two Grey Seals, two seals, harbour porpoise and one grey seal
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Eda-Merve Dönmez
Eda-Merve Dönmez

Study

  • Master of Science, Biology | 10/2017 - 04/2020
    University of Hamburg
    Thesis: Comparative studies of gene expression and copy number of LDHA and LDHB in cetaceans (Cetacea) and bovine (Bos taurus).
  • Bachelor of Science, Biologie | 04/2014 – 04/2017:
    University of Hamburg
    Thesis: Inter-individual variability in cognitive functions of male and female C57BL/6J mice using the example of the house mouse (Mus musculus domestics) am ZMNH, Hamburg (Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie Hamburg)
  • Bachelor of Science, Biologie | 10/2012 – 04/2014:
    Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Employment and relevant internships

  • since 06/2021 Doctoral candidate at the ITAW and the University of Hamburg
  • 09/2020 - 10/2020 Internship teaching position
  • Dept. of Genetics, Institute of Plant Sciences and Microbiology, University of Hamburg
  • 06/2019 Student Assistant
  • Dept. of Ecology, Institute of Zoology, University of Hamburg
  • 05/2019 - 06/2019 Student Assistant
  • Dept. of Animal Physiology, Institute of Zoology, University of Hamburg
  • 02/2018-03/2018 Ecological excursion, Namibia, Africa.
  • Dept. of Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology, Institute of Plant Sciences and Microbiology, University of Hamburg.

Focus of work

  • Molecular adaptations of marine mammals to hypoxia.