Inka Alten started studying Medical Nutrition in Lübeck back in 2016. In April 2019 she joined the Lübeck Institute of Experimental Dermatology (LIED) to work on her Bachelor thesis.
Title of the bachelor thesis: The role of the hair follicle in the pathogenesis of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita in hairless mice.

Subsequently she began her Master's studies at the University of Lübeck and continued the work in the Hundt lab.