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Klamydia von Karma

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Klamydia Von Karma in Kweer Bar Zurich in 2023

Dr. Meschichi Anis (Born 1993), known as Klamydia von Karma, is a French drag artist, LGBTQ+ activist, and researcher in Cell Biology.

Early life and education

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Born and raised in Paris in a Franco-Tunisian family, Anis discovered a love for plant biology at a young age, spending countless hours exploring nature and conducting amateur experiments in their garden. Despite facing challenges and discrimination for their gender expression and interests, Anis remained determined to pursue their passions.

After completing their undergraduate studies in biology specializing in Plant Biology at the University of Paris Saclay, Anis started a Ph.D. in Sweden at the University of SLU, focusing on chromatin dynamics during DNA repair in plants. Throughout their academic journey, they navigated the art of drag in the Uppsala underground club Kulturhuset Femman.

Drag career

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Uppsala - Sweden

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In Uppsala, Anis started performing as a drag artist in 2018 in Kulturhuset Femman with the local drag artist Amanita Borealis, where they hosted the event "Queerest".

Between 2018 and 2022, Klamydia performed in Uppsala, Stockholm, and Prague for private events.

Klamydia von Karma has hosted Umea Alternative Pride and opened Uppsala Pride in 2022.[1][2].

Zurich - Switzerland

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In Zurich, Klamydia von Karma performed in drag at various stages between Zurich, Basel, and Lucerne as well as International shows across Europe (France, Sweden, Germany).

In the same years, Klamydia was crowned Miss Heaven 2023 hosted by Milky Diamonds[3], and Miss Drag Roy-LÄLLE-ty hosted by Odette Hella Grand, two of the most important contests for drag artists in Switzerland.

Research Contributions

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Dr Meschichi has been strongly interested in understanding mechanisms involved in chromatin processes (Replication, DNA repair, Transcription) by using multiple microscopy methods.

Dr. Meschichi obtained their PhD in September 2022 from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, in Uppsala Sweden, where they worked with Dr. Stefanie Rosa to study chromatin organization in the context of DNA damage and transcription regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana.[4]

During their Ph.D., the main focus was to understand the mechanisms of chromatin mobility during DNA damage using tracking LacO/lacI tagged locus and double-strand break sites repaired by homologous recombination[5]. To answer these biological questions, they have developed new plant imaging methods, including particle tracking (using mean squared displacement analysis on gene tagging systems), ANCHOR system (new gene tagging system)[6][7]. From this work, Dr Meschichi has shown that chromatin mobility plays a role in plants' DNA repair, which has been able by using a single-cell approach[8]

In 2023, Dr. Meschichi joined Prof. Kirsten Bomblies group at ETH Zurich to understand how chromatin architecture and regulation are affected by whole genome duplication. Additionally, Dr. Meschichi was awarded the ETH post-doctoral fellowship grant for this project

Award and Nominations

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  • March 2023: Kweerball "Burlesque"; Category "look" Winner
  • Juin 2023: ETH Post-doctoral Fellowship
  • September 2023: Heaven Drag Race Winner
  • November 2023: Drag ROY HALLE TY Winner

Personal life

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Klamydia von Karma uses She/They pronounce when in drag, and Anis Meschichi uses He/They. Anis identify as a non-binary person.

Reference

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  1. ^ "Uppsala Pride 2022". Uppsala Konsert & Kongress (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  2. ^ "Reclaim Pride". xn--tertapride-05a.se. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  3. ^ "Drag Race: Klamydia von Karma ist die neue Miss Heaven". Mannschaft (in German). 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2024-05-01.
  4. ^ Meschichi, Anis (2022). "Characterization of chromatin mobility upon DNA damage in Arabidopsis thaliana". Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae. 2022 (50). ISSN 1652-6880.
  5. ^ Meschichi, Anis; Zhao, Lihua; Reeck, Svenja; White, Charles; Da Ines, Olivier; Sicard, Adrien; Pontvianne, Frédéric; Rosa, Stefanie (2022-12-06). "The plant-specific DDR factor SOG1 increases chromatin mobility in response to DNA damage". EMBO Reports. 23 (12): e54736. doi:10.15252/embr.202254736. ISSN 1469-221X. PMC 9724665. PMID 36278395.
  6. ^ Meschichi, Anis; Rosa, Stefanie (2021), Sanchez-Serrano, Jose J.; Salinas, Julio (eds.), "Visualizing and Measuring Single Locus Dynamics in Arabidopsis thaliana", Arabidopsis Protocols, vol. 2200, New York, NY: Springer US, pp. 213–224, doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-0880-7_10, ISBN 978-1-0716-0880-7, PMID 33175380, retrieved 2024-05-01
  7. ^ Meschichi, Anis; Ingouff, Mathieu; Picart, Claire; Mirouze, Marie; Desset, Sophie; Gallardo, Franck; Bystricky, Kerstin; Picault, Nathalie; Rosa, Stefanie; Pontvianne, Frédéric (2021). "ANCHOR: A Technical Approach to Monitor Single-Copy Locus Localization in Planta". Frontiers in Plant Science. 12. doi:10.3389/fpls.2021.677849. ISSN 1664-462X. PMC 8290188. PMID 34295343.
  8. ^ Meschichi, Anis; Rosa, Stefanie (2023-03-09). "Plant chromatin on the move: an overview of chromatin mobility during transcription and DNA repair". The Plant Journal. 118 (4): 953–962. doi:10.1111/tpj.16159. ISSN 0960-7412. PMID 36811211.