Summary
Ulrike Boehm is an R&D scientist and physicist with a Ph.D. in applied optics and over a decade of hands-on experience designing, building, and running advanced optical microscopes and imaging workflows. She has a strong track record in prototype hardware development, instrument control and image analysis (LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python), and has led interdisciplinary teams at institutions including ZEISS, HHMI Janelia, and the NIH. Her work spans cutting-edge microscopy modalities—from 4Pi-RESOLFT and lattice light-sheet to correlative cryo approaches—and has produced high-impact publications demonstrating live-cell, low-light superresolution. Beyond technical R&D she contributes to the scientific community through leadership roles in professional societies and microscopy initiatives, and she is an advocate for open science and diversity in STEM. Blending systems-thinking training from MIT xPRO with business fundamentals from Harvard CORe, she uniquely combines deep experimental optics expertise with project and stakeholder management to translate novel imaging trends into practical tools.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Other; CORe Credential of Readiness, Other; CORe Credential of Readiness at Harvard Business School Online
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physics Applied Optics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physics Applied Optics at Heidelberg University
Diplom Physics, Diplom Physics at Technical University of Munich
MicroMaster's Degree Data Science and Statistics, MicroMaster's Degree Data Science and Statistics at MITx Courses
Architecture and Systems Engineering: Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems, Architecture and Systems Engineering: Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems at MIT xPRO
German, English, French, Swedish, Spanish