CV and Publications

Scientific CV

05/2026 – now	PhD student Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
02/2026 – 04/2026	Research assistant Hardware and software integration of various devices into a self-driving lab Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
04/2023 – 01/2026	M.Sc. Bioengineering Master’s thesis: Integration of an ESI–MS into a Self-Driving Lab and Application for the Autonomous Optimization of Biocatalytic Processes Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
08/2025 – 12/2025	Student research assistant Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
10/2024 – 03/2025	Internship Characterization of mixed-mode chromatography resins and development of a guideline for the use of mixed-mode chromatography steps with the aim of eliminating one step in the antibody purification process compared to the standard procedure Roche Diagnostic GmbH, Penzberg, Germany
03/2023 – 07/2024	Student research assistant Teaching assistant and lab work, research topic: Development of an innovative process for the concentration and extraction of nucleic acids for tumor diagnostic (liquid biopsy) Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
10/2019 – 03/2023	B.Sc. Bioengineering Bachelor’s thesis: Investigation of the distribution behavior of nucleic acid fragments in aqueous two-phase systems using high-throughput screening Institute of Engineering in Life Sciences, Section IV: Biomolecular Separation Engineering Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
05/2022 – 08/2022	Student research assistant Teaching assistant Institute of Measurement and Control Systems (MRT) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Publications

Papers

R. Meutelet, L.J. Bisch, B.C. Buerfent, M. Müller, J. Hubbuch, Partitioning behavior of short DNA fragments in polymer/salt aqueous two-phase systems, Biotechnol. J. 19 (2024), https://doi.org/10.1002/biot.202400394.
R. Meutelet, L.J. Bisch, B.C. Buerfent, J. Oldenburg, T. Hess, H. Rühl, J. Hubbuch, Extraction and purification of short DNA fragments from plasma using aqueous two-phase systems for liquid biopsy, Sep. Purif. Technol. 369 (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2025.132884.