Professor Ute Hellmich visits BHL

Ute Hellmich, Professor for Biostructural Interactions at the Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry, and Cluster of Excellence Balance of the Microverse at Friedrich Schiller University Jena in Germany, visited the BHL. We had a lively mentoring lunch with Dr. Hellmich, during which she talked about long hours in the lab and the importance of perseverance and shared her tips and tricks for success in academia.

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