My group is interested in the evolution of sex determination systems. We study the causes and consequences of sex chromosome evolution using bioinformatics as well as molecular techniques. Furthermore, we study how and why different sex determination systems evolve and turn-over using large-scale comparative genomics and integration of multiple omics techniques. To study gene expression profiles of different sexes, stages, and tissues more effectively, we plan on using machine learning approaches for which the expertise of the IQCB will be of great help.

Positions held 

Since 2022   
Junior Professor for Evolutionary Genomics at JGU Mainz

2016 - 2021   
Postdoc at IST Austria

Education

2012 - 2015   
PhD in evolution at LMU Munich

2009 - 2012   
MSc Biology at University of Münster

2010 - 2011   
Postgraduate Diploma of Science, Biology at University of Auckland, New Zealand

2006 - 2009   
BSc Biology at University of Münster