since 01/2025 Postdoctoral Researcher, Physical Oceanography (Prof. Dr. Florian Schütte), GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany
Community Management of the Horizon Europe projects SEADOTs and DTO-BioFlow & the UN Ocean Decade Project SEAtwins · Steering Committee member of the UN Ocean Decade Programme DITTO
since 11/2021 Science communication and consulting, freelance
06/2021 – 03/2022 Scientist in science communication, Science Communication Lab, Kiel
01/2020 – 05/2021 Postdoctoral Researcher, Evolutionary Ecology and Genetics group (Prof. Dr. Hinrich Schulenburg), Zoological Institute, Kiel University
03/2019 – 06/2021 Science Communication training at Kiel University (187 h; including Data Visualization (Rick Scavetta), Graphic Design and Visual Science Communication (Science Communication Lab), Graphic Recording and Visualization (H. McKelvey), Philosophy of Science and Critical Reasoning)
04/2019 – 12/2019 Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology (Prof. Dr. Paul Rainey)
04/2019 Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.) “Evolutionary and ecological perspectives on epidemiological traits in helminth infections of sticklebacks” (magna cum laude)
since 2017 Internationally certified Yoga teacher, Yoga Alliance, freelance
01/2014 – 04/2019 Doctoral Researcher within the International Max Planck Research School for Evolutionary Biology; Parasitology Group (Dr. Martin Kalbe), MPI | Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology & Pipefish Group (Dr. Olivia Roth) GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research
since 04/2011 Studies in Philosophy, Kiel University; 09/2022 Bachelor’s degree (grade 1.2)
12/2013 Master’s degree (M.Sc. Biology) “Tackling the root of evolution – What can we learn from a multiscale infection matrix of Vibrios and associated temperate phages?” (grade 1.0)
10/2007 – 12/2013 Bachelor of Science & Master of Science in Biology, Kiel University
10/2006 Studies of Biology, UHH (Universität Hamburg)
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Public outreach
07/2025 Co-organization Performing Science, Conference on the Collaboration between Performing Arts & Natural Sciences (in collaboration with Miriam Flick | Physical Stories and Dr. Barbara Röckl | DenkRaum
04/2025 – 06/2025 Concept development Four Ocean Facts at Kieler Woche (in collaboration with Nana Hocke and GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel )
03/2025 – 06/2025 Organization Digital Twins of the Ocean Symposium at GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
04/2022 – 07/2022 PR Scientific consultation, Darwintag 2022
09/2021 Talk at the Science Show, MINT Festival SH
09/2018 Open house, MPI Plön (representation of the Research Group Parasitology) and Max Planck goes School (teaching unit), Friedrich-Schiller-Gymnasium Preetz
09/2014 – 03/2016 External PhD representative, MPI Plön
09/2015 Open house, MPI Plön (representation of the Research Group Parasitology)
07/2015 Organization Workshop on Scientific Publishing and Open Access, MPI Plön
since 12/2014 Open Access Ambassador (trained by the Max Planck Society)
10/2010 – 06/2011 Museum educational activities, Zoological Museum, Kiel University
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Scholarships & Awards
11/2021 Poster Award, Urban Apes WALL+ART Awards
11/2018 Presentation Award Best talk (Piecyk A, Roth O, Kalbe M. Helminth immune modulation in sticklebacks) DokMa, Internal Symposium at GEOMAR
10/2013 – 03/2018 Scholarship International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Evolutionary Biology
09/2018 Presentation Award Best Talk (Piecyk A, Ritter M, Roth O, Kalbe M. Helminth immune modulation in sticklebacks), IMPRS Retreat
07/2015 Poster Award Best Poster (Hüttmann A, Kalbe M. Geographic patterns of virulence in a stickleback-tapeworm system), Eighth International Conference on Stickleback Behavior and Evolution, Stony Brook, NY, United States
09/2013 Presentation Award Best Talk (Hüttmann A, Roth O. Multiscale Infection matrix of Vibrios and temperate phages), DokMa, Internal Symposium at GEOMAR
10/2012 – 10/2013 Scholarship Deutschlandstipendium (BMBF, Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
05/2012 Poster Award Poster of Distinction (Lipinski S, Hüttmann A, Waetzig GH, Haesler R, Schreiber S, Rosenstiel PC. Identification of p22phox as a novel functional interaction partner of NOD2), Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2012, San Diego, CA, United States
05/2012 Travel Grant for the DDW 2012 (Stiftung zur Förderung der Medizinischen Forschung)