Velthuis et al. (in press)
Light-driven changes in macrophyte tissue quality affect the composition of associated microbial communities
Microbial Ecology

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