Carolin Sauer
BSc (Manchester), PhD (Cantab)
College roles
Postdoctoral Affiliate
Biography
Originally from Germany, Dr Carolin Sauer moved to the UK to study for her BSc (Hons) degree in Biology at the University of Manchester. Subsequently, Dr Sauer moved to Cambridge to complete her PhD in Medical Sciences at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge. Her PhD work focused on understanding the genomic complexity and chromosomal instability observed in ovarian cancers, and her thesis has been nominated for the Milo Keynes Thesis Prize at the School of Clinical Medicine and received a DRA Honourable Mention Award. Dr Sauer is now a Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow in the Cortés-Ciriano group at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) studying cancer genomics and the application of liquid biopsies. In addition, Dr Sauer is currently a trainer at the University of Cambridge Bioinformatics Training Facility and a supervisor for Natural Science Part IA students.
Research Interests
Dr Sauer is currently investigating novel approaches for the study of cancer genomics and early cancer detection. Dr Sauer’s main research interest is the application of emerging DNA sequencing technologies for the detection of cancer-specific genomic and epigenomic aberrations in liquid biopsies. Her research vision is that these approaches could be used for the early diagnosis, monitoring and molecular profiling of cancers and is driven by the overarching aim of improving outcomes for patients with childhood and adult malignancies.