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Education:

Adelaide University

• PHD MOLECULAR ECOLOGY (1.2012 ‐ 12.2015)
• Thesis: “Antarctic biodiversity surveys using high throughput sequencing: Understanding landscape and communities of the Prince-Charles-Mountains.”
• Mentors: Dr. Mark Stevens, Dr. Laurence Clarke, Prof. Dr. Alan Cooper

University of Leipzig, British Antarctic Survey

• MSC BIOLOGY (Zoology, Genetics, Botany, Plant Physiology; 6.2005 ‐ 9.2010)
• Thesis: “Origins of Antarctic Tardigrades”.
• Mentors: Dr. Chester Sands, Dr. Mark Stevens, Prof. Dr. Peter Convey

Research experience:

Helmholtz Institute for Metabolic, Obesity and Vascular Research

• STAFF SCIENTIST (since 11.2022)
• Statistical analyses development (R:linear mixed effect modelling, general additive modelling,differential protein and gene expression analyses, functional protein and gene analyses)
• Multi‐Omics data processing (Proteomics, RNAseq, Microarrays, WGS data Bash,Python, R)
• Multi‐Omics pipeline development (SLURM, Nexflow, Snakemake)

Otago University ‐ Department of Anatomy

• POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (6.2019 ‐ 12.2021)
• Analysis of environmental DNA from marine conservation areas.
• Genome reconstruction of extinct giant eagle Harpagornis moorei
• Eukkayotic environmental DNA analysis of Antarctic soils (PrinceCharlesMountains)
• Colorimetric LAMP assays of Undaria pinnatifida

Cornell University ‐ Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

• POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (6.2017 ‐ 6.2019)
• Analysis of environmental DNA from global shipping ports. NSF grant 1427157
• Prokayotic environmental DNA analysis of Antarctic soils (Vestfold Hills)
• Colorimetric LAMP assays of Hydrilla verticillata

Max‐Plank‐Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology ‐ Molecular Ecology

• RESEARCH ASSISTANT (1.2007 ‐ 10.2009)
• Extraction, sequencing, and analysis of various ancient DNA samples
• Sanger, 454, Illumina sequencing
• Molecular cloning