Past and Present Positions
| Date |
Position |
Distinction |
Location |
| 16.01.2025–present |
Emergia Researcher |
Andalusian Government |
Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Spain |
| 15.06.2023–30.10.2024 |
Contracted Researcher |
Spanish Ministry Funded |
Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Spain |
| 01.02.2017–31.05.2023 |
Postdoctoral Researcher |
Juan de la Cierva Scholar 2020-2023 |
Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Spain |
| 01.05.2015–31.10.2016 |
Postdoctoral Researcher |
SNF Early Postdoc.Mobility fellowship |
Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Spain |
| 01.01.2015–30.04.2015 |
Postdoctoral Researcher |
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University of Basel, Switzerland |
| 1.02.2011–11.07.2014 |
Predoctoral Researcher (doctoral candidate) |
SNF funded project |
University of Basel, Switzerland |
Higher Education
| Date |
Position |
Distinction |
Location |
Details |
| 01.02.2011–11.07.2014 |
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) |
Zoology: summa cum laude |
University of Basel, Switzerland |
Supervised by: Dr. Simon P. Loader, Dr. Hendrik Müller, Prof. Dr. Peter Nagel |
| 01.02.2009–20.12.2010 |
Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
Biology with Specialization in Ecology: Pass with Distinction |
Lund University, Sweden |
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| 01.09.2005–01.08.2008 |
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
Upper Second-class Honours (2:1) |
University College London, United Kingdom |
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| 15.09.2003–01.08.2005 |
International Baccalaureate (IB) |
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International School of Penang. Malaysia |
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Further Training
| Date |
Type |
Description |
| 28.02.2022–04.03.2022 |
Workshop |
NGS Analysis for gene regulation and epigenomics. Online, hosted by Physalia Courses. |
| 06.11.2018–09.11.2018 |
Workshop |
Linux for Bioinformaticians. Held at the Biological Station of Doñana |
| 12.06.2017–16.06.2017 |
Workshop |
Using the Trinity Framework for De novo Transcriptome Assembly, Annotation, and Downstream Expression Studies. Held at the Botanical Museum, Berlin, hosted by Physalia Courses. |
| 17.10.2017–28.10.2017 |
Certification |
Animal Experimentation levels of a,b,c and d, for designing and executing projects involving the handling and manipulation of wild animals. Held at the Biological Station of Doñana, Seville, and certificate issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development of the Junta de Andalucía. |
| 17.06.2016 |
Workshop |
ASN Science Communication. Focus: conveying science to different audiences using a range of media and tools. Duke University, held in Austin Texas |
| 09.06.2015–11.06.2015 |
Workshop |
Introduction to Bayesian Statistics. Focus: Bayesian statistics for ecologists. Organizer: Estación Biológica de Doñana, Spain |
| 12.06.2014 |
Workshop |
Computational Methods in Macroevolutionary Analysis. Focus: diversification rate analyses. University of Zurich. |
| 02.03.2013–08.03.2013 |
Workshop |
Applied Phylogenetics, Bodega CA. Focus: phylogenetic methods; Bayesian statistics; comparative analyses. Organizer: University of California, Davis. |
| 05.11.2012–09.11.2012 |
Workshop |
Mulitvariate data analysis for Ecology and Evolution in R. Focus: multivariate statistics; model selection; R. Organizer: CIBIO, Porto. |
| 26.03.2012–29.03.2012 |
Workshop |
Applying Phylogenetic Generalized Least Squares. Focus: pGLS; R. Organizer: Transmitting Science, Barcelona |
| 30.05.2011 |
Workshop |
Statistics in Biogeography and Ecology. Organizer: University of Basel, Switzerland |
| 07.08.2011–12.08.2011 |
Workshop |
Evolutionary Ecology and Systematics. Focus: ‘Phylogenetics –new applications, pitfalls and challenges’. Organizer: Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich. |
| 27.07.2010–26.08.2010 |
Field course |
Tropical Biology Association field course; Uganda. Focus: Tropical biology field training. Organizer: TBA UK. |
| 01.06.2009–31.08.2009 |
Job |
Laboratory Research Assistant. Employer: Lund University and Sverige Lantbruksuniversitet, Alnarp, Sweden. Tasks: Gas Chromatograpy Electro-antennographic detection (GC-EAD), Single Sensillum Recording (GC-SSR). Referee: Dr. G. Svensson |
| 02.02.2009–10.02.2009 |
Job |
Field Assistant. Employer: Dr. J. T. Knudsen, Lund University. Tasks: pollinator (Xylocopa spp.) experiment coordinator in Mombasa, Kenya |
| 07.10.2008–31.12.2008 |
Internship |
Intern for Amphibian Research. Host: Instituto de Investigación Biológica del Paraguay (IIBP). Tasks: Amphibian survey. Referee: F. Brusquetti |
| 16.07.2007–24.09.2007 |
Internship |
Field and Laboratory Research Assistant. Employer: University College London. Tasks: Fieldwork in Malaysia with Teleopsis spp., microsatellite lab work in London. Referee: Prof. Dr. A. Pomiankowski |
Presentations and Posters
| Date |
Type |
Description |
| 18.09.2023 |
Poster |
Poster: The Evolution of Animal Genomes (EMBO): Sevilla, Spain |
| 22.06.2023 |
Presentation |
Sevinomics Spring Meeting 2023, Sevilla, Spain |
| 30.06.2022 |
Poster |
Euro Evo Devo 2022 Meeting. Napoli, Italy |
| 03.02.2022 |
Conference Presentation |
Sociedad Española de Biología Evolutiva conferencia, Vigo, Spain |
| 24.06.2021 |
Seminar |
Estación Biológica de Doñana-CSIC, Seville, Spain |
| 30.04.2021 |
Presentation |
Sevinomics Spring Meeting 2021, Sevilla, Spain |
| 05.02.2020 |
Poster |
Sociedad Española de Biología Evolutiva conference, Sevilla, Spain |
| 22.11.2019 |
Seminar |
LEM days: Estación Biológica de Doñana-CSIC, Seville, Spain |
| 01.04.2019 |
Conference Presentation |
Evolution Evolving, Cambridge, UK |
| 29.11.2018 |
Invited speaker |
University of Braunschweig, Germany |
| 20.08.2017 |
Poster |
European Society for Evolutionary Biology meeting 2017, Groningen, Netherlands |
| 10.03.2017 |
Invited speaker |
Natural History Museum, London, UK |
| 09.03.2017 |
Invited speaker |
University of Roehampton, London, UK |
| 20.06.2016 |
Presentation |
Evolution Meeting 2016, Austin, USA |
| 10.12.2015 |
Seminar |
Estación Biológica de Doñana-CSIC, Seville, Spain |
| 26.08.2015 |
Presentation |
Systematics Association Biennial Meeting, Oxford, UK |
| 12.02.2015 |
Invited speaker |
Friedrich-Schiller Universität, Jena, Germany |
| 13.10.2014 |
Invited speaker |
Natural History Museum, Bern, Switzerland |
| 06.07.2014 |
Presentation |
33rd Willi Hennig Society meeting, Trento, Italy |
| 08.02.2013 |
Presentation |
13th Joint meeting of the Swiss Zoological and Swiss Systematics Society. Basel, Switzerland |
| 08.11.2012 |
Presentation |
Ecology and Evolution in R. CIBIO, Portugal |
| 11.08.2012 |
Presentation |
7th World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada |
| 28.05.2012 |
Poster |
15th African Amphibian Working Group meeting, Trento, Italy |
| 18.11.2011 |
Presentation |
Swiss Systematics Society annual meeting, Bern, Switzerland |
Fieldwork Experience
Other Services
Editorial:
Section Editor for the Herpetology Notes, 2013-2022.
Reviews:
Evolution, Journal of Zoology, Journal of Biogeography, Frontiers in Biogeography, Biotropica, Jouranal of Arid Environments, Journal of Herpetology, Herpetology Notes, Salamandra, Zootaxa,BMC Ecology and Evolution.
Others:
In 2013 and 2016 I assisted in an IUCN Red List conservation assessment for East African amphibians.
In 2021-22 I was part of the Doñana Biological Station Seminar Series organising committee.
