- Group leader (Evolution and Biodiversity of Plants Group)
- Director (Botanical Garden)
Professor Dr. Kai Müller
Publications
- Fischer, Eberhard, Killmann, Dorothee, Gerlach, Johanna, Schütte, Claudia, Leh, Burkhard, Müller, Kai, and Quandt, Dietmar. . “Hoefkenia hunsrueckensis, a New Genus and Species from Europe, and the Identity of Virescentia vogesiaca (F.W.Schultz ex Skuja) Necchi, D.C.Agostinho & M.L.Vis (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta).” Diversity, № 16 (8) 473. doi: 10.3390/d16080473.
- Wiechers, S, Kösters, LM, Quandt, D, Borsch, T, Wicke, S, and Müller, KF. . “BarKeeper – A versatile web framework to assemble, analyze, and manage DNA barcoding data and metadata.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution, № Early View doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.14047.
- KF, Müller. . “Magnoliopsida (Angiosperms) p.p. Subclass Rosidae p.p. (Trochodendranae to Saxifraganae).” in Syllabus of Plant Families - Part 5/1, edited by W Frey. Stuttgart: Borntraeger.
- Müller, KF, Fischer, and E. . “Magnoliopsida (Angiosperms) p.p. Subclass Rosidae p.p. (Rosanae to Berberidopsidanae).” in Syllabus of Plant Families - Part 5/1, edited by W Frey. Stuttgart: Borntraeger.
- Kösters, LM, Wiechers, S, Lyko, P, Müller, KF, and Wicke, S. . “WARPP - web application for the research of parasitic plants.” Plant Physiology, № 185: 1374–1380. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiaa105.
- Stöver, BC, Wiechers, S, and Müller, KF. . “JPhyloIO: A Java library for event-based reading and writing of different phylogenetic file formats through a common interface.” BMC Bioinformatics, № 20 (1): 402. doi: 10.1186/s12859-019-2982-3.
- Maul, K, Krug, M, Nickrent, DL, Müller, KF, Quandt, D, and Wicke, S. . “Morphology, geographic distribution, and host preferences are poor predictors of phylogenetic relatedness in the mistletoe genus Viscum L.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, № 131: 106–115. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.10.041.
- Borsch, T, Flores-Olvera, H, Zumaya, S, and Müller, KF. . “Pollen characters and DNA sequence data converge on a monophyletic genus Iresine (Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllales) and help to elucidate its species diversity.” Taxon, № 67: 944–976. doi: 10.12705/675.7.
- Poppinga, S, Westermeier, AS, Fleischmann, A, Müller, KF, and Speck, T. . “Evolution of a sucker: Functional principles of traps in carnivorous bladderworts (Utricularia, Lentibulariaceae).” Atlas of Science, № 1
- Westermeier, AS, Fleischmann, A, Müller, K, Schäferhoff, B, Rubach, C, Speck, T, and Poppinga, S. . “Trap diversity and character evolution in carnivorous bladderworts (Utricularia, Lentibulariaceae).” Scientific Reports, № 7: 12052. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12324-4.
- Barré, P, Stöver, BC, Müller, KF, and Steinhage, V. . “LeafNet: A computer vision system for automatic plant species identification.” Ecological Informatics, № 40: 50–56. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2017.05.005.
- Röschenbleck, J, Wicke, S, Weinl, S, Kudla, J, and Müller, KF. . “Genus-wide screening reveals four distinct types of structural plastid genome organization in Pelargonium (Geraniaceae).” Genome Biology and Evolution, № 9 (1): 64–76. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evw271.
- Geiger, M.F., Astrin, J.J., Borsch, T., Burkhardt, U., Grobe, P., Hand, R., Hausmann, A., Hohberg, K., Krogmann, L., Lutz, M., Monje, C., Misof, B., Morinière, J., Müller, Kai F., Pietsch, S., Quandt, Dietmar, Rulik, B., Scholler, M., Traunspurger, W., Haszprunar, G., and Wägele, W. . “How to tackle the molecular species inventory for an industrialized nation-lessons from the first phase of the German Barcode of Life initiative GBOL (2012-2015).” Genome, № 59: 661–670.
- Grimm, J, Hoffmann, M, Stöver, BC, Müller, KF, and Steinhage, V. . “Image-Based Identification of Plant Species Using a Model-Free Approach and Active Learning.” in KI 2016: Advances in Artificial Intelligence, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, edited by G Friedrich, M Helmert and F Wotawa. Basel: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-46073-4_16.
- Wicke, S, Müller, KF, dePamphilis, CW, Quandt, D, Bellot, S, and Schneeweiss, GM. . “Mechanistic model of evolutionary rate variation en route to a nonphotosynthetic lifestyle in plants.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, № 113 (32): 9045–9050. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1607576113.
- Kilian, N, Henning, T, Plitzner, P, Müller, A, Güntsch, A, Stöver, BC, Müller, KF, Berendsohn, WG, and Borsch, T. . “Sample data processing in an additive and reproducible taxonomic workflow by using character data persistently linked to preserved individual specimens.” Database, № 2015: bav094. doi: 10.1093/database/bav094.
- Stöver, BC, and Müller, KF. . “AlignmentComparator - Comparing and annotating alternative alignments of the same data set.” contribution to the IPAM Multiple Sequence Alignment Workshop, Los Angeles, USA
- Stöver, BC, and Müller, KF. . “LibrAlign - A powerful Java GUI library for MSA and attached raw and meta data.” contribution to the IPAM Multiple Sequence Alignment Workshop, Los Angeles, USA
- Stöver, BC, and Müller, KF. . “LibrAlign - A Java library with powerful GUI components for multiple sequence alignment and attached raw and meta data.” contribution to the German Conference on Bioinformatics (GCB), Bielefeld, Germany
- Fleischmann, A, Michael, T, Rivadavia, F, Wang, W, Temsch, E, Greilhuber, J, Müller, KF, and Heubl, G. . “Evolution of genome size and chromosome number in the carnivorous plant genus Genlisea (Lentibulariaceae), with a new estimate of the minimum genome size in angiosperms.” Annals of Botany, № 114 (8): 1651–1663. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcu189.
- Stöver, BC, and Müller, KF. . “AlignmentComparator - A GUI application to efficiently visualize and annotate differences between alternative multiple sequence alignments.” contribution to the 4th annual Münster Graduate School of Evolution Symposium, Münster, Germany
- Wicke, S, Schäferhoff, B, dePamphilis, CW, and Müller, KF. . “Disproportional plastome-wide increase of substitution rates and relaxed purifying selection in genes of carnivorous Lentibulariaceae.” Molecular Biology and Evolution, № 31 (3): 529–545. doi: 10.1093/molbev/mst261.
- Stöver, BC, and Müller, KF. . “LibrAlign - A GUI library for displaying and editing multiple sequence alignments and attached data.” contribution to the BioDivEvo 2014, Dresden, Germany
- Röschenbleck, J, Albers, F, Müller, KF, Weinl, S, and Kudla, J. . “Phylogenetics, character evolution and a subgeneric revision of the genus Pelargonium (Geraniaceae).” Phytotaxa, № 159 (2): 31–76.
- Wicke, S, Müller, KF, dePamphilis, CW, Quandt, D, Wickett, NJ, Zhang, Y, Renner, SS, and Schneeweiss, GM. . “Mechanisms of functional and physical genome reduction in photosynthetic and nonphotosynthetic parasitic plants of the broomrape family.” The Plant Cell, № 25: 3711–3725. doi: 10.1105/tpc.113.113373.
- Fischer, E, Schäferhoff, B, and Müller, KF. . “The phylogeny of Linderniaceae - The new genus Linderniella, and new combinations within Bonnaya, Craterostigma, Lindernia, Torenia and Vandellia.” Willdenowia, № 43: 209–238. doi: 10.3372/wi.43.43201.
- Testroet, P, Quandt, D, Santos-Guerra, A, Müller, KF, and Lobin, W. . “Population genetics and conservation of Sideroxylon canariense (Sapotaceae) on the Canary Islands.” Vieraea, № 41: 295–308.
- Stöver, BC, Quandt, D, and Müller, KF. . “Complex mutations and multiple sequence alignment - Example: Hairpin-initiated repeats (HIRs).” contribution to the 2nd annual Münster Graduate School of Evolution Symposium, Münster, Germany
- Stöver, BC, and Müller, KF. . “Software in the BioInfWeb project.” contribution to the 2nd annual Münster Graduate School of Evolution Symposium, Münster, Germany
- Fischer, E, Schäferhoff, B, and Müller, KF. . “The new monotypic genus Bardotia (Orobanchaceae) from Madagascar and remarks on the phylogenetic relationships of the African and Madagascan genera Micrargeria, Parastriga, Radamaea, Rhamphicarpa and Sieversandreas.” Phytotaxa, № 46: 19–33.
- Barniske, A, Borsch, T, Müller, KF, Krug, M, Worberg, A, Neinhuis, C, and Quandt, D. . “Phylogenetics of early branching eudicots: comparing phylogenetic signal accross chloroplast introns, spacers, and genes.” Journal of Systematics and Evolution, № 50: 85–108. doi: 10.1111/j.1759-6831.2012.00181.x.
- Naumann, J, Symmank, L, Samain, M, Müller, KF, Neinhuis, C, dePamphilis, CW, and Wanke, S. . “Chasing the hare - Evaluating the phylogenetic utility of a nuclear single copy gene region at and below species level.” BMC Evolutionary Biology, № 11: 357. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-357.
- KF, Müller. . “McPherson S. (ed. by Fleischmann A. and Robinson A.): Carnivorous plants and their habitats. (Book review).” Willdenowia, № 42: 387–388.
- Korotkova, N, Borsch, T, Quandt, D, Taylor, NP, Müller, KF, and Barthlott, W. . “What does it take to resolve relationships and to identify species with molecular markers? An example from the epiphytic Rhipsalideae (Cactaceae).” American Journal of Botany, № 98 (9): 1549–1572. doi: 10.3732/ajb.1000502.
- KF, Müller. . “Biodiversität und Evolution.” in Perspektiven - Forschungsfragen der Zukunft, edited by J Behler, S Fischer, A Funke, B Hartmann, U Heimhofer, W Martens, KF Müller, K Schmidt, C Schuchart, M Spehr, O Trapp, M Wagner and C Zwierlein. Paderborn: Ferdinand Schöningh.
- Wicke, S, Schneeweiss, GM, dePamphilis, CW, Müller, KF, and Quandt, D. . “The evolution of the plastid chromosome in land plants: gene content, gene order, gene function.” Plant Molecular Biology, № 76 (3-5): 273–297. doi: 10.1007/s11103-011-9762-4.
- Schäferhoff, B, Fleischmann, A, Fischer, E, Albach, DC, Borsch, T, Heubl, G, and Müller, KF. . “Towards resolving Lamiales relationships: insights from rapidly evolving chloroplast sequences.” BMC Evolutionary Biology, № 10 doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-10-352.
- Simmons, MP, Müller, KF, and Norton. . “Alignment of, and phylogenetic inference from, random sequences: the susceptibility of alternative methods to artifactual resolution and support.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, № 57 (3): 1004–1016. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.09.004.
- Fleischmann, A, Schäferhoff, B, Heubl, G, Rivadavia, F, Barthlott, W, and Müller, KF. . “Phylogenetics and character evolution in the carnivorous plant genus Genlisea A. St.-Hil. (Lentibulariaceae).” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, № 56 (2): 768–783. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.009.
- Simmons, MP, Webb, CT, and Müller, KF. . “The deterministic effects of alignment bias in phylogenetic inference.” Cladistics, № 27 (4): 402–416. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2010.00333.x.
- Simmons, MP, Zhang, LB, and Müller, KF. . “Phylogenetic inference using non-redundant coding of dependent characters vs. alternative approaches when applied to protein-coding genes.” Cladistics, № 27 (2): 186–196. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2010.00327.x.
- Stöver, BC, and Müller, KF. . “TreeGraph 2: combining and visualizing evidence from different phylogenetic analyses.” BMC Bioinformatics, № 11: 7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2105-11-7.
- Müller, KF, and Albach, DC. . “Evolutionary rates in Veronica L. (Plantaginaceae): Disentangling the influence of life history and breeding system.” Journal of Molecular Evolution, № 70 (1): 44–56. doi: 10.1007/s00239-009-9307-5.
- Schäferhoff, B, Müller, KF, and Borsch, T. . “Caryophyllales phylogenetics: disentangling Phytolaccaceae and Molluginaceae and description of Microteaceae as a new isolated family.” Willdenowia, № 39: 209–228.
- Simmons, MP, Müller, KF, and Webb, CT. . “The relative sensitivity of different alignment methods and character codings in sensitivity analysis.” Cladistics, № 24 (6): 1039–1050. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2008.00230.x.
- Knoop, V, and Müller, KF. . Gene und Stammbäume: Ein Handbuch zur molekularen Phylogenetik, 2. edt. Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.
- Beck, SG, Fleischmann, A, Huaylla, H, Müller, KF, and Borsch, T. . “Pinguicula chuquisacensis (Lentibulariaceae), a new species from the Bolivian Andes, and first insights on phylogenetic relationships among South American Pinguicula.” Willdenowia, № 38: 201–212.
- Wahrmund U, Rein T, Frahm, Müller KF, and Groth-Malonek M, Knoop V. . “Fifty mosses on five trees: Comparing phylogenetic information in three types of non-coding mitochondrial DNA and two chloroplast loci.” Plant Systematics and Evolution, № 282: 241–255. doi: 10.1007/s00606-008-0043-x.
- Wall, PK, Leebens-Mack, J, Müller, KF, Field, D, Altman, NS, and dePamphilis, CW. . “PlantTribes: A gene and gene family resource for comparative genomics in plants.” Nucleic Acids Research, № 36 (IS 1): D970–D976. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkm972.
- Jansen RK, Cai Z, Daniell H, Raubeson L, DePamphilis CW, Leebens-Mack J, Müller KF, Guisinger-Bellian M, Haberle RC, Hansen AK, Chumley TW, Lee, Peery R, McNeal JR, and Kuehl JV, Boore JL. . “Analysis of 81 Genes from 64 Chloroplast Genomes Resolves Relationships in Angiosperms and Identifies Genome-Scale Evolutionary Patterns.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, № 104 (49): 19369–19374. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0709121104.
- Barakat, A, Müller, KF, and Sáenz, de Miera. . “Molecular evolutionary analysis of the Arabidopsis L7 ribosomal protein gene family.” Gene, № 403: 143–150. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2007.08.002.
- Simmons, MP, Müller, KF, and Norton, AP. . “The relative performance of indel-coding methods in simulations.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, № 44: 724–740. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.04.001.
- Simmons MP, Zhang, and Webb CT, Müller KF. . “A penalty of using anonymous dominant markers (AFLPs, ISSRs, and RAPDs) for phylogenetic inference.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, № 42: 528–542. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.08.008.
- Müller, K, Borsch, T, Legendre, L, Porembski, S, and Barthlott, W. . “Recent progress in understanding the evolution of Lentibulariaceae.” Plant Biology, № 8: 748–757. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-924706.
- Greilhuber, J, Borsch, T, Müller, KF, Worberg, A, Porembski, S, and Barthlott, W. . “Smallest angiosperm genomes found in Lentibulariaceae, with chromosomes of bacterial size.” Plant Biology, № 8: 770–777. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-924101.
- Müller, KF, Borsch, T, and Hilu, KW. . “Phylogenetic utility of rapidly evolving DNA at high taxonomical levels: contrasting matK, trnT-F and rbcL in basal angiosperms.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, № 41 (1): 99–117. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.06.017.
- Knoop, V, and Müller, KF. . Gene und Stammbäume. Ein Handbuch zur molekularen Phylogenetik. Heidelberg: Spektrum Akademischer Verlag.
- KF, Müller. . “Incorporating information from length-mutational events into phylogenetic analysis.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, № 38 (3): 667–76. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2005.07.011.
- Müller, Kai. . “Evolution of Amaranthaceae - A case study integrating molecular phylogenetics and pollen data.” Dissertation thesis, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhems-Universität Bonn.
- Müller, KF, and Borsch, T. . “Multiple origins of a unique pollen feature: stellate pore ornamentation in Amaranthaceae.” Grana, № 44: 266–281. doi: 10.1080/00173130500477787.
- KF, Müller. . “The efficiency of different search strategies in estimating parsimony jackknife, bootstrap, and Bremer support.” BMC Evolutionary Biology, № 5: 58. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-5-58.
- T, Cieslack, Polepalli, A, White, KF, Müller, T, Borsch, W, Barthlott, J, Steiger, A, Marchand, and L, Legendre. . “Phylogenetic Analysis of Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae): Chloroplast DNA Sequences and Morphology Support Several Geographically Distinct Radiations.” American Journal of Botany, № 92: 1723–1736. doi: 10.3732/ajb.92.10.1723.
- Borsch, T, Löhne, C, Müller, KF, Hilu, KW, Wanke, S, Worberg, A, Barthlott, W, Neinhuis, C, and Quandt, D. . “Towards Understanding Basal Angiosperm Diversification: Recent Insights Using Rapidly Evolving Genomic Regions.” Nova Acta Leopoldina 92, № 342: 85–110.
- Müller, KF, and Borsch, T. . “Phylogenetics of Amaranthaceae based on matK/trnK sequence data - evidence from parsimony, likelihood, and Bayesian analyses.” Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, № 92 (1): 66–102.
- KF, Müller. . “SeqState - primer design and sequence statistics for phylogenetic DNA data sets.” Applied Bioinformatics, № 4: 66–69.
- Rahmanzadeh, R, Müller, KF, Fischer, E, Bartels, D, and Borsch, T. . “The Linderniaceae and Gratiolaceae (Lamiales) are further lineages distinct from Scrophulariaceae.” Plant Biology, № 7 (1): 67–78. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-830444.
- Müller, KF, and Borsch, T. . “Phylogenetics of Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) and molecular evolution of the trnK intron in a lineage with high substitutional rates.” Plant Systematics and Evolution, № 250: 39–67. doi: 10.1007/s00606-004-0224-1.
- Neinhuis, C, Wanke, S, Hilu, KW, Müller, KF, and Borsch, T. . “Phylogeny of Aristolochiaceae based on parsimony, likelihood, and Bayesian analyses of trnL-trnF sequences.” Plant Systematics and Evolution, № 250: 7–26. doi: 10.1007/s00606-004-0217-0.
- Müller, J, and Müller, KF. . “TreeGraph: automated drawing of complex tree figures using an extensible tree description format.” Molecular Ecology Notes, № 4: 186–788. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2004.00813.x.
- Müller, KF, Borsch, T, Legendre, L, Porembski, S, Theisen, I, and Barthlott, W. . “Evolution of carnivory in Lentibulariaceae and the Lamiales.” Plant Biology, № 6: 477–490. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-817909.
- Quandt, D, Müller, KF, Stech, M, Hilu, KW, Frey, W, Frahm, J-P, and Borsch, T. . “Molecular evolution of the chloroplast trnL-F region in land plants.” in Molecular Systematics of Bryophytes, Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden, edited by B Goffinet, V Hollowell and R Magill. St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
- Huttunen, S, Ignatov, MS, Müller, KF, and Quandt, D. . “The phylogeny and evolution of epiphytism in three moss families Meteoriaceae, Brachytheciaceae, and Lembophyllaceae.” in Molecular Systematics of Bryophytes, Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden, edited by B Goffinet, V Hollowell and R Magill. St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press.
- KF, Müller. . “PRAP - computation of Bremer support for large data sets.” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, № 31 (2): 780–782. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2003.12.006.
- Hilu KW, Borsch T, Müller KF, Soltis DE, Soltis PS, Savolainen V, Chase M, Powell M, Alice, Evans R, Sauquet H, Neinhuis C, Slotta, Rohwer, and Campbell, Chatrou L. . “Angiosperm phylogeny based on matK sequence information.” American Journal of Botany, № 90: 1758–1776. doi: 10.3732/ajb.90.12.1758.
- Quandt, D, Müller, KF, and Huttunen, S. . “Characterisation of the chloroplast DNA psbT-H region and the influence of dyad symmetrical elements on phylogenetic reconstructions.” Plant Biology, № 5: 400–410. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-42715.
- Müller, J, and Müller, KF. . “QuickAlign: A New Alignment Editor.” Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, № 21: 1–5. doi: 10.1007/BF02773390.
- Müller, KF, Borsch, T, Legendre, L, Theisen, I, and Barthlott, W. . “Evolution of carnivory in the Lentibulariaceae: considerations based on molecular, morphological, and physiological evidence.” Proceedings of the 4th International Carnivorous Plant Conference, Tokyo, Japan 2002: 63–73.
- Frahm, KF, Müller, and M, Stech. . “The taxonomic status of Eurhynchium crassinervium from river banks based on ITS sequence data.” Journal of Bryology, № 22: 291–306.
Research Focus
- Molecular Phylogenetics
CV
Academic Education
- Doctoral studies, Nees-Institut für Biodiversität der Pflanzen, University of Bonn
- Dr. rer. nat., University of Bonn; Evolution of Amaranthaceae - A case study integrating molecular phylogenetics and pollen data; summa cum laude
- Graduation from Bonn University (Diploma in Biology); A phylogenetic analysis of Lentibulariaceae based on sequences of matK and adjacent non-coding regions; grade 1.0, mark of distinction
- University studies in Biology, Bonn University
Positions
- Professor for Botany, Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity, WWU Münster
- Assistent professor at the Nees Institute (Prof. Barthlott), head of the Systematics and Evolution working group and lab
- Postdoctoral research assistant at the lab of Prof. C. dePamphilis, Department of Biology, Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics, and Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Honors
- Scholarship of the Deutsche Telekom Stiftung – Deutsche Telekom Stiftung
- PhD scholarship of the Eduard-Rhein-Stiftung – Eduard-Rhein-Stiftung
- Scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes) – German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
- Appointment as member of the Young Academy of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences – North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences
- Förderpreis Biodiversität der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur zu Mainz – Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur zu Mainz (AdW-Mainz)
External Functions
- Young Academy of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences
- Editorial board member, Systematic Biology
- International Association for Plant Taxonomy
- German Botanical Society
Projects
- Wildpflanzenschutz Deutschland ( – )
Individual Granted Project: University of Potsdam - Multiscale Green Biology Münster - from molecule to ecosystem: Green knowledge for education, research and society in times of climate change ( – )
Internally at the University of Münster Funded Project: Uni Münster-internal funding - Topical Programs - BIO-GEEC – The German-Ecuadorian Biodiversity Consortium ( – )
participations in other joint project: German Academic Exchange Service | Project Number: 57520227 - GBOL-Verbund: German Barcode of Life – Von der Wissenschaft zur Anwendung (GBOL-2) – Teilprojekt 11: Datenfluss und Analyse der Sequenzdaten. Bioinformatik Sanger & NGS Daten ( – )
participations in bmbf-joint project: Federal Ministry of Education and Research | Project Number: 01LI1501L - MGSE – Münster Graduate School of Evolution - Unterstützung des Evolution Think Tank ( – )
Individual Granted Project: Santander Consumer Bank AG - Aufbau einer wissenschaftlichen Kooperation zwischen der Universität Münster und der Universität Kopenhagen zur Entschlüsselung genetischer Netzwerke in parasitischen Pflanzen ( – )
Individual Granted Project: DFG - Initiation of International Collaboration | Project Number: WI 4507/2-1| MU 2875/4-1 - GBOL – German Barcode of Life: Subproject 5b: Botany - Moss, Fern ( – )
Individual Granted Project: University of Bonn - Aufbau eines Sammlungs-Erschließungssystems für die nordhemisphärische Blütenpflanzengattung Campanula ( – )
Individual Granted Project: DFG - Scientific Library Services and Information Systems | Project Number: MU 2875/3-1 - Carnivory in Lamiales – Carnivory in Lamiales: understanding character evolution, substitution rate plasticity, and genome miniaturization ( – )
Individual Granted Project: DFG - Individual Grants Programme | Project Number: MU 2875/2-1
- Wildpflanzenschutz Deutschland ( – )
Supervised Doctoral Studies
Wiechers, Sarah Development of software components for and analysis of DNA barcoding data of the German flora Stöver, Ben Software Components for increased Data Reuse and Reproducibility in Phylogenetics and Phylogenomics Röschenbleck, Joachim Taxonomy, phylogenetics, and plastome evolution in Pelargonium Testroet, Philip DNA-Barcoding and ex-situ cultures: a floristic and molecular biological analysis of soil spore banks Schäper, Katharina Taxonomic and phylogenetic studies in hemiparasitic genera of Orobanchaceae Krug, Michael Attributing differences in phylogenetic structure to molecular structural elements Schäferhoff, Bastian Carnivory in Lamiales: Phylogeny, taxonomy, and chloroplast genome evolution Wicke, Susann Assessing the Evolutionary Patterns of Plastid Genome Reduction in a Group of Non-Photosynthetic Parasitic Angiosperms (Orobanchaceae)