Hej! I‘m a theoretical evolutionary biologist and a new postdoc in Tobias Uller‘s group. During my PhD at Humboldt University, Berlin, I worked on bacteria called Wolbachia, which are famous for ingeniously interfering with arthropod reproduction and development. In the course of this work, I became increasingly fascinated by the diverse interplay between evolution and development. Therefore, I am now shifting to the exciting field of evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo).
Here at Lund I‘ll focus on one of evo-devo‘s central topics: phenotypic plasticity. In particular, I‘m interested in a form of plasticity where environmental variation gives rise to discrete alternative phenotypes, so-called polyphenisms. I aim to reveal how polyphenisms evolve by modeling the evolution of their underlying developmental regulatory architecture.
More generally, I‘m interested in studying the interface between evo-devo and systems biology, and I think Lund is a fantastic place for this.
I‘m looking forward to meeting new people here at the biology department and elsewhere, and to discovering a bit of Sweden‘s amazing nature and culture. Last but not least, I‘m exited to go on extensive road bike tours and do the Vätternrundan!
