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Torsten H. StruckResearch interests
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| Professional experience | |
| Since 2011 |
Heisenberg fellow |
| Since 2005 | Head of the molecular-phylogenetic laboratory within the Department of
"Zoology" of Prof. Dr. Achim Paululat, position funded by DFG, University
of Osnabrück, Germany |
| Since 2009 | Affiliated Assistant Professor at the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science and Mathematics of Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA |
| 2003 - 2005 | PostDoctoral Fellow in the working group of Dr. Kenneth M. Halanych, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA |
| 2002 - 2003 & 1999 | Scientific assistant within the Department of "Systematic Zoology" of Prof. Dr. Wilfried Westheide, University of Osnabrück, Germany |
| 1997 |
Trainee in the Department of „Physical Biochemistry“ of Prof. Dr. Roger Goody, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany |
| Scientific education | |
| 2008 |
Habilitation (postdoctoral lecture qualification); University of Osnabrück, Germany, in Zoology. Thesis title: “Molecular Phylogeny of Annelida and related taxa with special emphasis on paedomorphic evolution and data incongruence“. |
| 1999 - 2003 | Ph.D.;
University of Osnabrück, Germany. Thesis title "Progenetic evolution as
a principal of the origin of new species within polychaetes exemplified
by Dinophilidae/ Dorvilleidae ("Polychaeta", Annelida)" |
| 1998 - 1999 | Diploma thesis
"Molecular biological, biochemical and biophysical characterization of
mutated Reverse Transcriptase enzymes of Rous Sarkom Virus" at the Max
Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany |
| 1993 - 1999 | Diploma, Biology; University of Osnabrück, Germany. |
| Scientific cruises | |
| 2006 | R/V Atlantis with submersible Alvin (WHOI Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA, USA) at methane seeps of Eel River (CA, USA) and Hydrate Ridge (OR, USA) |
| 2005 | R/V Western Flyer with ROV Tiberon (MBARI Aquarium, Monterey, CA, USA) at methane seeps of Eel River (CA, USA) and Hydrate Ridge (OR, USA) |
| Fellowships and awards | |
| 2011 - |
Heisenberg Fellowship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn, Germany |
| 2000 - 2002 | Graduate Fellowship of the Bischöfliches Cusanuswerk, Bonn, Germany |
| 1999 - 2000 | Graduate Fellowship of the Graduiertenförderung des Landes Niedersachsen, Hannover, Germany |
| 2001 | Third award for an oral student presentation at the 7th International Polychaete Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland |
| 1993 | Medal "Ehrenmedaille der Bundeswehr in Bronze" in the military service |
| Grants |
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| Current |
NSF-ATOL-1036537 “Collaborative Research: WormNet II: Assembling the Annelid Tree of Life” |
| DFG-STR-683/7-1 “AnnEvol – Evolution and phylogeny of Annelida based on phylogenomic data (i.e. EST libraries)” |
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| DFG-STR-683/6-1 “Phylogenetic position of interstitial polychaete taxa of supposedly paedomorphic origin (i.e., Dinophilidae, Protodrilida, Polygordiidae and Nerillidae) using mitogenomic data” | |
| DFG-STR-683/5-2 “Phylogenomics of worm-like lophotrochozoans and platyzoans (Nemertea, Gastrotricha, Gnathostomulida)” within the DFG priority program SPP 1174 “Deep Metazoan Phylogeny – Stammesgeschichte der Großgruppen der Tiere” | |
| EU-ASSEMBLE "Population genetic and phylogeographic studies of Northern Atlantic populations of Stygocapitella subterranea (Annelida; Parergodrilidae)" |
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| Finished |
DFG-Pu-84/5-1 “Phylogenomics of worm-like lophotrochozoans (Annelida, Sipuncula, Nemertea, Platyzoa)” within the DFG priority program SPP 1174 “Deep Metazoan Phylogeny – Stammesgeschichte der Großgruppen der Tiere” |
| DFG-STR-683/3-1 “Phylogenetic position of Annelida and possible subordinated annelid taxa (e.g. Sipuncula and Myzostomida) within Lophotrochozoa based on molecular data” within the DFG priority program SPP 1174 “Deep Metazoan Phylogeny – Stammesgeschichte der Großgruppen der Tiere” | |
| NSF-OCE-0425060 “Metazoan life at extreme sulphide concentrations: The ecology and evolution of Dorvilleidae at methane seeps.” | |
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