EcoGenomics Team in 2023
Group Leader
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Ann-Marie Waldvogel Institute of Zoology, Biocenter University of Cologne Zülpicher Straße 47b D-50674 Köln Germany Mail: a.waldvogel_at_uni-koeln.de Uni web: ag-waldvogel Phone: +49-221-470-5294 orcid: 0000-0003-2637-0766 |
I am a passionate biologist and always curious to learn and understand how the environment shapes the evolution of populations/species/biodiversity. For my research, I combine genomics data analysis with field work and common garden experiments.
The devastating impact of global climate change and land-use change on biodiversity concerns me a lot and so this topic is revealed in most of my research. In addition to this scientific perspective, I am aiming at an ecological and sustainable way of living and working for the group, myself and my family. |
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During my PhD, I focused on the role and diversity of unicellular eukaryotes (protists) in the deep sea by combining cultivation and metabarcoding approaches. Not only the deep sea is threatened by the anthropogenic impact, but also the ecosystems right in front of our doors. Thus, as Postdoc in Ann-Marie's Lab, I want to focus on eco-evolutionary dynamics of freshwater bodies in ecological succession and with respect to the changing climate by establishing specific sampling strategies and using a broad spectrum of sequencing technologies and data analysis tools.
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I am excited to work as a PhD student in the Waldvogel lab in cooperation with Philipp Schiffer's worm-lab and investigate the evolutionary history of nematode communities at the dry limit as part of the CRC1211. Already as an undergraduate student I studied the diversity of protists in the hyper-arid Atacama Desert, so I am curious to study nematodes of this special habitat as well.
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Scientific assistant - LTER-REES project
Tobias Nickel |
Tobias is a Master student in the track Ecology, Evolution and Environment and supports the LTER-REES project as scientific assistant in sampling and coordination.
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Scientific assistants - BioC²
Tobias Mainz Nadim Wassey |
Tobias is a Master student in the track Ecology, Evolution and Environment and supports our group with bioinformatic work to prime the Biodiversity Genomics Center Cologne - BioC².
Nadim is currently finishing his Bachelor in Biology at the University of Bonn and will join the BioC² team to support the laboratory work. |
ERASMUS student
Assou Patrice Delagnon |
Assou is a PhD student at the University of Lomé in Togo. Using an ERASMUS mobility grant, he is a guest researcher in the EcoGenomics Group (April to June 2023) to learn more about molecular ecology and genomic sequencing techniques.
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Alumni of the EcoGenomics Group @UniCologne
Marian Vehrs (Master of Education, 2021)
Sina Brehm (MSc Biological Sciences, 2022)
Anna Dölz (BSc Biological Sciences, 2023)
Marian Vehrs (Master of Education, 2021)
Sina Brehm (MSc Biological Sciences, 2022)
Anna Dölz (BSc Biological Sciences, 2023)
