Education
Since Sep 2010: PhD thesis 'Leaf-beetle diversity (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in a tropical montane rainforest in Ecuador' at Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum A. Koenig (Supervisor: Prof. J.W. Wägele)
09.04.2009: Diploma
2008-2009: Diploma thesis 'Biodiversity of Staphylinid beetles in Primary and Secondary Rain Forests in Western Kenya' at Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum A. Koenig within the BMBF-funded BIOTA-pro ject including four weeks fieldwork in Kakamega Forest, Kenya
2002-2008: Study of Biology (Diploma eq Master of Science), Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhems-Universität Bonn
additional subject ÖKUM (Ecology and Environment)
2004: Pre-Diploma (eq Bachelor) (zoology, genetics, cell biology, botany)
2007: ERASMUS-Semester at Université de Rouen, France
2008: Diploma exams: Systematic zoology, palaeontology, geography
2001: Abitur at Regino-Gymnasium Prüm
Working experience
Since Sep 2010: Research associate at the Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum A. Koenig
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Design and realization of the DFG-funded project ABA-CHRYS Ecuador (Study of leaf beetle diversity in a montane rainforest in Ecuador)
Sep 2009: Supervision of field trip 'Biology and Evolution of Invertebrates' to Ferrol, Spain, for students
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Preparation and organisation of the field trip
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Subject-specific supervision
May 2009: Traineeship in the department Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Ministry for Environment, Forests and Consumer Protection Rhineland-Palatinate (today Ministry for Environment, Agriculture, Food, Viticulture and Forests)
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Research and workup of different subjects relevant for conservation
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Preparation of external meetings and attendance of ministry members
2007-2011: Student/research assistant in the molecular laboratory of the Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum A. Koenig
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DNA barcoding of beetles and ants
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Microsatellite analyses of Antarctic shrimps
Field trips and research stays
Jan/Feb 2012: Research stay in Podocarpus National Park, Ecuador
May 2011: Research stay in Podocarpus National Park, Ecuador
Nov/Dec 2010: Research stay in Podocarpus National Park, Ecuador
Apr/May 2008: Research stay in Kakamega Forest, Kenya
Aug 2006: Costa Rica (Field trip “Fauna of Central America” with visit of the National Parks Braulio Carillo, Cahuita, Los Quetzales, Piedras Blancas and Tortuguero)
Sep 2005: Banyuls-sur-mer, France (Field trip “Ecology and biodiversity of the mediterranean littoral”)
March 2005: Isola de Giglio, Italy (Field trip “ Ecology and systematics of marine invertebrates”)
