2023: PhD in Biology at Hasselt University (Belgium)
2017: Master of Science in Conservation and Biodiversity at the University of Exeter (United Kingdom)
2015: Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Joined the group in January 2019
Research project: A network of change: predation on human disease vectors by mangrove fishes and the role of fisheries and parasitic infections
I am an ecologist and evolutionary biologist investigating the role of parasites in ecosystems. My focus lies on studying parasitic diseases in a changing environment. EcoHealth, i.e. the link between environmental and human health, lies at the centre of my approach to science. Specific questions include:
- How do parasites speciate? Which factors explain high levels of parasite biodiversity?
- How does human activity (e.g. overfishing) impact parasite communities infecting wildlife (e.g. fishes)?
- How does environmental degradation affect vector-borne diseases and human health?
- How do parasites adapt to changing environments?
- How do parasite infect new host species?
My favorite quote: “Man cannot produce a single work without the assistance of the slow, assiduous, corrosive worm of thought.” -Eugenio Montale
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