospital (CCXDP) Funding period: 2020–2021 Amount: € 90,779  

2019 – present: International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society