People
Are you a potential PhD student or postdoc interested in joining the lab? Contact us here. We'd love to hear from you.
Jonathan Henshaw I did my PhD with Hanna Kokko and Michael Jennions at the Australian National University, followed by a postdoc with Adam Jones at the University of Idaho. I've been a Junior Professor at the University of Freiburg since April 2020. Outside of work, I like birding, diving, hanging out with my family, and finding new ways to combine these activities. My Erdős number is 5. |
Xiaoyan Long (Postdoc)
I did my PhD with Weissing Franjo, Jan Komdeur and Tamas Szekely at the University of Groningen. Since June 2022, I have been a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Freiburg. I have broad research interests, including parental care, mate choice, cooperation and conflict, and competition. Moreover, I have extensive experience in theoretical modelling, phylogenetic analysis and fieldwork. Email: xiaoyan.long@biologie.uni-freiburg.de |
Stephan Lohmar (PhD student)
I finished my master studies in biology at the University of Freiburg with a thesis on the structuring mechanisms of termite communities in the savanna of the Ivory Coast. I am interested in major evolutionary transitions, especially the transition from organism to superorganism. Stephan is co-supervised by Prof. Judith Korb. Email: stephan.lohmar@biologie.uni-freiburg.de |
Mohammadali Dashtbali (PhD student)
I did my master studies on mathematical modelling of infectious disease and control of such diseases using a differential game approach at Tarbiat Modares University (TMU), Iran. I am interested in evolutionary biology, evolutionary game theory, sexual selection, simulation modelling, mathematical biology and genetics. Email: mohammadali.dashtbali@biologie.uni-freiburg.de |
Anna Waffender (Research assistant)
Before coming to Freiburg for my Master’s degree, I finished my Bachelor’s degree in biology at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz with a thesis on strain competition between defensive bacterial symbionts of Lagria beetles. For my Master’s thesis, I developed simulation models relating to sexual selection. I am now working as a research assistant to collect data for a review of sex differences in animals. |
Kartikey Awasthi (Master's student)
I am a Master's student from India (at IISER, Mohali) studying theoretical modelling of social behaviours like parental care. I am fascinated with almost all topics of evolutionary theory and behavioural ecology ranging from sexual selection to eusociality. I greatly enjoy learning new things and teaching juniors. Outside academia, you can chat with me about linguistics, history of science, animated movies, mythology, and basically anything! |
Marilena Almeida (Master's student)
I have been enjoying life as a biology student in Freiburg for five years now, and my interest in evolution has grown more and more. In my Bachelor's thesis and on a field trip to the Ivory Coast, I already studied the ecology and evolution of termites and was infected with Prof. Korb's passion. For my Master's thesis, I am now enthusiastically learning how to build evolutionary models. In my free time I like to travel. I love getting to know new cultures in cities and trying new food, but I enjoy hiking in nature just as much. |
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