I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Evolving Interactions group, fascinated by species interactions—whether parasitic, mutualistic, and especially those linked with dispersal. In my previous research, I got to think about diverse biological systems. During my master’s at LMU Munich (EES – Ecology, Evolution and Systematics), I spent a lot of time studying the evolution of anisogamy in fission yeast before shifting to theory in Hanna Kokko’s lab, where I explored how life history traits of a butterfly influence the spread of a male killing endosymbiont. After a brief venture into marine biology, my PhD continued along this theme, focusing on host-parasite interactions, with a particular focus on parasites that manipulate host reproduction. I then joined Anna Lindholm’s lab, developing models on the spread of the t haplotype in mice, before returning to broader questions of species interactions in my current role. When I’m not thinking about biology, I enjoy painting.
