Scientific interests
Ecosystem services, biodiversity, plant-pollinator interactions, conservation in agricultural landscapes, molecular biology
Education and qualifications
04/2021 - now
PhD Student in Agricultural Sciences, Functional Agrobiodiversity and Agroecology at the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany in the research project ComBee under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Catrin Westphal, Prof. Dr. Robert Paxton and Dr. Annika Hass
10/2018-03/2021
MSc in Biology, University Ulm, Germany
Topic of master thesis: Spatial and temporal variation in the floral scent of the sexually deceptive orchid Ophrys leochroma. The thesis was conducted in the Institute of Evolutionary and Ecology and Conservation Genomics within the research group and under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Manfred Ayasse and Dr. Omer Nevo. The thesis was in collaboration with Dr. Demetra Rakosy (Spatial Interaction Research Group (SIE), Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig).
10/2014 - 10/2018
BSc in Biology, University Ulm
Topic of bachelor thesis: Influence of Landscape on Helicobacter Infections in the Jamaicanfruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)
PhD Student in Agricultural Sciences, Functional Agrobiodiversity and Agroecology at the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany in the research project ComBee under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Catrin Westphal, Prof. Dr. Robert Paxton and Dr. Annika Hass
10/2018-03/2021
MSc in Biology, University Ulm, Germany
Topic of master thesis: Spatial and temporal variation in the floral scent of the sexually deceptive orchid Ophrys leochroma. The thesis was conducted in the Institute of Evolutionary and Ecology and Conservation Genomics within the research group and under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Manfred Ayasse and Dr. Omer Nevo. The thesis was in collaboration with Dr. Demetra Rakosy (Spatial Interaction Research Group (SIE), Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig).
10/2014 - 10/2018
BSc in Biology, University Ulm
Topic of bachelor thesis: Influence of Landscape on Helicobacter Infections in the Jamaicanfruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis)
Work experiences
Ulm University Hospital (University Hospital Ulm)
Research Assistant - August 2019 - November 2019 (4 months)
Research Assistant March 2019 - April 2019 (2 months)
State of Baden-Wuerttemberg
Ulm University - Humboldt Study Center for Philosophy and Humanities
Student Assistant - April 2016 - February 2018 (1 year 11 months)
Ulm University - Institute for Evolutionary Ecology and Nature Conservation Genomics
Student assistant- December 2016 - February 2017 (3 months)
Research Assistant - August 2019 - November 2019 (4 months)
- Supervision and implementation of the methods course for students of molecular medicine
- Part Human Genetics (Bachelor) - Follow-up of the course University Hospital Ulm
Research Assistant March 2019 - April 2019 (2 months)
- Preparation and supervision of the biology internship for physicians
State of Baden-Wuerttemberg
Ulm University - Humboldt Study Center for Philosophy and Humanities
Student Assistant - April 2016 - February 2018 (1 year 11 months)
- Supervision of courses in the field of additive key qualifications Page 5 of 6
- Preparation, organization and coordination of the courses: contacting external lecturers, provision of working materials, moderation case, exercise sheets and evaluation sheets
- Contact person for course participants and assumption of mediation function between lecturers and students (information on course design, specific course conditions and examination organization)
- Various administrative activities in the field of ASQ
Ulm University - Institute for Evolutionary Ecology and Nature Conservation Genomics
Student assistant- December 2016 - February 2017 (3 months)
- Supervision of the basic internship for students of biology (Bachelor, 1st semester)
Seminars
27.09.2021 - 30.09.2021:
"Schulung von Wildbienensachverständigen" at the University Ulm as part of the project "BienABest"
"Schulung von Wildbienensachverständigen" at the University Ulm as part of the project "BienABest"
Grants
03-04/2020
PROMOS stipend of the DAAD, research for master thesis in North Carolina/USA
PROMOS stipend of the DAAD, research for master thesis in North Carolina/USA