Expertise:

Evolutionary, chemical, behavioral and molecular ecology

Degrees:  

2006  Dr. rer. nat., Freie Universität (FU) Berlin, Germany

2000  Diploma Biology, FU Berlin

Working experience:

Since 2018 Associate professor (tenured) at Biosystematics group, Wageningen University (WU), The Netherlands

2016 Assistant professor (tenure-track) at Biosystematics group, WU

2016 Humboldt research fellow at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in the group of Prof. Martin Kaltenpoth, Germany

2015 Guest professorship 'Evolutionary ecology of insects' at Institute of Biology, FU Berlin

2014 DFG research fellow in the group of Prof. Monika Hilker Applied Zoology/ Animal Ecology at FU Berlin

2007 Postdoc at Laboratory of Entomology of Prof. Marcel Dicke, WU (DFG Walter Benjamin fellow and NWO VENI fellow)

Grants and scholarships:

2021  Open competition grant (M1) by Dutch Research Council, NWO

2015  Personal grant for talented experienced researchers to develop own research line (NWO VIDI)

2014  Alexander van Humboldt Research fellowship for experienced researchers

2014  DFG research stipend for postdoc by German Research Foundation (DFG SFB 973 'Organismal stress responses: priming and memory')

2014  NWO Aspasia grant to encourage the promotion of female VIDI candidates to an associate professorship

2009  NWO VENI personal grant for talented young researchers ()

2007  DFG personal research fellowship (now Walter Benjamin fellowship)

2006  Exchange grant for young scientists funded by the European Science Foundation (ESF)

2002  Ph.D. talent grant from the Berliner Graduierten Förderung (NaFöG) at FU Berlin