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University

 

12/2010 

PhD thesis: "The Atelocerata: A vanishing hypothesis? Molecular phylogeny of arthropods with focus on primary wingless hexapods" Supervisor: Prof. Dr. B. Misof, Zentrum für Molekulare Biodiversitätsforschung (ZMB), Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum A. Koenig (ZFMK)

 

since 10/2005
PhD student at the Zoologischen Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig. The project "The Atelocerata: a vanishing hypothesis?" is part of the SPP 1174 "Deep Metazoan Phylogeny". The project is funded by the DFG.

09/2003
Diplom (Dipl. Biol.), Diplom thesis: "Karyologische Untersuchungen am Subgenus Agrodiaetus der Bläulingsgattung Polyommatus Latreille,1804 (Lycaenidae, Lepidoptera, Insecta): "Karyologie als mögliches Kriterium zur artlichen Differenzierung?" Supervisors: Prof. Dr. C Naumann and PD Dr. B. Misof

10/1996 -09/2003
study of biology at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn. Main courses: zoology, cytology, soil science


Further research activities

01/1999 - 02/2004
student assistant at the German Reference Centre for Ethics in the Life Sciences (DRZE) and graduate assistant at the Institut für Wissenschaft und Ethik (IWE), Bonn: library and documentation, publications, organisation of conerences, public relations and website administration

03/2001 - 12/2002
student assistant at the Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, section of lepidoperterology (morphology of chromosomes and morphology of higher Lepidoptera, SEM techniques)

11/2001
assistant in courseof the "Woche der Biologischen Vielfalt", Senckenbergmuseum Frankfurt,Germany

01 - 06/2002
"Diskurs Grüne Gentechnik" (initiative of the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection): organisation and management team 

02/2003
assistant work at the Beringungszentrale, Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), project "Bat Migrations in Europe".

10 - 11/2004
assistant work at the Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN): update of the database WISIA: Taxa Cnidaria (taxonomy and biogeography)

12/2004
assistant work at the Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN): update of the "Red List"-species for Germany (database Lepidat): group of the Macrolepidoptera


Further activities

06/2004 -09/2005
leading assistance of quality management at the company Lohmeier& Deimel GmbH, Wachtberg


Research stays abroads

 

08/2010

Paul-Scherrer-Institut (PSI), Switzerland, Villigen: study of arthropods at the Synchroton, cooperation: A. Blanke, ZFMK

 

07/2009

DESY, Hamburg, Germany: study of arthropods at the synchroton, cooperation: A. Blanke, ZFMK

 

03/2009

Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Siena, Prof. Dr. F. Frati, Italy

 

06/2008

Stay within a cooperation with Prof. Dr. Karl Kjer, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

 

 

Further stays abroad

 

08 - 10/1992
temporary school abroad in Cocoa Beach, FL, USA


Field trips

 

12/2009

Field trip to Vienna (Austria), sampling of glomerids (EST project)

10/2008
Field trip to Carinthia (Austria), sampling of symphylans (EST project)

 

10/2007

Field trip to Carinthia (Austria), sampling of proturans (EST project)

 

03/2006

Field trip to Ferrol (Spain, Galicia), sampling of apterygote hexapods and myriapods

 

 

Further engagement

1997-2002
member of the Fachschaft Biologie/Uni Bonn, temporarily chairmanship

since 1999
active member of the "Bonner group for conservation of bats" (BAFF). Research focus: bats in and around Bonn, field-grown biological methods for research and detection of bats, public relations, since 2003 participant of the "Monitoring of the Greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis)" project in Germany.