Recent research topics Currently running research projects (selection): The phasmatodean tree of life The prothoracic repellent glands of stick and leaf insects The evolution of head appendages in marine bristle worms (annelids) Evolution and development of glial cells in Platynereis dumerilii (Annelida) Diversity and Evolution of Branching Worms (Annelida: Syllidae) Branching Worm - Sponge Holobionts: Interactions and Evolution Molecular Basis of Regeneration in Syllid Worms (part of GönomiX) Accelerating Global Marine Annelid Biodiversity with Open Genomic Data (part of Leibniz Collaborative Excellence) Biodiversity discovery of Syllid Worms
