Curriculum Vitae
- Since 10/2016 Doctoral student at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover and the Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil.
- 02/2016 – 10/2016 Veterinary practitioner at the small and large animal clinic Rabenau-Londorf, Germany.
- 06/2015 – 02/2016 Internship at the Wildlife Clinic and the Wildlife Research Institute of the Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil.
- 2008 – 2015 Study of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Leipzig.
Research internships and volunteer work
- Since 04/2017 Project „Anteaters and Highways”, Campo Grande, Brazil: necropsies of road-kill xenarthrans and VHF-tracking of giant anteaters.
- 08/2017 Research base of the Federal University of Uberlândia, Britânia, Brazil: semen collection and conservation of the spectacled caiman.
- 07/2017 Project “Behavioural research on the giant anteater”, Pantanal, Brazil: fitting gps collars on giant anteaters and semen collection.
- 06/2016 – 07/2016 Friedrich-Löffler-Institute, Department of Biotechnology, Mariensee, Germany: semen collection and conservation, large animals.
- 08/2015 Research base of the Federal University of Uberlândia, Britânia, Brazil: Monitoring of the yellow-spotted river turtle and screening on hemoparasites of the spectacled caiman.
- 10/2013 – 11/2013 Wildlife Clinic and Wildlife Research Institute of the Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil.
- 05/2008 – 08/2008 Katelios Group for the Protection of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Kefalonia, Greece.
- 04/2008 – 05/2008 Silva Project for the Preservation of the Skyrian horse, Corfu, Greece.
- 03/2008 – 04/2008 Hellenic Wildlife Hospital, Aegina, Greece
- 09/2007 – 11/2007 Naturzentrum Amrum, Germany.
Focus of work
- Morphology of the reproductive organs and reproductive seasonality of xenarthrans (anteaters, sloths and armadillos)
- semen collection and conservation in the giant anteater
