Dr.-Ing. Melanie Fachet
Dr.-Ing. Melanie Fachet
Institute of Medical Engineering
Chair of Medical Systems Technology
Deputy head of the chair
Chair of Medical Systems Technology
Deputy head of the chair
Otto-Hahn-Straße 2,
G82-154
Research Fields:
- High-resolution molecular imaging approaches
- Innovative nanomedicine for diagnosis and therapy
- Tissue engineering and organ-on-chip systems
- Breath gas analysis
- Mechanistic multiscale and data-driven (machine learning and AI) modeling approaches
Applications:
I. In vivo and in vitro molecular imaging with X-ray fluorescence computed tomography:
- Drug screening for innovative nanomedicine
- Pharmacokinetic and -dynamic modeling
- Investigation of immune system dynamics
II. Non-invasive biomarker screening for diagnostic and therapeutic applications using breath gas analysis:
- Mechanistic understanding of volatile breath biomarkers in disease development and progression
- Biomarker screening for cancer detection and lung disorders
- Headspace analysis of cell cultures and engineered tissue
- Skin gas analysis
- Metabolic network analysis
III. Explainable machine and deep learning for personalized clinical decision making:
- Inflammatory and infection risk analysis in patients with traumatic injuries
Membership in societies and committees:
- ESR (European Society of Radiology)
- DGBMT (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Biomedizinische Technik)
- VDE (Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik, Informationstechnik)
Education:
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since 07/2021 |
Deputy head of the chair and lecturer at the Chair for Medical Systems Technology, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. |
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since 07/2019 |
Postdoctoral lecture qualification (Habilitation) and research scientist at the Institute for Medical Technology, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. |
| 07/2017 - 07/2019 | Postdoctoral researcher in Process Systems Engineering (Prof. K. Sundmacher), Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems. |
| 06/2017 | PhD degree (Dr.-Ing., summa cum laude) in Process Systems Engineering/ Photobiotechnology. |
| 07/2011 - 06/2017 | PhD student in Process Systems Engineering (Prof. K. Sundmacher), Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems. |
| 10/2005 - 06/2011 | Studies of Biosystems Engineering, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. |