Reviewing and Teaching

Reviewer activity

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Frontiers in Zoology
  • Insectes Sociaux
  • Journal of Insect Conservation
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Myrmecological News
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B
  • Royal Society Open Sciences

Supervision

  • PhD Thesis (current direct supervision) “Gene Evolution and Ageing in ants” Lukas Franke. Co-Supervisors: Shuqing Xu, Susanne Foitzik
  • Master thesis (co-supervision, 1, >8 weeks project), Bachelor theses (direct supervision 3, co-supervision 3, 8 weeks projects), Master internships (5), Bachelor internships (1).

Seminar and Practical lectures

  • Lecture for the Master (2026) at the JGU “Ageing and Sociality”, and “Evolution of sex and sexual selection” 1h30 each with graded final exam.
  • Lecture for the Bachelor of Biology (2026) “Reproductive strategies” 1h with graded final exam.
  • Practical for the Master (2024) at the JGU “Cooperative Transport” 2 days.
  • Assistant for the Master 2023 “Molecular Evolution”, JGU, 1 day with Dr. Thomas Colgan
  • Assistant for the Master (2019/2020) at the Regensburg Universität “Senescence and Death Seminar”, 2 days each, with PD. Jan Oettler
  • Assistant for laboratory practices: Invertebrates, Cellular-Biology and Phytopathology (Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, 2010-2013). 3 hours/week/semester.