Shumilova et al. (2025)
Environmental effects of the Kakhovka Dam destruction by warfare in Ukraine
Science 387:1181-1186

Buchner et al. (2025)
Upscaling biodiversity monitoring: Metabarcoding estimates 31,846 insect species from Malaise traps across Germany
Molecular Ecology Resources 25:14023

Manthey et al. (2024)
Rapid growth and the evolution of complete metamorphosis in insects
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121:2402980121

Kuhl et al. (2024)
The haplotype-resolved Prymnesium parvum (type B) microalga genome reveals the genetic basis of its fish-killing toxins
Current Biology 34:3698-3706.e4

Galeone et al. (2024)
Evolutionary Insights from association rule mining of co-occurring mutations in influenza hemagglutinin and neuraminidase
Viruses 16:1515

Weber et al. (2024)
Urban pavements as a novel habitat for wild bees and other ground-nesting insects
Urban Ecology 27:2453–2467

Köhler et al. (2024)
Unpredicted ecosystem response to compound human impacts in a European river
Scientific Reports 14:16445

Thomé et al. (2024)
Phylogenomics including new sequence data of phytoplankton-infecting chytrids reveals multiple independent lifestyle transitions across the phylum
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 197:108103

Warter et al. (2024)
Environmental DNA, hydrochemistry and stable water isotopes as integrative tracers of urban ecohydrology
Water Research 250:121065

Thomé et al. (2023)
Single-cell genomics reveals new Rozellid lineages and supports their sister relationship to Microsporidia.
Biology Letters 19:20230398

Theissinger et al. (2023)
How genomics can help biodiversity conservation.
Trends in Genetics 39:545-559

Strassert & Monaghan (2022)
Phylogenomic insights into the early diversification of fungi.
Current Biology 32:3628-3635.e3.

Premke et al. (2022)
Large-scale sampling of the freshwater microbiome suggests pollution-driven ecosystem changes.
Environmental Pollution 308:119627.   

Maasri et al. (2022)
A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research.
Ecology Letters 25:255-263.

Formenti et al. (2022)
The era of reference genomes in conservation genomics.
Trends in Ecology and Evolution 37:197-202.

Heeger et al. (2021)
Evidence for lignocellulose-decomposing enzymes in the genome and transcriptome of the aquatic hyphomycete Clavariopsis aquatica.
Journal of Fungi 7:854.

Beng et al. (2021)
Temporal dynamics of freshwater planktonic parasites inferred using a DNA metabarcoding time-series.
Parasitology 148:1602-1611.

Rodriguez-Ezpeleta et al. (2021)
Trade-offs between reducing complex terminology and producing accurate interpretations from environmental DNA.
Molecular Ecology 30:4601-4605.

van Rees et al. (2021)
Safeguarding freshwater life beyond 2020: recommendations for the new Global Biodiversity Framework from the European experience.
Conservation Letters 14:e12771

Jähnig et al. (2021)
Revisiting global trends in freshwater insect biodiversity.
WIREs Water 8:e1506.

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Freie Universität Berlin

Institute of Biology (Faculty of Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacy)

• 23202 Data Science in Biology (ABV)
• 23306 Experimental and Theoretical Evolutionary Ecology
• 23308 Biotic Interactions in a Changing World
• Project (10 LP)
• Research Project (15 LP)
• Bachelor's thesis
• Master's Project / Thesis

Institute of Computer Science (Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science)

• 23779 Biodiversity and Evolution
• 23780 Environmental Genomics
• 23781 Evolutionary Bioinformatics and NGS Applications (Seminar)
• Research Internship (10 LP)
• Master's Project / Thesis

IGB

• Introduction to R / RStudio
• Reviewing Scientific Papers
• Preparing an Academic Job Application