CV

since 11/2021 Science communication freelancer

since 06/2021 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

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

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

12/2013 Masters 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)

Public outreach

09/2021 Science Show at MINT Festival SH

since 06/2021 Scientist at Science Communication Lab (project and concept development)

03/2019 – 06/2021 Science Communication program at Kiel University

11/2020 – 12/2020 Workshops Graphic Design and Visual Science Communication/Visuelle Wissenschaftskommunikation (Science Communication Lab)

04/2019 – 06/2019 Workshop Graphic Recording and Visualization (H. McKelvey)

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

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)