Karin Schwab , Dr.
Dr. Karin Schwab studied geology in Würzburg and biology in Karlsruhe, Germany. She holds a PhD in Cell Biology and worked as post-doc at the German Cancer Research Institute (DKFZ) in Heidelberg, Germany, with research stays in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Columbia University, New York, USA. She joined Leica Microsystemd in 2002 and currently works as a product manager.
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