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Torsten H. Struck

Research interests

  • biodiversity and evolution of marine invertebrates
  • adaptation of annelids to different environments (interstitial; extreme sulfide; terrestrial)
  • annelid genomics
  • molecular evolution and systematics
  • phylogenetic theory

 

2008
Habilitation (postdoctoral lecture qualification), University of Osnabrück, Germany, Venia legendi in Zoology. Thesis title: "Molecular Phylogeny of Annelida and related taxa with special emphasis on paedomorphic evolution and data incongruence".
Since 2005
Head of Molecular Phylogenetics Lab, DFG fellowship-holder at AG Zoology, University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
2003 - 2005
PostDoc at Life Science Department, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
1999 - 2003
Ph.D., Biology, AG Systematic Zoology, University of Osnabrück, 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 at the University of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
1997
Trainee at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund, Germany
1992 - 1993
Military service at 5th transport battalion 170 in Rheine, 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
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
DFG-Pu-84/5-1 "Phylogenomics of worm-like lophotrochozoans (Annelida, Sipuncula, Nemertea, Platyzoa)" within 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) 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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