Biology and Evolution of Symbiosis (BESymb)
Senior Scientist
I am broadly interested in studying the biology and evolution of symbiotic interactions. I currently focus on the evolution of symbiotic associations in aphids and leeches.
Postdoctoral researcher (VEE group)
(co-supervised by Anouk Willemsen)
Mobile genetic elements in giant viruses.
Master/PhD/Postdoc
Interested in the biology and evolution of symbiosis? I am always looking for highly motivated students and post-docs. If you are interested in joining the team, don’t hesitate to contact me!
✉️ your.name[*]univie.ac.at
Links
[.. to come]
🤝 Collaborators
Aphids
- Evolution of symbiotic associations across aphids
- Phylogenetics of Aphididae
UMR CBGP, INRAE 🔗
UMR CBGP, INRAE 🔗
Leeches
- Nutritional symbiosis in leeches
- Leech Genomics
- Genomics of leech lifestyle adaptations
Biology Institute, UNAM 🔗
University of Ljubljana 🔗
Swedish Museum of Natural History 🔗
Independent Researcher 🔗
Ants
- Genomics and evolution of ant endosymbionts
- Evolution of Wolbachia in ants
University of Regensburg 🔗
University of Regensburg 🔗
University of Münster 🔗
Giant viruses (AKA Nucleocytoviricota)
- Genomics and evolution of giant viruses
- Novel giant virus discovery from metagenomics
University of Vienna 🔗