Interests |
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Evolution of protein expression, role of protein stability in evolution Large data analysis, data interoperability High performance computing Open science, science communication |
Positions |
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2011-present |
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ |
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2010-present |
Scientific Lead, The iPlant Collaborative BIO5-Institute, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ |
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2009 |
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany |
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Education |
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2004-2009 |
Ph.D., Biology (Dr. rer. nat., magna cum laude) Leipzig School of Human Origins (University of Leipzig), Germany Thesis: Insights into the Evolution of Primate Protein Expression through Comparative Proteomics Advisor: Prof. Dr. Svante Pääbo |
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1999-2004 |
M.Sc., Molecular biology (Minors: Informatics, Biomathematics) University of Zurich, Switzerland Thesis: Did Domestication Reduce the Fraction of Functional Olfactory Receptors in Pig? Supervisor: Dr. Yoav Gilad; Advisor: Prof. Dr. Walter Schaffner |
Teaching |
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2011-present |
Workshop Instructor, iPlant Tools and Services The iPlant Collaborative, Tucson, AZ |
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2002 |
Teaching Assistant, Biomathematics III University of Zurich, Switzerland |
Scholarships & Fellowships |
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2009 |
Max Planck Society (MPG) Foreign Postdoctoral Fellow |
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2006 |
Max Planck International Research School of Human Evolution |
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2004 |
Max Planck Society (MPG) Foreign Doctoral Student |
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2002 |
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) scholarship |
Outreach |
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2012-present |
Mentor, Arizona Assurance Scholars Program |
Synergistic activities |
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2001-2002 |
Committee for Academic Career Development (Nachwuchsförderungskommission), University of Zurich, Switzerland
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Society affiliations |
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American Society of Plant Biologists, Member Botanical Society of America, Member |