ABOUT ME
I am a fish physiologist and immunologist. I obtained my degree in biology, specialising in animal physiology, cell biology and ecology from University of Freiburg, Germany in 2008. Previously I had conducted her Master thesis at the Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar Research in Bremerhaven, Germany working on temperature physiology of cod in the ecophysiology group of Professor Hans-Otto Pörtner.
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After working as a project management assistant at EUrelation in Zurich, Switzerland for a few months I went on to conduct a PhD thesis in "Apoptosis and its association with immunomodulation and disease in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)" at Keele University, UK, with Professor Dave Hoole. The thesis was conducted within an international Marie Curie Initial Training Network (NEMO).
In 2012 I moved to Kiel, Germany to work at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research as a post-doc and co-project manager focusing on fish health and larval nutrition.
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I joined the University of Greenwich in March 2016 as a Lecturer in Biology where I work to understand the impacts that climate change and disease have on aquatic ecosystems, and how this information can be used to provide a sustainable food source for the world's growing population.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Temperature Physiology
How does temperature influence the physiology of fish and which cellular mechanisms are involved in setting thermal limits and adaptation capacities?
2016 - present
University of Greenwich
Lecturer of Biological Sciences
Aquatic Chemical Ecology
Can we use fish odours as an early and non-invasive disease detection method in aquaculture? Can we identify the chemicals and receptors involved in olfactory communication in fish?
Fish Immunology
The development of the immune system in fish larvae.
The use of immunostimulants to prevent diseases in aquaculture.
Influence of Climate Change on Fish Immunity
How does temperature and CO2 affect the immune system of fish?
2009 - 2012
Keele University
PhD Fish Immunology
2001 - 2008
Albert-Ludwig University, Freiburg, Germany
Diplom Biology
2012 - 2015
Evolutionary Ecology of Marine Fish, GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany
Postdoc & Project Co-manager for Aquaculture & Fish Diseases
2007 - 2008
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Diplom thesis