Sektion Ichthyologie

Qualifications

• Technical Assistant, ichthyologic collections, supervision and coordination of the tissue and DNA collections of the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology (ZSM). (since 2005)
• Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, and Technische Universität, Munich, Germany. Diplom-Biologie. (2004)
• United Parcel Service, commercial clerk. (2001-2007) – Supervisior for the load planning and ground handling of aircraft, operated by or operating for UPS Airlines

Appointments

• Coordination and lead of an international group of experts establishing the first Best Practices for the Preservation of Wet Collections (2014-2021)
• Invited to contribute to the Fluid Preservation Experts Working Group, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, U.S. (2018)
• Invited expert to develop baseline best practices for storage and management of fluid-preserved collections, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. (2012-2014)
• Co-chair of the Legislations and Regulations Liaison Group, Consortium of the European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF), Brussels, Belgium (since 2016)
• Co-chair Legislation and Regulations Committee, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, c/o Field Museum, Chicago, U.S. (since 2016)
• Chair of ABS working group of the German Consortium of Natural History Collections (Deutsche Naturwissenschaftliche Forschungssammlungen, DNFS), Bonn, Germany (since 2016)