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Professional experience

  • Since Feb. 2013: Junior group leader (Akademische Rätin) at Ludwig Maximilian Universität München, Faculty of Biology, Section Evolutionary Biology. Research focused on population genetics of Humans and pathogens (Lyme Borreliosis).
  • Sept. 2012-Jan. 2013: postdoctoral position at the Natural History Museum (Paris) in ANR (French research agency) project GrowinAP. Analysis of re-sequencing and genomic data in the search for genetic factors explaining pygmies’ stature.
     

 Academic education

  • 2022: Completed Habilitation at the Ludwig Maxilians Universität München. Subject: Borrelia, hosts and vectors: an eco-evolutionary approach of tick-borne pathogens.
  • 2008-2012: PhD in anthropological genetics at the Natural History Museum (Paris). Subject: Short stature in African Pygmies: an evolutionary approach.
    Supervisors Prof. Evelyne Heyer and Prof. Yves Le Bouc.
  • 2007-2008: Master degree on Human genetics at the Université Paris-Diderot.
  • 2005-2008: Life sciences studies at AgroParistech (French top level engineering school for life sciences). French Master’s degree in Engineering.
     

Continuing education

  • 2017: Completed certificate “Self, Leadership and Teaching Competences” from LMU Center for Leadership and People management.
  • Dec. 2014: Certified project leader for Genetic engineering safety regulations (§ 15 Absatz 4 Satz 1 GenTSV).
  • Nov. 2014: Training course Academic Teaching Excellence, British Council: “English as The Medium of Instruction”.
  • Since 2013: Several seminars on teaching, conflict management, leadership offered by the Centre for Leadership and Management (LMU).
     

Teaching experience

Ludwig Maximilian Universität München, Faculty for Biology (since 2013):

  • Bachelor in Biology:
  • Statistics for biologists: lecture and exercises in German
  • Master in Biology and Master “Evolutionary genomics, Ecology and Systematics” (in English):
  • Phylogenetics: tutorial for application of phylogenetic methods
  • Computational methods in evolutionary biology: tutorial for application of population genetics methods
  • An introduction to R: lecture and exercises on R programming
  • Skill course oral presentation: lecture and training
  • Human evolutionary genetics: discussion of scientific articles
  • Multivariate statistics: lecture and exercises in advanced statistics
  • Mathematics basics for evolutionary biologists: lecture and exercises
     

Awards, Stipends and Third-party funding

  • 2018-2021: DFG (German Science Foundation) grant as independent PI: Host and vector adaptation in the tick-borne human pathogens Borrelia. Total: 213,950 €
  • 2016: BioNa-Nachwuchsforscherpreis (Junior Scientist Award), LMU Faculty of Biology. Project: “Experimental host switch in Borrelia bacteria”: 10,000 €
  • 2014: Bayerisch-Französisches Hochschulzentrum: allowance for travel and student stipend for a collaboration with a French group - « Simulation of the evolution of a complex trait and application to Type 2 diabetes » ~ 5,000 €
  • Since 2013: Support for Women in Science, LMU Munich (total ~5,000 €)
  • Since 2013: Mentoring Grant, LMU Munich (~ 2,000 € per year)
  • Oct. 2011-Feb. 2012: PhD 4th year stipend, Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale, France
  • July 2011: New Investigator Award, 23rd Human Behaviour and Evolution Society Conference
  • 2009: Bonus Qualité Recherche, French Ministry for Research, stipend for field trip in Cameroon: 2,000 €
     

Reviewing and administrative responsibilities

  • Since 2021: Member of the sustainability commission of the Faculty of Biology (LMU)
  • Since 2020: Ombudsperson of the Life Science Munich Graduate School (LMU)
  • Since 2016: Women representative at the Faculty of Biology (LMU)
  • 2015, 2020, 2021: Member of hiring committee for appointment of a new professor at the LMU Faculty of Biology
  • 2014: Representative of the young researchers of the LMU Faculty for Biology (Mittelbau) for the Faculty retreat
  • Journal editor: Infection, Genetics and Evolution since 2020
  • Journal referee: Human Biology, Biology letters, American Journal of Human Biology, Ticks and tick-borne diseases,
  • Grant reviewer: National Science Foundation (USA), Leakey Foundation (USA), Czech Science Foundation, Austrian Science Fund
     

Skills and personal interests

  • Languages: French (mother tongue), English (fluent), German (fluent) and Italian (good level)
  • Other interests: Strong interest in ethical issues concerning research about human populations and the use of genetic material and strong interest in environment, biodiversity and climate change related crises and their influence in Biology and in the society.